Image: Raphael Vargas
Image: Raphael Vargas
UmArts is Umeå University's environment for exciting and multidisciplinary research in architecture, design and the arts and is based on the Arts Campus. UmArts works for the development of the artistic field at Umeå University, which includes research on both an artistic and scientific basis, education and public events.
UmArts aims to develop critical knowledge in the arts by supporting interdisciplinary research between artistic and other fields, with high quality public dissemination and engagement. UmArts works directly with four departments: Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå School of Architecture (UMA), Umeå Institute of Design (UID), Department of Creative Studies in Education, and the Bildmuseet contemporary art museum.
UmArts Research partnerships across Umeå University include: HumLab, Department of Informatics, Department of Molecular Biology, TAIGA - Center for Transdisciplinary AI, WASP-HS Wallenberg AI. Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society, and the Department of Law.
The UmArts Working Groups bring together researchers from across the arts, humanities and sciences.
The ARIR programme is a residency open for reseachers and artists.
UmArts provide seed funding to support research active staff to try out new ideas with big ambitions.
