Department of Art and Media

Department of Art and Media

The Department of Art and Media conducts research and artistic activities across a broad range of subjects and themes. These include art education, contemporary art, curating, game design, new media, photography, visual communication design and visual culture. The department provides education in Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral levels.

The department was formed in 2022 as a merger of two departments which have both been recognised internationally for high-quality artistic outputs, media productions and art pedagogical activities, scholarship, and research. The Department of Art and Media, with approximately 800 students and over 100 staff members, is the largest department in the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

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A drawing machine and a messy drawing

Study Options

Study options at the Department of Art and Media

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Research

Research

Research within the Department of Art and Media.

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Eva Durall's defence on Nov 1st 2018 - Department of Media Photo: Hilla Kurki

People

People in the Department of Art and Media.

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ABRA exhibition 'Radical Speculations: Artificial Biology and Robotics meet Art and Architecture'. Dipoli Gallery, 2022.

Activities and Events

Artistic and research activities and events of the Department of Art and Media.

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Department of Art and Media
PO BOX 31000
FI-00076 AALTO

School of Arts, Design and Architecture by Sari Dhima

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Otaniementie 14
School of Arts, Design and Architecture

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Aalto University News

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Publication Forum seeks new panellists for term 2025-2028

If you are interested in becoming a panel member of the Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi, Jufo), apply by 15.6.2024.
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Doctoral Researcher Solip Park's Paper Receives Honorable Mention at CHI 2024

Doctoral researcher Solip Park's paper has recently garnered attention at the prestigious CHI 2024 conference, earning an "honorable mention" distinction.
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Aalto Open Science Award ceremony brought together Aaltonians to discuss open science

Last week we gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023 and discuss open science matters with the Aalto community.
Nine large blocks of ice formed an art installation at Kansalaistori square in Helsinki 2021
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Aalto ARTS Summer School explores the significance of water through the lens of art

The theme of School of Arts, Design and Architecture’s Summer School this year is water, and its significance is explored in a multidisciplinary way through the perspectives of art, film and digital.

Aalto University Events

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Lectures and seminars

Guest talk: Dan Brown "Algorithmic information theory, creativity and communication"

Professor Dan Brown from University of Waterloo will give a talk at the Department of Computer Science
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Aalto ARTS summer school 2024 symposium

The ARTS summer school 2024 will be opened with a seminar on June 11, featuring talks related to the theme from both the summer school teachers and external experts in the field. This year's summer school theme is water, whose significance will be explored from the perspectives of art, film, and digitalization.
Guest talk
Lectures and seminars

Guest talk: Dan Brown "Truth, lies, fiction, and creativity in AI"

Professor Dan Brown from University of Waterloo will give a talk at Large Language Models seminar, Department of Computer Science

Aalto ARTS Communications Guide

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