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The Bergen National Academy of the Arts is looking for a professor in Digital Fine Art, this could be someone’s mealticket. Bergen is a beautiful (if rainy) city on the west coast of Norway, with more gorgeous nature than you could shake a stick at. They’re also historically very open to international influences. The soundart scene is particularly active in Bergen, and the city is the home of BEK, organizers of the recent Piksel festival.
Here’s the official announcement, the application deadline is 1 December:
Bergen National Academy of the Arts is looking for an artist with extensive experience of the area described as digital/electronic art. His/her experience should be in the field of video art, experimental film, audio art, or electronic multimedia art. Applicants should have both extensive artistic experience and a sound theoretical understanding of the area and its historical development.
At the Department of Fine Art, work in digital/electronic art forms an integrated part of the curriculum. A main field of focus for the department is the juxtaposition of digital/electronic media and the other areas of art practice such as painting, photography, sculpture, installation and conceptual art. The appointee will also be a tutor for students working in other media/forms of expression.
Bergen National Academy of the Arts (KHiB) is one of the two national institutions with a special responsibility within for higher art and design education in Norway. The Academy have has organised its activities in three Departments: Department of Design. Department of Fine Art and Department of Specialised Art (Ceramics, Printmaking, Photography and Textiles).
Complete information and application forms can be found at the Bergen Academy web site.
I am the Director of Digital Media Art at Canisius College in Buffalo New York, USA. My wife is a professor of Fine art (painting, printmaking and photography)
We are a package deal