The Bachelors programme at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art covers 3 years and prepares the student for the basic aspects of a career in art, with emphasis on independence, theoretical reflection, presentation, and development of one’s own creative work. As in the field of contemporary art in general, the student may work with any meaningful artistic technique.
Trondheim Academy of Fine Art is an institute of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and is run as an independent art academy in spacious premises with studios and workshops in the centre of Trondheim.
The academic environment is international but with a focus on European networks, including those of Norway and Scandinavia. For information about the school’s technical facilities and staff, see www.kit.ntnu.no.
Expected and promoted in the first and second year:
• Attendance
• Concentration
• Independent artistic work, and/or artistic collaboration
• Individual studio discussions with supervisors and other teaching staff
• Possible international exchange
• Participation in relevant theoretical and practical courses
• Attendance at lectures and self-presentations
• Theoretical development
• Self-presentation
• Participation in semester exhibitions
Expected and promoted in the third year:
• Attendance
• Concentration
• Independent artistic work, and/or artistic collaboration
• Individual studio discussions with supervisors and other teaching staff
• Participation in relevant theoretical and practical courses
• Attendance at lectures and self-presentations
• Participation in courses preparing for art as a profession
• Theoretical development
• Bachelors text about one’s own work
• Self-presentation
• Organisation of a Bachelors exhibition together with the coordinator
• Bachelors exhibition in Gallery KIT
• Assessment with external examiner