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Admission Examination Master Education in the Arts
MA Art and Education - subject Art and Design
MA Design in Context - subject Technology and DesignRegistration period: April 15 - May 12, 2024 (online registration)
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Admission Examination Bachelor in Architecture
Deadline for applications Bachelor in Architecture
Online Registration 21.05 – 07.06.2024
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Admission Examination Master in Architecture
Deadline for applications Master in Architecture
Online Registration 02.04. – 19.04.2024
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We hosted the 1st ASA Network Meeting!
The Academy of Fine Arts has been an active member of the Art School Alliance Network since 2010.
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University Library – Spring 2024 Vacations
The University Library of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is on vacation. The Main Library and the Branch Library at the Institute for Education in the Arts will be closed from March 25 to April 1, 2024.
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UNIQA Art Prize 2024 - 15,000 euros for our graduates
In cooperation with UNIQA, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is inviting its graduates to apply for the UNIQA Art Prize 2024, which is endowed with €15,000 for young artists. In addition to the prize money, there will also be the opportunity to hold an exhibition in the UNIQA Tower in Vienna, which will open in February 2025.
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Birgit Jürgenssen Award Winner 2024: Ayala Shoshana Guy
The Birgit Jürgenssen Prize 2024, endowed with 5,000 euros, goes to the artist Ayala Shoshana Guy. The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.
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Admission Examination Bachelor Studies Education in the Arts
Online registration: March 18 - April 12, 2024
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Memorial Machtverkettungen
The temporary memorial Machtverkettungen, designed by Duha Samir, Student at the Institute for Art and Architecture, has been unveiled on Karlsplatz as part of the Feminist Fight Day 2024 on March 8th. The memorial will be on display until August, 29, 2024.
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Impact Academy Residency in Genalguacil (Andalusia, Spain)
The first two artists to be selected for the residency from April to June 2024 by a jury consisting of representatives of the Pueblo Museo Genalguacil and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna are Irene Lucas and Patricio Sota.
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OUT NOW! Diedrich Diederichsen – Das 21. Jahrhundert
Book presentation on 20.3.2024, 7 pm
Wiener Secession
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The Academy mourns the loss of Prof. Almut Krapf-Weiler
Almut Krapf-Weiler worked at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1978 to 2008, most recently as Ao. University Professor of Art History.
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OUT NOW! A…Series Vol.# 192 Pages
This notebook contains 192 blank pages for making your own notes.
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11th Hypo Vorarlberg Art Prize for Romana Hagyo and Silke Maier-Gamauf
This year's Hypo Vorarlberg Art Prize was won by the Vienna-based artist duo Romana Hagyo (Gender and Space) and Silke Maier-Gamauf with their two-part work Anthropophytes.
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New professors from 1.3.2024
We warmly welcome Andrea Faraguna and Emily Wardill to the Academy and are delighted that Alastair Mackinven has extended his contract.
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260,000 euros from the Academy Auction 2024
With the help of numerous donors - from very young, little-known artists to international stars - the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna supports students with the Mental Health Fund and Support Fund for particularly promising but socially disadvantaged students. A total of 110,000 euros will go to the associations tralalobe and solidarity matters, which work with refugees in Austria.
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Sophia Roxane Rohwetter wins 1st AICA Prize for Young Art Criticism
The AICA Prize for Young Art Critics, endowed with 12,000 euros and awarded for the first time, goes to Sophia Roxane Rohwetter, Master in Critical Studies student.
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Apply Now! Current admission examinations
For admission to most of the study programs at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (with the exception of some Doctoral Studies) an admission exam must be passed, in addition to meeting other formal criteria. An overview of all admission tests for the study programs can be found here. More detailed information on the admission tests can be found on the page for each study program.
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1st Elfriede Mejchar Prize for Photography 2024 goes to Lisa Rastl
The 1st Elfriede Mejchar Prize for Photography 2024 is awarded to the photographer and artist Lisa Rastl, who was born in Lower Austria and lives and works in Vienna and Burgenland.