History
Iceland University of the Arts ( is, Listaháskóli Íslands ) is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic institution of higher art education, located in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the List of northernmost items, world's northernmost ...
, which offers the only university-level degrees in
the arts in Iceland.
[Lisa Z. Valdimarsdottir]
Iceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture - Library
(pdf) The institution was founded on 21 September 1998 by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School,
and classes began in autumn 1999.
[Jóhannes Þórðarson]
MA proposal for Applied Arts at the Iceland Academy of the Arts - dept. of design and architecture
pdf), 22 January 2010: "IAA started in 1999".
Education
Following the standards of the
Bologna process, IUA offers bachelor's degree programmes (3 years, 180
ECTS credits,
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine or performing arts. It is also called Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) in some cases.
Background
The Bachelor ...
), and master's degree programmes (2 years, 120
ECTS credits,
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
).
There are seven study programmes available at IUA:
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Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...
Arts Education
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Design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...
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Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
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Fine Art
In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork. ...
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Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
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Performing Arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
Notable alumni & faculty
Faculty members of IUA are all practising artists and experts in their field of work. Here is a as selection of few distinguished former students and present faculty members at IUA:
Fine Art: Bryndís H. Snæbjörnsdóttir, Carl Boutard, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir,
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (Shoplifter),
Hugleikur Dagsson, Ólöf Nordal,
Ragnar Kjartansson,
Sigurður Guðjónsson,
Monika Larsen Dennis.
Music:
Atli Ingólfsson, composer.
Bára Gísladóttir, composer and musician.
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, composer and musician.
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and ...
, composer and musician.
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Arnalds (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and indie musician who has been active within the Icelandic music scene since the early 2000s. She was a touring member of múm for five years from 2003 before launching h ...
, singer/songwriter and musician.
Performing Arts:
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films '' 101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', ''Contraband' ...
, director and actor. Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir, actress.
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, actress and musician. Hannes Óli Ágústsson, actor. Karl Ágúst Þorbergsson device theatre. Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, dancer and choreographer.
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir ( translit. Kristin Thora Haraldsdottir; born 25 February 1982) is an Icelandic actress and musician. She graduated from the drama department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in the spring of 2007.
History
Aft ...
, actress. Matthías Haraldsson,
vocalist
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...
of
Hatari & playwright.
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for ''Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', '' Lady Dynamite'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''.
Early life
Ólafu ...
, actor. Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir, dancer and choreographer.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Stefán Karl Stefánsson (; ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series '' LazyTown''.
Career
Stefán Karl's career s ...
, film and stage actor. Þorleifur Örn Arnarson, theatre director and playwright.
See also
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Skemman.is (digital library)
References
External links
Official homepage, English versionListing at Cumulus, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media*
ttp://www.university-directory.eu/Iceland/Iceland-Academy-of-the-Arts.html Listing at www.University.Directory.euArts Schools in Iceland list at Center for Icelandic Art
Universities in Iceland
Music schools in Iceland
Educational institutions established in 1998
1998 establishments in Iceland
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