The Iceland Academy of the Arts employs artists and academics who conduct research in and on the arts and in art education.
The University of the Arts requires its researchers that results are always communicated publicly and accessible, to experts as well as the general public, whether on an artistic or academic level. The direct and unmediated relationship the arts have with society; different age groups, played as learned, is one strength of the academic field when it comes to assessing the benefits of research, where social impact is often great and obvious.
The Iceland Academy of the Arts is responsible for the development of the academic field of art within the Icelandic university community and emphasizes the research value of creativity and an artistic approach.
Research in the arts includes diverse methods and means of communication developed through artistic creation They proceed from a specific knowledge core and defined subjects or questions brought forth through a creative process and the interaction of practical and theoretical analysis The research is either located within the university's disciplines; architecture, design, visual arts, film arts, performing arts, music and art pedagogy studies or worked out in collaboration between different fields of study They are presented on the basis of the arts in a context that may include aesthetic, epistemological, ethical, political and societal references. Results are always communicated by public means, to experts as well as the public, whether in artistic form or on an academic level. This direct and intermediary-free relationship the arts have with society; different age groups, and actors as learned, is one strength of the field of study when assessing the benefits of art research.
Research results
Brainstorming
Hugarflug, the annual conference of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is a forum for open, professional and critical discussion about arts, design, architecture and related subjects.
Center for Research
Brainstorming '26
Hugarflug is an annual conference of LHÍ ÉTR forum for open, professional and critical discussion about arts and design. A three-day program with national and foreign speakers, workshops and discussion sessions, open to the public.
Brainstorming '26
LHÍ Research FundResearch Fund
Annual fund that supports staff research projects. Application deadline September 15.
LHÍ Publishing FundPublication Fund
Support for the publication of academic publications, books and web publications based on art research.
Student Innovation FundStudent Innovation Fund
Grants student entrepreneurship projects Đ from concept to prototype. Applications open in February.
International research collaboration.
Assistance with applications, project management and publication.
LHÍ's research service provides teachers, doctoral students and partners with advice on external grants, preparation of applications, negotiation and presentation of research in the public arena.