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  • MA Critical Studies Lecture Series: Concert with Trace Polly with a following Q&A

    The student-organized lecture series invites you to a concert followed by a moderated Q&A with musician and performer Trace Polly.

    Concert with Q&A

    Studio Building/ Prospekthof, gate 2

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

    black and white foto of a person beside text

  • 20 Years of Kulturdrogerie

    The Viennese artist-run space Kulturdrogerie introduces itself and presents the catalog Kulturdrogerie, published in 2025—as part of the Academy Library’s event series Wer A… sagt.

    Book presentation and lecture held in German

    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    Color photo in landscape format: The “Kulturdrogerie” catalog, published in 2025 to mark the 20th anniversary of the artist-run space, lies on a light-colored surface. The yellow cover features the words “Kultur” and “Drogerie” in red capital letters, centered at the top and arranged one below the other. At the bottom is a white graphic consisting of a wide horizontal bar, with three rectangles below it; between the second and third rectangles is an upside-down exclamation mark.

  • Archives as Method: Kaucyila Brooke in conversation with Manuela Ammer

    Kaucyila Brooke in conversation with Manuela Ammer, curator, mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien on the role of archival practice in research, art, and curation, organized and moderated by Alena Williams, Professor for Theory and Mediation of Contemporary Art, Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies 

    Artist Talk

    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

    The horizontal image of paper with hand drawing of black text on white unlined paper. The headline reads in all capital letters and in italics: “‘TYPEWRITER IS ‘SUBVERSIVE.’” The body text reads: “McAlister, Okla (LNS)--All typewriters at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlister, Oklahoma, were seized during June because, as the prison warden told the Daily Oklahoman, ‘they can be instruments to encourage subversive influence.’” Beneath the body text it reads in italics: “Continued on page 22.”

  • Payer Gabriel: Drawing as a Pluralistic Field of Experimentation between an Epistemic Form and an Autonomous Artistic Practice

    Lecture with Payer Gabriel as part of the IBK Lecture Series, organized by Philip Patkowitsch, studio Art and Image | Graphic.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ Anatomy Hall

    Fine Arts

    broken fragments on black background

  • Post-digital. A Position – Claudia Larcher

    The Research Cluster | Digital Cultures invites you to a talk by the new Professor for Postdigital Art, Claudia Larcher.

    Talk

    Eschenbachgasse

    Fine Arts

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    Kritische Selbstverständnisse. Ein Podium zum Stand der Kunstwissenschaft

    Talk with Sebastian Hammerschmidt, Isabelle Lindermann, Lotte Püttmann, Thorsten Schneider, Ruth Sonderegger, organized from the Institute of Art Theory and Cultural Studies.

    Book launch

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    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

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    Opening: Blut und Kaffee / Blood and Coffe

    The exhibition curated by Marianne Vlaschits and Mariana Lemos, brings together works by international and local artists engaging with non-normative embodiment, illness, and disability aesthetics.

    Exhibition opening

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    Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

  • Opening: Amöbe (Rückblick voraus)

    Opening of an exhibition by Imre Nagy and Jörg Reissner on decoding perception, as part of the Academy Library‘s Wer A.. sagt series.

    Exhibition Opening

    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    The color illustration in landscape format shows the yellow book cover of “Amöbe (Rückblick voraus)” [Amoeba (Review Ahead)] on the left half. On the right, we find an image of a small sculpture against a colored background.

  • Rosa-Johan Uddoh: 33 Black History Months and Counting

    A performance by Rosa-Johan Uddoh as part of the exhibition Blut und Kaffee / Blood and Coffee.

    Performance

    Schillerplatz

    Exhibit Gallery

  • A Black Fairytail

    Fashion and Styles (IKL) invite you to a screening of the short film a Black Fairytale by Isabelle Edi, Kim Sanou & Mariama Sow, followed by a talk with discussion by Mariama Sow. 

    Screening and Lecture

    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse/ 3.01

    Education in the Arts

    Plakat in Braun und Beige: Screening und Vortrag von Mariama Sow am 16.11.2026, 17:00 Uhr, Raum 3.01. In der Mitte ein Filmstill mit weißen Kauri-Muscheln, Titel „A Black Fairytale“.

  • "Métro, Boulot, Lycée, Caveau" (Metro, Work, High School, Grave). A slogan of French high school students during the school blockades in October 2026.

    The lecture follows up on an exchange that took place in 2010: In the wake of a student occupation of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Anthony Davies invited Sabeth Buchmann to Central Saint Martins (University of Arts London) to discuss the relationship between institutional critique and institutional politics from the perspective of a ’squatting academy’. Now, Davies and Rowan Parker-Renwick are coming to Vienna to shed light on current developments in British art higher education and the “polycrisis” facing the University sector.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ M13a

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

  • Deep Sustainability: Contemporary Debates on Animism and the Decolonization of Science

    A lecture by Florentine Maier as part of the Lectures for Future series, hosted by Kunst und Bild | Kontextuelle Malerei und Kunst und Bild | Zeichnung.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Nude Hall

    Fine Arts

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    Goose Quill, Squiggle, Ink Blot – Reading and Writing Kurrent Script

    A three-unit Kurrent workshop of the University Archives with Ulrike Hirhager as part of the Academy Library’s WissensWert event series

    Free course held in German

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    Schillerplatz/ University Library (Reading room, M7)

    University Library

    Top left: Matriculation register from the holdings of the university archive of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 1754–1769/72; top right: Kurrent alphabet; bottom left: Kurrent memory cards; bottom right: Practice sheet, quill with steel nib, glass inkwell

  • Threading Architecture: Towards a More Open and Evolving Architectural Practice

    Lecture with Jelena Mitrović and Davor Ereš, organised by Michelle Howard and Adam Hudec of the Institute for Art and Architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, as part of the Erasmus+ project Ignored Technology.

    Lecture

    Studio Building/ Prospekthof, gate 2

    Art and Architecture

    Poster, green background with black letters

  • Book Launch: Plant Space Territories, Architectures, and Technologies of the Vegetal

    Join us for the launch of Plant Space, a new publication exploring how plants shape space, knowledge and technologies across ecological, historical and political contexts. Edited by Carmen Lael Hines, Adam Hudec and Michelle Howard.

    Book launch

    Studio Building/ Prospekthof, gate 2

    Art and Architecture

    beige poster with a book and black font on it

  • Ignored Common Housing Futures

    Lecture with Gabu Heindl, organised by Michelle Howard and Adam Hudec of the Institute for Art and Architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, as part of the Erasmus+ project Ignored Technology.

    Lecture

    Studio Building/ Prospekthof, gate 2

    Art and Architecture

    black and white Poster

  • The Governance of Animals as Problems and Solutions

    A lecture by Claudia Hirtenfelder as part of the Lectures for Future series, hosted by Kunst und Intervention | Konzept.

    Lecture

    Studio Building
    Lehárgasse 8
    1060 Vienna
    1st floor
    Kunst und Intervention I Konzept

    Fine Arts

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    Violence and victim protection: How are victims provided with medical and forensic care?

    A lecture as part of Orange the World. The Coordination Office for the Advancement of Women | Gender Studies | Diversity invites to a lecture featuring experts from the Victim Protection Group at Vienna General Hospital (AKH), the Examination Center for Victims of Violence, and the Forensic Examination Center for Children and Adolescents (FOKUS) at the University Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the Medical University of Vienna.

    Lecture

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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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

  • Tricky Relations: Perspectives on Power Dynamics and Gender-Based Violence in Artistic Teaching and Learning Contexts

    This event is part of the inter-university event series #MeToo Art: Gender-Based Violence and Power Dynamics at Art Universities, a collaboration between the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

    Lecture

    Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
    Fanny Hensel-Saal
    Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1
    1030 Vienna

    Academy