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HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design

HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design

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  2. HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design

HDK-Valand at the University of Gothenburg, conducts education and research in Design, Film, Photography, Fine Art, Crafts and Literary Composition – as well as teacher education in Visual Arts and Sloyd. We provide highly specialised degree programmes in an outgoing, international environment.

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Freestanding courses in English, Autumn 2025
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News and events

News – 24 March 2025
Artistic Research Project Colors in Sweden’s White History
How can the voices of “free blacks” from St. Barthélemy 200 years ago change the representation of Swedish identity? This is…
News – 5 March 2025
Art and technology create empathy for Vombsjön
HDK-Valand Graduation 2025
Lecture
Where does the critical go?
In an age of growing uncertainty, global injustices and climate breakdown, social, ecological and speculative practices in…
News – 24 February 2025
Hasselblad Foundation supports Konstnärliga with 9.2 million SEK
The donation from the Hasselblad Foundation enables the Artistic Faculty to continue its work in developing environments for…
News – 24 February 2025
Niclas Östlind becomes Professor of Photography
We ask five questions to Niclas Östlind, Assistant Head of Research at HDK-Valand, who has been appointed Professor of…

Events

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Bugs & Metamorphosis
Introducing Museum of the Commons (MOC)
L’Internationale Online is transitioning into a new four-year-project
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Our environment

HDK-Valand is situated on two different addresses in Gothenburg, but also in Steneby, 170 kilometers north of Gothenburg.

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HDK-Valand in Gothenburg
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Campus Steneby, Dals långed
Research at HDK-Valand
Spanning from design, visual art, film and photography to craft, literary composition, curatorial practices, art education.

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