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Mentoring Program Art 2025/26 – Fellows Announced

We are pleased to announce the participants selected for the Mentoring Program Art 2025/26! We look forward to the collaboration within the tandems and wish all participants an inspiring and successful program year.

The one-year fellowship program stands at the intersection of academic study and independent artistic practice, supporting participants in making their first mark on the art scene. In addition to financial support and participation in practice-oriented workshops, the program’s core focus is on the individual transfer of knowledge and experience through mentors from outside the university, drawn from the arts and cultural sector.

Since 2020, we have been coordinating the mentoring program for female artists of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS), through which ten fellows who received the startstipendium participate. From the Academy’s side, 12 graduates have been selected to take part.

Mentee Mentor
Val Holfeld Bettina Busse
Lena Holzer Nela Eggenberger
Cosma Grosser Attilia Fattori Franchini
Barbara Lydia Ruech Marion Gruber
Magdalena Stückler Sergey Harutoonian
Elena Kristofor Sophie Haslinger
Ju Aichinger Barbara Kapusta
Tubi Malcharzik Eva Kovač
Antonia de la Luz Kašik Claudia Larcher
Natalia Gurova Sonia Leimer
Mafalda Rakoš Hana Ostan-Ožbolt-Haas
Siggi Sekira Maruša Sagadin
Adna Babahmetović Michael Salvi
Anna Barbieri Marijana Schneider
Seung Yeon Jung Bettina Spörr
Michaela Kessler Katja Stecher
Gloria Pagliani Michael Strasser
Sophie Hammer  Franz Thalmair
Susi Gutsche Antoine Turillon
Rawan Almukhtar Pieternel Vermoortel
Sunggu Hong Elizabeth Ward
Sarah Mühlbacher Edin Zenun