The institution
The Jutland Art Academy is a self-governing institution of higher education, whose activities are funded by grants from the Danish Ministry of Culture and Aarhus Municipality. The purpose of the Jutland Art Academy is to offer a long-cycle post-secondary degree programme in fine art and, on a practical and theoretical basis, to promote developments in fine arts. The academy offers the only post-secondary degree programme within fine arts in Jutland. The management of the Jutland Art Academy comprises an external board of directors and a rector. Staff and students hold influence and decision-making power through positions on the board, councils and committees.
Rector
Torben Nielsen
Board of Directors
Chair: Katja Bjørn Jakobsen, artist, appointed by the Academy Council
Vice-chair: Birgitte Anderberg, Senior research curator at SMK
Maj Færgemann, student representative
Kirstine Roepstorff, artist, appointed by “Akademirådet”
Finn Larsen, architect
Annika Lundgren, artist and professor at the Jutland Art Academy
Michael Bjørn Nellemann, art historian
Peter Rønnow, lawyer
Academy Council
Torben Nielsen, rector
Cecilie Bernts, communication and administration
Tinne Zenner, visual artist and associate professor
Ole N. Nygaard, janitor and technician
Emma Uldum, student
Emelin Tvilling, student
Student Council
The Student Council conducts its activities at monthly meetings that are open to all students.
Chair: Ada Ida Poulsen
Funding & Support
The operation of the Jutland Art Academy is funded by Aarhus Municipality and the Danish Ministry of Culture. The academy’s activities and development work are also currently supported by:
- Henny og Johan Richters Fond
- Birgit Vibeke Tofts Mindefond