Oslo National Academy of the Arts
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Norwegian: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, KHiO) is a tertiary institution in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in visual arts and design, the other being the Bergen National Academy of the Arts in Bergen.
Type
Art Academy
1 August 1996
Marianne Skjulhaug
181
559 (2016–2017)
43,000 m2 (460,000 sq ft)
KHIO
KHiO was created by merging five former colleges, or national academies: of Arts and Crafts; Fine Arts; Opera; Ballet, and Theatre (Statens teaterhøgskole).
The Academy was established in 1996 through the amalgamation of five independent colleges:
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts was formerly housed in several buildings in Oslo. In the summer of 2003, the Faculty of Performing Arts (Theatre) was moved to the new campus at the old textile plant Seilduken at Grünerløkka in central Oslo. In the summer of 2010, the remaining faculties joined.
In 2007, KHiO was ranked among the world's 60 best design programs by Bloomberg Businessweek.[1]
Description and location[edit]
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) is an art academy in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design, and performing arts.[2] KHiO is situated next to the river Akerselva, where the Academy rents a total space of 43,000 m2 (460,000 sq ft).
The Academy occupies the former Christiania Seildugsfabrik, a factory which made sails for ships. There is a blue ceramic Oslo Byes Vel plaque located at the entrance to the building's car park, which reads "Society for Oslo Byes Vel. Christiania Seildugsfabrik. Founded in 1856, closed 1960. Architect P.H. Holtermann".
Governance and academic staff[edit]
As of 2024 Marianne Skjulhaug is the rector of the school.[3]
The Faculty of Visual Arts included two professorships from the start. Jan Valentin Sæther occupied the professorship for painting from 1996 until 2002, whereas Istvan Lisztes was the first professor of sculpture.
Current professors include Michael O'Donnell, A. K. Dolven, Synne Bull, Dag Erik Elgin, Henrik Plenge Jakobsen, Aeron Bergman, Susanne Winterling, Jeannette Christensen and Stian Grøgaard.