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    Motherism. African Feminism based on Catherine Obianuju Olumba-Acholonu

    Part of a lecture series with Prof Nombeko Mpako, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria.

    Lecture

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 3.06

    Education in the Arts

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    Online Info Meeting „Austrian Art Alumni Award 2026“

    This information event will be held in German. In the event, you receive information about the application process for the Call “Austrian Art Alumni Award 2026”. Questions are welcome at the end of the meeting.

    Information for applicants (in German)

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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    Relevance, Accessibility and Personal Stake: Core Agenda in Art and Design Education; Arts-Based Research and Art and Design Production

    Part of a lecture series with Prof Nombeko Mpako, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria.

    Lecture

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 2.11

    Education in the Arts

  • Queer Design Practices: Working with Young LGBTQ+

    What forms of life does this place support? Ulrike Steven shares queer design practices and insights into creative collaborations with young LGBTQIA+ people. Part of the Gender Studies lecture series by Elke Gaugele and Elke Krasny.

    Lecture

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 3.06

    Education in the Arts

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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

    The color photograph shows a window niche in the Hansen Library on Schillerplatz with a desk and computer. Patrizia Wiesner-Ledermann is sitting at the desk, holding a library card in her right hand. Three listeners are standing on the right edge of the picture.

  • Opening: In the Fold of the Sack

    Opening of the group exhibition in Exhibit Gallery & Exhibit Studio.

    Exhibition opening

    Schillerplatz, Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

  • mumok kino: Manthia Diawara

    AI: African Intelligence (2022, 110 min) is presented by Manthia Diawara together with Jürgen Bock and Sabeth Buchmann (IKW).

    Film screening and talk

    mumok kino
    Museumsplatz 1
    1070 Vienna

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

  • Martius Revisited. A collaborative counter-archiving project between Brazil and Germany

    Project presentation with Frauke Zabel, artist, and Laura Kemmer, urban researcher, followed by a discussion. Part of the Gender Studies lecture series by Elke Gaugele and Elke Krasny.

    Project presentation

    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Education in the Arts

  • Modes of production of (post)industrial masculinity in art: Matthew Barney, Judy Chicago, and LaToya Ruby Frazier

    Lecture by Kathrin Rottmann, organized by the Insitute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ M20

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

  • PLANT PLANT and Other Works, or to be made up of the Earth is not necessarily easy

    Screening of Plant Plant, 2021 followed by an artist talk by Katrin Hornek as a part of the exhibition In the Fold of the Sack at Exhibit Gallery and Exhibit Studio.

    Screening and Artist Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Exhibit Gallery

  • Otto Wagner Lecture 2026: Legacy Russell – Black Meme

    BLACK MEME explores the construct, culture, and material of the meme as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to present day. Using archival media Russell explores the impact of blackness, Black life, and Black social death on contemporary conceptions of virality borne in the age of the Internet. Offering insight into Russell's ongoing research and work, this lecture will touch on some of the subjects within her book BLACK MEME: A History of Images that Make Us (Verso, 2024).

    Otto-Wagner-Lecture

    Studio Building/ ground floor, north

    Art and Architecture

    Color portrait of Legacy Russell sitting with the presented book shown on the table

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    Open Door Event summer semester 2026

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

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    Schillerplatz/ 201

    Academy

  • Fuck Patriarchy! Dystopian Baroque in Mathilde ter Heijne and in The Handmaid’s Tale

    Lecture by Alma-Elisa Kittner. A cooperation between the Department of Art and Education and the Department of Fashion and Styles within the framework of the seminars Introductory Seminar in Art-Theoretical and Art Historical Methods (Juliane Saupe) and Fashions, Styles, Identities (Elke Gaugele).

    Lecture

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 3.06

    Education in the Arts

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    Invisible Waters and Hidden Path

    A project of the Studio for Art and Time | Photography, supported by and in cooperation with KÖR - Art in Public Space Vienna.

    Project

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna

    Fine Arts

  • When I Sneeze, Home Arrives by Duannaiyu Wang

    The artist reads the text about memories while sneezing due to the irritation of the chili powder.

    Performance

    Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

  • lll (loveloveletters)

    Reading of selected texts from lll (loveloveletters) by Mara Printz as part of the exhibition In the Fold of the Sack.

    Performance

    Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

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    Theorising Materiality – Materialising Theory

    A lecture series organized by the Insitute for Conservation – Restoration, the University of Vienna, and the Courtauld Institute.Convenors: Carolin Bohlmann (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien), Pia Gottschaller (Courtauld Institute, London), Sandra Hindriks (Universität Wien).

    Summer Lecture Series

    Lecture hall C1
    Hof 2
    Spitalgasse 2
    1090 Vienna

    Conservation – Restoration

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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.

    Informative meeting

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy