Guidelines for upload of material MFA

Here you find information about the guidelines for electronic submission of works for the MFA admission. NOTE that we will reject applications that do not comply with the guidelines.

CV
You shall upload your CV in your application.

Your CV:

Must be filled in in our CV template
Must be uploaded as a pdf-file
Must be a maximum of 1 A4 page and a maximum of 2400 strokes including space
Must answer all the fields in the template

MOTIVATION LETTER
You shall upload a motivation letter in your application.

Your motivation letter:

Must be filled in in our CV template
Must be uploaded as a pdf-file
Must be a maximum of 1 A4 page and a maximum of 2400 strokes including space
Must answer all the fields in the template

You find the templates via this link: https://kunstakademiet.dk/sites/default/files/cv_mfa.docx
You are allowed to expand the margins.

DOCUMENTATION OF ART WORKS
In your application, you upload documentation of your works.
You may upload up to 10 image files and/or 2 video files.
Your application must contain a minimum of 5 works and maximum of 8.

Your images:

Can document paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, installations, photos and similar physical works.
May not contain multiple pictures in one image
Must be jpeg/jpg/png files
Must be a maximum of 3 MB each
Must have a maximum image size of 1920x1080 pixels
If your work contains a lot of non-digitally text (such as handwritten or crafted) you must also upload an image with the text written digitally
You choose how many images you want to document each work with. You can upload fewer than 10 images in total.

Your video files:

Can be actual video works, audio works or documentation of performances or installations
Must be in QuickTime mpeg4 / H264 format 1920x1080 pixels
Must be playable in QuickTime player
Must each be a maximum size of 300MB
May each maximum last 2 minutes + 5 seconds for your sign
Must each contain a "sign":

You MUST insert a "sign" (white font on a black background) of 5 seconds duration at the beginning of each video. The sign must include your full name, “title” and inform whether the video contains sound or not. If the video is an extract of a longer work, the original length of the work must be informed.

Example: Hans Hansen - "title", minus sound, original length: 6 min

Please note that applications containing videos without a sign, will be rejected.

If you have questions regarding the preparation of your application, you are welcome to contact the Study Administration by e-mail: