Research and doctoral education at the Academy of Fine Arts
Our international community conducts artist- and art-based research in fine arts and educates artist-researchers who renew the arts.
Introduction
We are responsible for doctoral education and research in the Academy of Fine Arts. Our unit delineates and implements the research-oriented basic function of the Academy, which is to train artists and artist-researchers working in the field of fine arts, and to conduct research in this field. The term ‘fine arts’ here refers to the areas of contemporary art that are represented in the Academy of Fine Arts. Our research community is an academic community of doctoral candidates, teachers and researchers, along with administrative personnel. The Academy of Fine Arts conducts artistic research as well as research on contemporary art.
Contact information
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Michaela Bränn
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Elina Raitasalo
+358400792045elina.raitasalo@uniarts.fi
Specialist Michaela Bränn is the contact person for matters concerning research and publishing in the unit. Planning officer Elina Raitasalo is the contact person for matters concerning doctoral education in the unit.
Get to know our research
We conduct artistic research and research on contemporary art. Read more about our researchers’ projects.
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The 2023 Uniarts Helsinki’s Research Pavilion seeks to develop collaborative processes within the arts
The fifth Uniarts Research Pavilion involves residency periods for artists and artist-researchers during the spring 2023, and culminates in a public event at the Augusta Gallery in Suomenlinna as well as at the Helsinki Music Centre between 5 and 25 June 2023. The application period for the artist residencies will open in the autumn 2022.
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Exhibition Paradoxes of Photography in The Finnish Museum of Photography
The exhibition is a selection of research-based projects that challenge the idea of “the photographic”. The Paradoxes of Photography is part of PEPI research project and has been curated by professor Mika Elo.
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City as Space of Rules and Dreaming
The project funded by Kone Foundation (2021-2024) strengthens polyphony of urban space and thereby develops a more just city.
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TAKING BACK THE MUSEUM – Opening the Space of Community Museums to Recover the Art of Indigenous People
The project aims to decolonize art and museology in order to to recover the art and knowledge of Indigenous communities.
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Our projects
Find out more about the artistic research carried out in our unit.
Who we are and what we do
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KuvA Research Days
Our annual Research Days are a forum for researchers, doctoral candidates and invited artists and researchers from both Finland and abroad.
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Mission and Vision 2017–2020 for Doctoral Training and Research at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki
Research in the Academy of Fine Arts aims to assess and reflect critically it’s themes and to produce new knowledge.
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Read Kuva Research Activities blog!
The blog highlights the activities of the research unit and doctoral programme at the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki.
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Our staff
Find our experts and graduate students.
Apply for doctoral studies with us
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Doctoral Programme in Fine Arts
The Academy of Fine Arts offers doctoral education that emphasises high-quality artistic work and related research in the field of fine arts.
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Admission results: Doctoral Programme in Fine Arts 2021
Six applicants have been admitted as doctoral students to the Academy of Fine Arts.
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Doctoral theses
Browse doctoral theses from our unit in Taju.
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Get to know the topics for our doctoral thesis
The list of thesis over the last 20 years.
Contact information for the unit
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Michaela Bränn
- Specialist, Opintopalvelut Kuvataideakatemia, Academy of Fine Arts
- +358406313553
- michaela.brann@uniarts.fi
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Elina Raitasalo
- Coordinator, Opintopalvelut Kuvataideakatemia, Academy of Fine Arts
- +358400792045
- elina.raitasalo@uniarts.fi