The Masters programme at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art covers 2 years and prepares the student for the various aspects of a career in art, with emphasis on independence, organisational experience, 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. Each year an external expert is invited to curate a Masters exhibition, thus offering the student personally relevant opportunities, supervision and exposure via the curator’s promotional abilities and contact network.

The Masters programme is led by a Masters coordinator with experience from many aspects of the art field. The current coordinator is Christel Sverre.

For information about the school’s technical facilities and staff, see www.kit.ntnu.no.
Application deadline 1st February 2011, see information: http://www.kit.ntnu.no/nb/node/567

Expected and promoted in the first 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
• Participation in the inter-disciplinary course EiT – collaboration with other fields of study at NTNU
• Theoretical development
• Self-presentation
• Participation in semester exhibitions

Expected and promoted in the second 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
• Masters text about one’s own work
• Self-presentation
• Organisation of a Masters exhibition together with the curator
• Self-promotion via a personal home page
• Masters exhibition at Trondheim Art Museum
• Assessment with external examiner