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Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) – University of Balamand

Centre for Research and Creation

01 8th floor – Archives, Research, Writing center Scroll

Presentation

The Centre for Research and Creation (CRC) of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts – University of Balamand is a dynamic space dedicated to research, creation, documentation and publication in the artistic fields.

2023

CRC founded

08

Ateliers for Research and Creation

38

Researchers and artists

41

Partner institutions in 10 countries

About the CRC

The place

On the 8th floor of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts: archives, research and the writing center.

Lift button for the 8th floor
Level 8
Signage of building C 01: 8 – Archives, Research, Writing center
Building C 01
Glass-block wall at the end of the corridor
8th floor

Ateliers for Research and Creation

ARC 01 – 05

All ateliers

Objectives

  1. 01Research and creation
  2. 02Documentation
  3. 03Publication and dissemination

Off-curriculum research project

Artificial Intelligence and Art Education

The research project “Artificial Intelligence and Art Education” plays a significant role in understanding the impact of AI in the field of art education. Formed in February 2024, it advocates an innovative, creative and collaborative approach in order to position ALBA at this essential intersection between AI, research and art education.

Co-coordinators : May El Koussa, PhD – Ricardo Mbarkho, PhD
Find out more

Researchers

Research Committee (alphabetical order)

ALBA (Koura Campus) representative on the Research Committee

Former members of the Research Committee

ARC leads

Off-curriculum research leads

Guest artists and speakers

All profiles

Editorial

« The arts, with their fusion of creativity and innovation, constitute a privileged field for influencing and occupying social space. »

Ricardo Mbarkho, PhD – Director of the Centre for Research and Creation

Read the editorial

Partnerships

GermanyBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaCanadaFranceItalyIndiaRomaniaSwitzerlandUruguayMACAM (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)Biennale de Paris(ENDA) Ecole nationale d’art de ParisRevue de ParisCre8mania
Design Akademie BerlinKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG)Akademie der Bildenden Künsten -MünchenÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels, La Cambre – BruxellesUniversité Catholique de Louvain (UCL)École d’Architecture de l’Université de LiègeUniversité de SarajevoUniversité de Montréal – QuébecÉcole d’Architecture de la ville et des territoires – Marne la ValléeÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de MarseilleÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris – BellevilleÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris – La VilletteÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris – Val de SeineÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de StrasbourgÉcole nationale supérieure d’architecture de VersaillesÉcole nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris-MalaquaisUniversité Gustave Eiffel: L’École d’Urbanisme de ParisÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts –ENSBA – LyonÉcole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts à la Villa Arson – NiceÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (E.N.S.A.D.) – ParisÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (E.N.S.B.A.) – ParisÉcole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré (E.S.A.A. Duperré) – ParisÉcole Supérieure des Arts et Industries Graphiques : Ecole Estienne – ParisGobelins, l’École de l’image – ParisÉcole Bleue – ParisÉcole Supérieure d’Art et Design de Saint-Etienne (ESADSE)École Nationale Supérieure Louis-Lumière – ParisInstitut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) – ParisÉcole de design Nantes Atlantique – NantesHaute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR) – StrasbourgUniversité Bordeaux MontaigneÉcole supérieure des Beaux-Arts de MarseilleInstitut National du Patrimoine INP -ParisUniversité Paris 1 -Panthéon – SorbonneUniversità degli studi di Roma – SapienzaThe Indian Institute of Technology – BombayUniversité Nationale des Arts – BucarestHaute École d’Art et de Design (HEAD) – GenèveZurich University of the Arts – ZurichUniversité de la République d’Uruguay
All partnerships