Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design | FA/SP Exchange
ARTCENTER APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 1 (Week 4) at 1pm
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Konstfack, or University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, is the largest art and design school in Sweden. Every year, over 900 students are enrolled in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, Teacher Education classes and Professional courses. Konstfack is located in Stockholm, the largest city and capital of Sweden. Classes are held in the school’s main building, an old telephone factory transformed by architect Gert Wingardh into a modernist structure. Konstfack boasts some of the best facilities available at an art and design school. The school is equipped with computer labs, woodwork and metalwork shops, screen-printing and textile printing facilities, weaving room, color workshop, graphics workshop, photo and TV studios, glassworks, ceramics workshop, and studios for sculpture and painting. Konstfack is a school with international character. It has exchange agreements with some 60 universities and colleges. Exchange students have the opportunity to interact and work with students from Sweden and 25 other countries. For more information about Konstfack, please visit their website.
Check out the recording of the February 16 info session.
ABOUT STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN:
Sweden’s capital is one of the most beautiful major cities in the world, a mirage of saffron- and terracotta-colored buildings shimmering between blue water and bluer skies all summer, or covered with snow and dotted with lights in winter. It’s also a vibrant, modern city, famous for producing sleek designs, edgy fashion and world-class nightclubs. The old town, Gamla Stan, is a compact little maze of cobblestone streets apparently built for small, thin people with very sturdy ankles. The stucco walls of its red, orange and vanilla buildings sag toward each other exhaustedly over countless souvenir shops and ice-cream parlors, while the Royal Palace crowns the tiny island. Just to the south of Gamla Stan is another island neighborhood, Södermalm, where high waterfront hills are graced by lovely old residences and the main drags are lined with bohemian shops, art galleries and rollicking clubs. On the other side of Gamla Stan is the main city centre, a buzzing metropolis whose boutiques and restaurants can hold their own against just about any big city on the continent. Travelers to Stockholm might also be surprised to learn that it is the “startup capital of Europe”. Swedish companies have brought us Spotify, Candy Crush, Soundcloud, and many more tech companies and startups!