Our Courses of Study

Our school offers three two-year courses within the disciplines of painting, sculpture and printmaking. There is also a one-year project-based course called: Artistic Concept Development.

All courses are very popular both among our students and for applicants. Göteborgs Konstskola is ranked as one of Sweden's finest preparatory art schools and many of our students have been accepted for studies at undergraduate level (see the statistics). You are warmly welcome to give us a visit or to make contact with our pupils.

At present there are 74 students at the school, 16 in each basic course and 10 in Artistic Concept Development. Ages range between 18 and 30 years, most have student grants, even though a number pay for their studies by working evenings and weekends. There is an even balance between men and women.

All basic courses are two years and all students follow this time schedule. From basic training to independent work in one's own studio.

Second-year students and concept developers have their own studios. All students have access to the school both night and day - an exception is the computer room that is closed after 1600 weekdays and at weekends. Teachers work every day between 9.00 and 15.00.

Every year, the school makes a school journey - last year to Amsterdam and earlier to Paris, Berlin and Venice. Göteborgs Konstskola has exchange agreements with its sister-school, BTK in Berlin. Every year, seven of our pupils change places with their German colleagues for a two-week period. The school year is filled with a wide range of courses, projects, and activities but there is still plenty of room for independent work.

The school year is rounded off with a student exhibition and the handing out of awards. Four talented students receive 10,000kr each.