Teaching period: 22nd-26th of August, 2022
Host: Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts (NAC)
Organizer: Doctoral Department and Nida Doctoral School (Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts)
Level: PhD/DA doctoral students in all areas of the arts, design, architecture and art theory
Number of available places for KUNO students: 6
ECTS: 5
Requirements: enrolment in a doctoral programme at a Nordic-Baltic art academy in KUNO network
Application deadline: 2nd of June (Friday), 2022
How to apply: Please fill in google form
If any questions, please contact nds@nidacolony.lt

Convenors: Egija Inzule, director of NAC, assoc. prof. dr. Vytautas Michelkevičius, head of Doctoral Programme in the Arts at Vilnius Academy of Arts

Tutors: participating doctoral candidates and facilitators Prof. dr. Mika Elo (Uni Arts Helsinki), Prof. Ines Weizman (RCA) and others

Accommodation and catering: NAC provides shared rooms (2-3 beds) and catering for a modest price. These expenses including travel costs are covered from each doctoral candidate combining the individual KUNO grant and possible additional academy’s contribution.

KUNO funding available: 330 EUR for travel and 90 EUR for subsistence per day (150 travel support in case of domestic travel).

More information about the seminar format, outcomes, teaching methods

Teaching period: 13th-15th of December, 2021
Host and organiser: Doctoral programme, Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts Helsinki
Level: PhD/DA doctoral students in Art, Design and Art Theory
Number of available places for KUNO students: 6
ECTS: 3

You can get study credits (3 ECTS) from Research Days by completing these three (3) tasks:

1. Full participation in three days

2. Completing pre-assignment (will be announced later)

3. Submitting a learning diary AND writing a short blog post on one of the topics of the Research Days for publication on the KuvA Research Activities blog (deadlines 19 Dec 2021, submissions and more information from mika.elo@uniarts.fi)

Requirements: enrolment in a doctoral programme at a Nordic-Baltic art academy in KUNO network

Application deadline: 29th November 2021
How to apply: Please send a motivation letter (1 page) as a single pdf document with subject line “Application to KuvA Research Days 2021“ to kuva.international@uniarts.fi

More info: https://sites.uniarts.fi/en/web/kuvaresearchdays/research-days-2021

KUNO funding available: 330 EUR for travel and 90 EUR for subsistence per day (150 travel support in case of domestic travel).

Teaching period: 20–24 April 2020
Teacher(s): Mika Elo, Lea Kantonen, Petri Kaverma and others
ECTS: 3–6 depending on the amount of independent work done for the courses
Level: PhD/doctoral students
Number of available places for KUNO students: 4
Requirements: enrolment in a doctoral programme at a Nordic or Baltic art institution in KUNO network

Application deadline: 31 March 2020
How to apply:
Please send a motivation letter (1 page) and a short description of your doctoral project (max. 3 pages) as a single pdf document to kuva.international@uniarts.fi

Seminar description:
Teaching in the Doctoral Programme of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki takes place during seven intensive seminar weeks over the academic year. The April seminar week offers five full days of seminars, workshops and reading groups, giving participants opportunities to develop their understanding of the contexts and discourses of artistic research, current discussions in indigenous arts and image research, and philosophical questions related to the theme of sense. Working methods include reading and discussing key texts, writing exercises, lectures and presentations of the participants’ own research projects in a supportive collegial setting.

Additional information:

For more detailed information about the Doctoral Programme’s courses, please see the online study guide at https://opinto-opas.uniarts.fi/en/degree-programme/3335. The courses are partly organized together with the Performing Arts Research Centre of Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy.