LTU ARC
LTU ARC (Arts-Based Research Center) is a platform for cross-disciplinary research at the intersection between the arts and sciences. The foundation of LTU ARC is two research clusters which also define the framework for a new cross-disciplinary doctoral school for the artistic subjects at Luleå University of Technology.
Two overlapping thematic areas provide an overarching trajectory for LTU ARC:
- technological mediation, gesture and performed spaces
- designed environments and interactive spaces
By combining methods from different research disciplines, LTU ARC approaches artistic research as a vehicle for driving development in the arts, and for the creation of a sustainable and inclusive society. With a PhD school built around two research clusters, doctoral students are introduced to explorative research practices in interaction with senior researchers and artists. At the same time, LTU ARC is a platform for the university’s collaboration with and development of the cultural life in the north of Sweden. An external board of advisors secures a grounding in and relevance for institutions in the north of Sweden.
Daily leader of LTU ARC is Stefan Östersjö, professor of Music Performance and head of subject at the Piteå School of Music at Luleå University of Technology. The steering group consists of all heads of subjects in Design, Architecture, computer graphics for game and film, Theatre and Music Performance, together with the head of the cross-faculty group for the artistic subjects, professor Petter Sundkvist.
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