THE ARTS ACADEMY IN BRIEF
- Manages around 100 funds and foundations and annually awards scholarships, prizes and grants to artists and architects.
- Annually presents around 20 exhibitions and program activities linked to these – always with free admission.
- Manages own property.
- Cares for archives and collections that date back to the 1700th century.
- Gives out 4–5 exhibition grants per year that include an exhibition and catalogue.
- Awards two scholarships within the Bernadotte program which includes a year's studio stay, opportunity for collaboration with other academies and an exhibition.
- Organizes a drawing competition for young cartoonists in collaboration with the Royal The court states where three scholars receive SEK 100 each.
- Distributes funds for publication support.
- Rents premises to actors in a wide cultural field and there are approx. 150 program activities per year in the building.
- Conducts collaborative projects with sister academies.
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts is the oldest of Sweden’s royal national academies. Founded in 1735, it has long been known as Konstakademien, and this name was incorporated into its logotype in the 2000s.
Please note that you must live and work in Sweden to be eligible to apply for our scholarships. All forms are in English. The Royal Academy is a diverse and independent institution with the mission to promote art and architecture, giving them the dignity and support needed to ensure that they survive and enrich society at large.
The key words are knowledge, independence and longevity.
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Knowledge
The Academy of Arts manages donations of approximately SEK 700 million. With these funds, the academy supports research and development by annually awarding a large number of scholarships and prizes from the funds to young, students and already established artists and architects.
The Royal Academy preserves and makes available its collections and archives of material that shed light on art history, art and architecture studies, architecture and the works of individual artists over nearly three centuries.
Several research projects are pursued by the Academy and funding is given to various publications on art and architecture.
Through exhibitions, events and collaborative projects, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts contributes to the development of knowledge and society.
Independence
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts is a legal entity, an autonomous forum for art and architecture, but also for a wider range of arts.
Longevity
The activities of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts build on traditions dating back to its founding in 1735. The royal academies were created to assume overall national responsibility in their respective fields. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts manages its cultural heritage, including the building on Fredsgatan 12, with the objective that art and architecture should continue to enrich both society as a whole and its individuals.
The Royal Academy is affiliated to the Association of Swedish Museums and ICOM, and is represented in numerous councils and boards, including Skönhetsrådet, the Nordic Art Association, the Swedish Institute in Rome, the C. M. Lerici Foundation, the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art and the Swedish-Danish Arts Fund.
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts receives funding from the Swedish Arts Council.