Teaching period: 26-30 January, 2026 (with continuing activities online until 27th March)

Location: Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design (KMD), University of Bergen

Teacher(s): Professor Eamon O’Kane

ECTS: 3

Number of available places for KUNO students: 6

Level: BA /MA

Application deadline: 10th December, 2025

How to apply: Please send a motivation letter (max one page) to eamon.okane@uib.no, with the course name “Studio Munch House” in the email subject title.

Course description:
The KUNO express course Studio Munch House is taking place within the frames of a larger module Studio Studio. This module will focus on artistic production, reflection, and dialogue developed in connection to Edvard Munch’s winter studio and the ghost of his demolished house at Ekely, Oslo. Students will engage with themes of place, memory, and artistic process through the lens of Munch’s working environment, including his outdoor studios exploring how studio contexts shape creative practice. The module will combine individual and collective studio work, critical discussions, screenings, readings, and short presentations connecting historical and contemporary approaches to painting and installation. You will work in teams with the concept of reconstruction of Munch's demolished house as a centre for art and creativity. Fieldwork, research, material experimentation, and reflective writing will support students in developing a personal and contextually grounded body of work, culminating in an optional final presentation/exhibition at the end of March in Edvard Munch’s winter studio.

The KUNO express course will consist of 5 days at KMD in Bergen with studio and museum visits as well as lectures and screenings and hands on workshops in the outdoors studio and painting workshop.

Financial Support by KUNO:
Travel support between countries: 330 € (except 660 € to/from Iceland)
Subsistence per week: 250 € per week.

In case of any questions please contact eamon.okane@uib.no