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UmArts is the a research centre for Architecture, Design and the Arts at Umeå University, based at the Arts Campus. UmArts is creating an exciting interdisciplinary arts research environment in the visual arts, architecture, design, and creative studies, in partnership with Bildmuseet and within the regional context of Northern Sweden as well as nationally and internationally.
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.
