Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (KASK)
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / University College Ghent (KASK)
Full member
Basic facts
Complete Name and Acronym (in original language):
Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (KASK)
Complete Name and Acronym (in English language):
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / University College Ghent (KASK)
Year of Foundation:
1751
Year of Admission as CILECT Member:
2014
Year of Receiving a State Accreditation:
2004
Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
NVAO
Name of Director:
Lars Kwakkenbos
Address :
Jozef Kluyskensstraat 2, Ghent, B-9000
Country:
Belgium
Website:
Mission & Strategy
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts KASK and the Gent Royal Conservatory constitute the School of Arts of University College Gent. It is an exceptional place where students are allowed to be ‘hors jeu’ for awhile, free from the pressures of the market and unhindered by day-to-day worries. The school aspires to be a refuge where young artists and designers can focus on their development and where they can train and perfect themselves in the artistic discipline of their choice in a serious, structured and thorough manner. In the middle of vibrant Ghent, the campuses are oases of quiet, places of concentration and dialogue, creation and encounter.
School of Arts Gent stimulates research in the arts and the investigative component in the artistic process.
The department of audiovisual arts emphasizes the development of an individual and artistic concept. At KASK, a student is considered an ‘author in the audiovisual arts’, not a cameraman, editor or soundtechnician. Students learn how to use all technical aspects of the medium in such way that they control the knowledge and are familiar with all aspects of the creative instrumentarium. However, technical skills are not a goal in themselves, but serve the artistic research of the audiovisual author.
The mission statement of the school defines its main tasks: development of the arts, education and research in an international perspective. It is therefore important to cooperate and network with European and international partners in order to participate in the ongoing international evolutions and actions.
School of Arts Gent stimulates research in the arts and the investigative component in the artistic process.
The department of audiovisual arts emphasizes the development of an individual and artistic concept. At KASK, a student is considered an ‘author in the audiovisual arts’, not a cameraman, editor or soundtechnician. Students learn how to use all technical aspects of the medium in such way that they control the knowledge and are familiar with all aspects of the creative instrumentarium. However, technical skills are not a goal in themselves, but serve the artistic research of the audiovisual author.
The mission statement of the school defines its main tasks: development of the arts, education and research in an international perspective. It is therefore important to cooperate and network with European and international partners in order to participate in the ongoing international evolutions and actions.
Financing
Sources of financing
Percentage of the Total
Types of financing
Percentage of the Total
Degree areas
Non-degree courses
Student incentives
Staff
Full-time
Part-time
Professors (incl. Full, Associate & Adjunct):
0
14
Teaching Assistants:
0
0
Industry Professionals:
0
4
Administrative Staff:
0
0
Technical Staff:
2
6
Key teaching staff (Tenure Staff and/or Industry Professionals)
Facilities, equipment & production
Area:
Total Area of the Institution:
2500 (film and a sq.m.
Total Area of Recreational & Social Facilities (gyms, pools, bars, lounges, restaurants, parks, etc.):
indoor and outdo sq.m.
LAN Access Area :
/ sq.m.
Wi-Fi Access Area:
all over the cam sq.m.
Library & Film/DVD Archive:
Number of Volumes
Specialized Books on Film/TV/Media/Arts/etc. (Total):
33.336 books + 720 catalogs
Professional Films on 35 mm (Total):
/
Professional Films on DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. (Total):
1588
Student Films (Total):
available on on-site server
Technical Facilities:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Lecture Auditoriums:
16
Computer Auditoriums:
4
Sound Stages:
2
TV Studios:
/
Theatre Stages (for work with actors):
3
Editing Studios:
22
Sound Studios (recording, editing, mixing, foley):
8
Music Recording Studios:
2
Still Photography Studios:
6
Visual Effects Studios:
/
Animation Studios:
/
Film Labs:
1
Screening Halls (with capacity less than 50 people):
/
Screening Halls (with capacity between 50-350 people):
1
Screening Halls (with capacity more than 350 people):
2
Camera Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Film Cameras 35 mm:
/
Film Cameras 16 mm:
10
Digital Cinema Cameras:
2
HD Cameras:
21
SD Cameras:
4
Broadcast Cameras:
/
Editing Stations :
Number and Type
Example: 2*AVID
Example: 2*AVID
Film:
2*16mm Steenbeck
Digital:
6 basic digital editing station Imac based; 8 extensive dig. edi
Sound Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Basic Field Recording Equipment:
6* Roland port.recorder R-26; 3* sound devices 702 (T); 3* porta
Advanced Film Recording Equipment:
1* Nagra VI
Editing Sound Stations:
4* sound editing station Mac Pro based; 1* Steinberg Nuendo
Basic Mixing Tables:
2* sound editing stations
Advanced Mixing Tables:
3* fully equiped editing stations (5.1); 1* TASCAM DM-3200
Visual Effects Stations:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Basic:
/
Advanced:
/
Production Design Equipment:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Carpentry:
machinery in wood workshop; hand tools for set construction
Moulding:
in collaboration with sculpture dept
Total Annual Production:
Hours
35 mm:
20 min in 13/14 = 1 student project
16 mm:
ca 12min/student - total 3 hours
Video:
/
Digital:
ca 53 hours
