Cecilia Levy, "Pjäs", 2021. Photo: Karin Björkquist
Important dates
1 December 2021: Online application (universityadmissions.se / antagning.se) and portal to upload applicant assignment (konstfack.se) opens.
17 January 2022: Application deadline (universityadmissions.se / antagning.se).
1 February 2022: Qualifications to certify the entry requirements, and payment of application fee or certification of fee exempt status must have reached University Admissions.
Deadline to upload portfolio/files for selection to konstfack.se.
February - April 2022: Assessment of applications.
13 April 2022: Notification of selection results is published (universityadmissions.se / antagning.se)
29 August 2022: Course start.
Research Lab CRAFT! 2022
Developed with practitioners in mind, the condensed aspects of the course provide a backbone for generating new work over the year.
Reading and discussion groups will explore the subject, and each participant is encouraged to apply the theme to their practice in the way that best takes their work forward.
Critical thinking is central for the field of Crafts at Konstfack, particularly thinking which challenges established craft and societal norms and expectations. To develop their research skills, students will develop their own area of enquiry drawing on a wide variety of theoretical and practical sources and using these to inform their own practical work and thinking in order to develop and even challenge what research in the field may be.
We want Research Lab CRAFT! to explore, both through thinking and studio work, the role of craft today and what it can tell us about ourselves and society. Furthermore, we welcome projects that practically examine craft history from a norm-critical perspective.
The course is open to applicants who have a Master's in Craft or another appropriate Master's qualification. Applicants must have a good ability to independently plan their work, push it forward, sharing the outcomes of their research. Those who are accepted onto the course will design an individual study plan in consultation with a supervisor. Students are expected to take a lot of responsibility for their development during the course and have an interest and ability to examine the forms through which dissemination of knowledge about craft can take in the future.
The course is taught entirely in English and would suit those wishing to return to study, people wishing to develop proposals for PhD study and makers who would like an opportunity to explore a specific subject in depth through thinking and making.
Entry requirements
A minimum of 60 credits on advanced level in the field of Craft or equivalent. And proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary school course English 6/English B. Read more about the language requirements here.
Course period
The course is taught over a 40 week period, and there will be seminars, group discussions and individual tutoring.
Start: 29 August, 2022
End: 4 June, 2023
Course syllabus: MFM211_Research Lab CRAFT!_60hp.pdf
Selection
Artistic assessment/portfolio
Examination
Examiners are the professors within the craft subjects at Konstfack.
The examination consists of
- A report/documentation of the research project
- Written conclusion of the research project
- Verbal and physical presentation of the project in form of public exhibition/seminar/lecture
Language: The course is taught is English
How to apply to Research Lab CRAFT!
The online application is open from 1 December 2021 to 17 January 2022.
When applying to Konstfack you submit an online application to the Swedish central application website www.universityadmissions.se (antagning.se for Swedish speaking applicants), and send qualifications to support the entry requirements to universityadmissions.se (antagning.se for Swedish speaking applicants).
You will also need to upload files electronically via Konstfack's website. These files will be used in the selection between eligible applicants. Since the course is taught in English, applications should also be made in English.
Files to submit to Konstfack's website:
1. Portfolio of former works and/or projects, one (1) PDF file, max 10 pages.
2. CV, one (1) PDF file.
3. Project description, one (1) PDF file
The project description should consist of 1000 - 1600 words and it shall explain the research subject as well as suggest research methods and it shall propose the relevance of the research for the field of craft.