4.3.2020 10:11
Finnish Nature Photographs of the Year 2019 are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland. The new exhibition presents the winners of The Nature Photographs of the Year Competition. The winner photograph is “Bear and Raven” by Ville Heikkinen.
14.2.2020 15:35
The winners of the Christmas stamp design competition, organized by Posti and University of Lapland’s Faculty of Art and Design, have been selected. The three winners were picked out of a total of 174 entries, and two of them will be featured in the Christmas stamps released next November.
4.12.2019 12:45
A number of artistic publications will be presented during December 2019 and January 2020 by the researchers of the ‘Co-Stars’ service design research group, and the Academy of Finland-funded projects Arctic Design and Art and Floating Peripheries.
1.11.2019 8:59
SEEYouth research project is focusing on developing new ways to prevent youth marginalization, improving youth employment and increasing opportunities for the youth through design and Art Based Research (ABR). Multi-disciplinary project utilizes social sciences and arts in the development of Trans-Atlantic Mirroring (T-AM) method. This enables to create holistic and analytical view on complex societal challenges through design and art-based methods.
27.8.2019 15:16
Future Bio-Arctic Design (F.BAD) project develops organic, non-toxic and durable mosquito repellent textile. Through interdisciplinary scientific research and textile design, we take a stand on climate change, chemical overloading and toxic finishing of textiles.
23.8.2019 8:02
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in North Ostrobothnia granted EUR 450,000 to the regional Master's Degree Program in Service Design.
5.8.2019 11:05
The research grant applications of the Service Design Research Group (CO-STARS) achieved significant success during Spring 2019. Two of the European Commission Horizon calls under the programme H2020 Transformations were successful and are currently in the grant preparation process. The research group received funding to the amount of 3 million Euro for the project titled “Acting on the Margin - Arts as a Social Sculpture” (AMASS).
14.6.2019 10:14
”Staging Sámi in the City” photography exhibition presents artistic interpretations of Sámihood in urban space. The exhibition of University Researcher Tanja Joona and Junior Researcher Joonas Vola of the University of Lapland is open in Arktikum Science Centre in Rovaniemi from 14 June to 1 September 2019.
4.6.2019 9:50
Sustainable development is an underlying theme of the whole Arctic Arts Summit 2019, and issues of sustainable development are key to many presentations and panel discussions, which have different themes. For example, ecological issues are discussed as part of the challenges and opportunities for the arts in the Arctic theme. A theme of creative capability building is based on expectations of growth in the creative industries, as opposed to growth in use of raw and natural resources. The Arctic need arts education to build creative capability, and quality arts education is essential for sustainable development in the Arctic.
3.6.2019 9:38
UMG is a digital and print media publication produced by the master’s level students of the University of Lapland. The magazine addresses the study and field of graphic design.
28.5.2019 12:18
The City of Rovaniemi will welcome almost 1 000 art and design experts within one week, when first 500 design professionals arrive to the city to discuss design and design research, and a few days later 450 professionals in art from all over the Arctic region visit the city.
24.5.2019 8:49
A special issue of the 2019 Synnyt Journal, edited by Maria Huhmarniemi, Timo Jokela and Tuija Hautala-Hirvioja, has been published. The volume includes articles from around the Circumpolar North and encourages discourse about the role of art in the development of the Arctic.
23.5.2019 9:57
Cumulus is the only global association that serves art and design education and research. Cumulus organizes its annual European conference in Rovaniemi. The Faculty of Art and Design of the University of Lapland will host the conference from 27th of May until 1st of June 2019. The conference committee invites all the Cumulusians to gather for discussions about art and design education and research. Approximately 500 delegates around the world are arriving to the conference.
21.5.2019 8:33
Professor Timo Jokela has received the Edwin Ziegfeld award in honour of his work for new directions in arts education.
14.5.2019 11:15
The Arctic Arts Summit 2019 includes a variety of themes, such as `Challenges and opportunities for the arts in the Arctic´, `Culturally Sustainable Development´, and `Creative Capability Building.´ Heritage influencing contemporary art and design is one the subthemes that is discussed in several panel discussion and presented in the exhibitions. The University of Lapland, the Nordic Culture Fund, and the Norwegian Crafts have produced content for panel discussions by inviting knowledge holders, crafters and researchers of this field. Especially Sámi duodji is discussed in several sessions.
9.5.2019 14:52
Visually Provoking: Dissertations in Art Education is a dynamic collection of visually oriented research about current doctoral studies from international art educators in Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, and the United States of America.
26.3.2019 9:26
BRP officially launched the 4th edition of its International Design Competition during Arctic Design Week. This year, BRP is thrilled to expand the competition to include more design schools from around the world that face harsh winter conditions.
28.1.2019 10:00
Timo Jokela's and Antti Stöckell's "Into the forest!" exhibition at Hannu Hautala Nature Photography Centre 16.1.-16.5.2019. Nature photographs through environmental art and installation.
30.11.2018 14:00
Tomi Knuutila’s (M.A. Arts and Design) doctoral dissertation entitled Qualities of Simplicity in Designing Interactive Art belongs to the field of interactive design. It contributes new knowledge about user and design experience of interactive art through practice-led design research.
6.11.2018 11:06
The challenge brought to the forefront of arts-based research in human contexts is to value and constantly re-examine the relationship between the storyteller and the listener, and between the knower and the knowledge. Daria Akimenko’s study attempts at mapping a research field where the complexity of identities, narratives, contexts, places, and practices is embraced rather than simplified. It employs arts-based and reflexive approaches to research, working in a landscape of six global communities of place and practice and aiming at academic, artistic and general public audiences.