What if the messiness and unknowability of art is exactly what society needs right now?

Exploring Societal Art is a 2.5 ECTS online course where students work in international, cross-disciplinary teams and engage with societal art practices across cultural, educational, and civic contexts. The course invites students to critically examine how art and culture interact with social issues, social change, and community engagement, while addressing key ethical questions related to participation, power, and representation.

The learning materials have been specifically curated for this course and include interviews and lectures by experts based at universities and cultural institutions across Europe.

Online seminars

• Friday 6.2.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET 
• Friday 6.3.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET
• Friday 27.3.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET
• Friday 24.4.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET
• Friday 15.5.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET
• Friday 29.5.26 at 09.15-11.00 CET

The teaching is organized as team-based learning and features a combination of flipped classroom with self-study of videos, literature, and podcasts, followed by structured group work and assignments.  

Mandatory assignments

Deadlines:

• Work requirement 1 - sunday 15.3.26 at 23.59 CET
• Work requirement 2 - sunday 12.4.26 at 23.59 CET
• Work requirement 3 - sunday 3.5.26 at 23.59 CET
• Work requirement 4 - Sunday 24.5.26 at 23.59 CET

Course information at uia.no

More information:

2,5 ECTS 

Application deadline February 1st of 2026

You will find more information on how to apply by clicking the Access Activity button .