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    Drawing after Antiquity – The Plaster Cast Collection opens for an afternoon of drawing

    The afternoon opening of the Plaster Cast Collection is an offer to all those who want to deal intensively with drawing.

    Workshop

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    Studio Building/ Plaster Cast Collection

    Plaster Cast Collection

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    Class of Daniel Richter – A Delicate Matter

    With works by Rui Cao, Bora Demirgören, Sinem Ergenekon, Inannis Fischer, Swetlana Gerner, Gona, Tilda Göransson, Magdalena Herzog, Hong Giwon, Ines Kaufmann, Albert Løje, Jérôme Meinlschmidt, Daniel Oksenberg, Lisa Pirker, Mimoza Liza, Polina Sokolova

    Exhibition

    KRINZINGER SCHOTTENFELD
    Schottenfeldgasse 45
    1070 Vienna

    Fine Arts

  • Curator’s tour

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

    Guided tour with the artist Ana Torfs and curator Synne Genzmer

    Guided tour

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

    exhibition space with oil paintings on the wall and other art objects

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

    The format Considering the Collection & An Insert by … features highlights from the collection of the Paintings Gallery as well as installations and groups of works conceived as inserts by contemporary artists and incorporated into the temporary arrangement from the permanent collection. The insert by Belgian artist Ana Torfs is the third presentation in this series.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

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    Online info session for enrollment in the Doctor of Philosophy WiSe 2026-27

    In this online session will address questions regarding the admission to the Doctor of Philosophy program at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna — including requirements, potential challenges, and prerequisites.

    Info session

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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    Drawing after Antiquity – The Plaster Cast Collection opens for an afternoon of drawing

    The afternoon opening of the Plaster Cast Collection is an offer to all those who want to deal intensively with drawing.

    Workshop

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    Studio Building/ Plaster Cast Collection

    Plaster Cast Collection

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    Postdoc Get-together

    We cordially invite you to the Postdoc Get-together at the Academy which forms part of the Postdoc Appreciation Week Austria. The event aims to foster informal exchange and networking between colleagues in similar career stages.

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    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Academy

    The event banner in the Postdoc Appreciation Week Austria design. Against a grey and orange gradient background, an abstract glass figure is depicted. It features the text ‘Postdoc Get-together’, the date and time of the event, a link to this website, and the logo of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

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    Micropolitics

    A conference in collaboration between the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and the eipcp / European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policie.

    International conference

    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

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    Online information session: Dissertation Completion Fellowship

    This session will provide information about the call, the submission process and the fellowship.

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

  • Semester Welcome

    We would like to open this academic year with a semester kick-off and invite all students, teachers and staff of the Academy to join us on Monday, October 5 at 16 h to the Courtyard at Schillerplatz.

    Get-together

    Courtyard
    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna

    Picture of many people in the Mensa of the Academy listening to the speech of the vice rector

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    Red threads, loose ends, another sculpture is possible

    A symposium with Enrico David, Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Iris Touliatou and Trisha Donnelly, organized by the studios of the sculpture studios at Kurzbauergasse.

    Symposium

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    Sculpture Studios/ EG 23

    Fine Arts

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    Narrative Techniques for Clear, Memorable Research Presentations

    From Planning and Messaging to Structure and Slides

    This workshop helps doctoral and PhD candidates design research presentations that are clear, engaging, and easy to follow. Instead of focusing on delivery techniques, the course builds strong foundations: defining a clear message, structuring content, and creating slides that support understanding.

    Workshop

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna, room DG18

    Academy

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    Introduction to the Use of the Library of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

    An introduction to the use of the A...cademy Library's holdings as part of the WissensWert series.

    Introduction held in English

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    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    Logo WissensWert

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    Introduction to the Use of the Library of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (in German)

    An introduction to the use of the A...cademy Library's holdings as part of the WissensWert series. 

    Introduction held in German

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    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    Logo WissensWert

  • Short presentations Dr.phil Winter Semester 2026/27 (Session 1)

    We cordially invite everyone interested to attend the public short presentations in the Dr. phil. program, where doctoral candidates present their exposés to an academic advisory board.

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

  • Short presentations Dr.phil Winter Semester 2026/27 (Session 2)

    We cordially invite everyone interested to attend the public short presentations in the Dr. phil. program, where doctoral candidates present their exposés to an academic advisory board.

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

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    Open Door Event Wintersemester 2026/27

    The Center for Doctoral Studies welcomes all doctoral and PhD students to an open door event in the winter semester 2026/27.

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    Schillerplatz/ 201

    Academy

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    Final Steps: Submission of your PhD thesis and Defensio / Rigorosum

    How do I formally submit my dissertation? What are the benefits of a voluntary plagiarism check before submission? What is a revocation application (Sperrantrag), and what role does it play if I am planning to publish my dissertation? How and when do I register for my thesis defense (Defensio) or Rigorosum?

    Coffee Table Talk

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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    Exposé Schreiben auf Deutsch

    The exposé forms the foundation of the doctoral. It is an important first step in the writing process and serves as a roadmap for the further development of thedissertation project. This one-day workshop is designed for doctoral and PhD candidates and offers hands-on guidance for writing exposés in German.

    Workshop

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna, room DG 18

    Academy

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    Exposé Writing in English

    The exposé forms the foundation of the doctoral. It is an important first step in the writing process and serves as a roadmap for the further development of thedissertation project. This one-day workshop is designed for doctoral and PhD candidates and offers hands-on guidance for writing exposés in English.

    Workshop

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna, room DG 18

    Academy