Artistic research

The Swedish Research Council's supports practice-proximate research of the highest scientific quality within artistic research. On this page you will find news and publications related to artistic research. Here you can also read about the projects we finance.

Research through practices from the artistic field

Artistic research is a broad and varied area of knowledge, with its foundation in the explorative and experience-based practices developed within the artistic field.

Artistic research provides knowledge about and develops complex creative processes; it tests and further develops methods, theoretical concepts and materialities; it examines and deepens the understanding of art's field-specific opportunities and challenges, as well as how art, often in collaboration with other disciplines, contributes to an increased knowledge of the major societal issues.

Examples of research that we fund

Artistic research projects financed by The Swedish Research Council

Events about Artistic Research

Activity
2 September 2025
Information meeting about grants within Artistic Research
Welcome to an information meeting about 2025 year´s calls within Artistic Research: Grant for research communication and Exploratory workshops...
Activity
3 December 2025
Thematic Day on Doctoral Education in Artistic Research
The Swedish Research Council, in collaboration with the Artistic Faculty at the University of Gothenburg, is organizing a thematic day focused on doctoral education within artistic research.

News about Artistic Research

News
3 March 2025
Kristina Hagström-Ståhl is the new scientific adviser in artistic research
She is primarily active within the performing arts area, and has worked as a researcher and teacher in Sweden and USA...
News
30 December 2024
How the 2024 funding year turned out
This year, the Swedish Research Council received around 5 800 applications for research grants. 860 of these were awarded funding. In total, 4...
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Reports about Artistic Research

Publication
26 January 2023
Research review 2023: Artistic research
The Swedish Research Council’s research review in artistic research describes the current situation for the research and makes a forecast of the development during the next 5–10 years...
Publication
13 February 2019
Research overview 2019 Artistic research
The Swedish Research Council’s research overview within artistic research describes the current position of research and makes a forecast of developments over the next ve to ten years...
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  1. Thematic Day on Doctoral Education in Artistic Research

    The Swedish Research Council, in collaboration with the Artistic Faculty at the University of Gothenburg, is organizing a thematic day focused on doctoral education within artistic research.

  2. Information meeting about grants within Artistic Research

    Welcome to an information meeting about 2025 year´s calls within Artistic Research: Grant for research communication and Exploratory workshops. The meeting is aimed at possible applicants and assisting administrating personne.

  3. Kristina Hagström-Ståhl is the new scientific adviser in artistic research

    She is primarily active within the performing arts area, and has worked as a researcher and teacher in Sweden and USA. In her new role, Kristina Hagström-Ståhl is looking forward to making artistic research more relevant, both within the research com...