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    Preverbal Task

    An exhibition by Julia Becker, Studio for Art and Time | Photography.

    Exhibition

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    Ground Floor
    Photography Class

    Fine Arts

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    ZONES OF CARE. ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, ENVIRONMENTS

    The symposium borrows the notion of “zones of care” from medical and emergency contexts, where the term designates graduated levels of threat and urgency. Curated by Elke Krasny, Studio for Art and Education at the Department of Education in the Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with artist and researcher Jelena Micić.

    Symposium

    The Museum of Yugoslavia
    Mihaila Mike Jankovića 6
    Belgrade, Serbia

    Education in the Arts

    Text-based event poster for a PhD symposium titled "ZONES OF CARE: ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, ENVIRONMENTS SYMPOSIUM". The text is presented in a bold, clean, white sans-serif typeface, left-aligned against a solid background. Curated by Elke Krasny and Jelena Micić, the event is organized by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and hosted by the Museum of Yugoslavia Belgrade from June 4 to 6, 2026.

  • Sunday tour

    Overview tour through the exhibition Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

    people watch a colorful oil painting by bosch

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    Short presentations Dr.phil Summer Semester 2026 (Session 2)

    We cordially invite interested parties to the public short presentations in the Dr. phil where doctoral candidates present their exposés to an academic board. 

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    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Academy

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    IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026

    Hands on – Urban Landscape Practices II
    The IKA Lecture Series Sommer 2026 is curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture series

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

  • Krater Collective: Krater Model – Toward Urban Ecological Regeneration through Culture

    Lecture by Krater Collective as part of the IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026: Hands on — Urban Landscape Practices II curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

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    Symposiales Werkstättengespräch: art-based research

    The Research Laboratory for Film and Television at the Academy of Fine Arts is launching a series of symposium-style workshop discussions with artists, artistic researchers, and art-based research groups to discuss two questions in particular: a) How can art-based research complement and expand the production of artworks and connect to other socio-political fields? and b) How can artistic methods and strategies be used to contribute to the production of knowledge that extends beyond the traditional field of art?

    Conference

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    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Fine Arts

  • Daisy and Heather discuss race: Curating Feminist Friendship

    Lecture by Dr Natalie King OAM, organized by the Institute von Art Theory and Cultural Studies as well as the Institute for Education in the Arts.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Education in the Arts , Art Theory and Cultural Studies

  • Onyeka Igwe

    Emily Wardill and the Studio of Art | Film invite Onyeka Igwe to give an artist talk as part of the IBK Lecture Series.

    Lecture

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    Room 11, OG1
    1060 Vienna

    Fine Arts

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    Studio fashion photography workshop

    Workshop on fashion photography: Explore studio photography with light, model, pose & camera. Learn how flash & posture enhance impact. Create a strong visual story with three key elements. A workshop for all those interested in a short intorduction to studio photography.

    Workshop

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 2.11

    Education in the Arts

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    AI in Academia - with Emily Genatowski

    A workshop organized by the Research Cluster | Digital Cultures.

    Workshop

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    Eschenbachgasse

    Academy

  • Beyond the Aesthetics of Collapse: Artistic Practices in Times of Emergency

    A lecture by and conversation with Daphne Dragona, fellow at the Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures. The Weibel Institute for Digital Cultures at the University of Applied Arts and the new Research Cluster | Digital Cultures at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna are pleased to jointly invite you.

    Lecture and Talk

    Research Cluster | Digital Cultures
    Exhibit Eschenbachgasse
    Eschenbachgasse 11
    1010 Vienna

    Academy

    Woman with short brown hair and sunglasses on top and a dark shirt in front of a green background

  • Kohei Saito: Planning Against Climate Fascism

    To mark the publication of the German translation of his book Dark Socialism. Hope in a Ruined World (not yet available), Japanese philosopher and bestselling author Kohei Saito will give a lecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

    Lecture

    Studio Building/ Prospekthof, gate 2

    Academy

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    Outside of what I can see, framed within my window

    The exhibition project was developed by Nataša Ilić and Ivet Ćurlín (WHW) with the students of their two-year program at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in close collaboration with the Kontakt Collection.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    Academy

  • Sunday tour

    Overview tour through the exhibition Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

    people watch a colorful oil painting by bosch

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    Invitation to the Defense of Cathérine Lehnerer

    The Institute for Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Cathérine Lehnerer's dissertation project "Philosophische Fragen zu neuen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten der Partizipation in Bildungsprozessen".

    Defense

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    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Fine Arts

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    Invitation to the Defense of Franzis Kabisch

    The Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Franzis Kabisch's dissertation project "Plot Twist Abortion — Images, Narratives, and Discourses on Abortion in German-Language Film and Television".

    Defense

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    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

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    Invitation to the Defense of Alexandra Tatar

    The Institute for Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Alexandra Tatar's dissertation "The Teleported Subject in Post-Socialist Romania – Rethinking the Possibility of Eastern European Subjects at the Intersection of (Global) Media and Regional History: The Example of Handmade Satellite Dishes".

    Defense

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    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Fine Arts

    Collage by Alexandra Tatar: five photographs made by the author of handmade satellite dishes observed on buildings in Cluj and Bucharest, Romania, collaged with a handmade SAT receiver photograph received from Popa Vasile, Aiud, Romania.

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    Invitation to the Defense of Sophie Lingg

    The Institute for Education in the Arts kindly invites you to the defense of Sophie Linggs dissertation project "Shitstorms, Self-Exploitation, Shadowbans: Social Media as a Workplace for Queer-Feminist Artists". 

    Defense

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    Online

    Education in the Arts

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    Invitation to the Defense of Hannah Katalin Grimmer

    The Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the defense of Hannah Katalin Grimmer's dissertation project "El arte del porvenir. The Art of Worlds to Come – Artistic Activism and Resisting Memory in Chile".

    Defense

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    Schillerplatz/ M20

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

    A black background displaying a Spanish-language calendar for 1973. From January to the first ten days of September, conventional dates are displayed in white and red. From 11 September onwards, every remaining day in October, November and December is replaced by the number '11', also in white and red.