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Carola Dertnig, professor for performative art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, wins the competition announced by viennacontemporary and honors with her work the legendary Viennese saxophonist and circus performer Lucia Westerguard.

The Birgit Jürgenssen Prize 2023, endowed with 5,000 euros, is awarded to the artist Hanna Kučera.

Two major items change with the amendment to the University Act: Cancellation of the extended deadline for continuation registration/inscription and Recognition of achievements.

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Am 7. Dezember 2022 ist Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Mairinger, ehemaliger Rektor und Vorstand des Instituts für Farbenlehre, Farbenchemie und Malmaterialienkunde an der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien im 93. Lebensjahr verstorben.

The Academy Auction 2023 is online since today on www.dorotheum.com/akbild! Bids can be submitted until 20 January 2023, the proceeds will support students in precarious situations students in precarious living situations as well as the associations tralalobe and solidarity matters, which take care of refugees in Austria.

Representatives of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna wish for a continuation of the intensive cooperation with the trio of directors of the Kunsthalle Wien, especially in the promotion of young artists. With the departure of the Kunsthalle direction, Vienna's cultural landscape would be missing an important curatorial position!

The jury has chosen a work by Juliane Jungblut, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The Open Days 2023 will take place from January 19 to 22 at all locations of the Academy.

We congratulate Judith Huemer on receiving the Cultural Award of the Province of Upper Austria for Photography.

This year, the Academy of Fine Arts is showing solidarity with "Orange the World" by displaying orange flags at the entrance of the main building at Schillerplatz. With this participation, we want to publicly position ourselves against all forms of gender-based violence.

Robert Gabris studied Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 2010–2014 and Costume and Set Design at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (2006–2010).

Information on the holiday opening hours of the contemporary exhibitions, the exhibition of the Art Collections and the service facilities of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna:

We congratulate Carola Dertnig, Professor of Performing Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, on receiving the Recognition Award of the Province of Lower Austria.

Maruša Sagadin studied Performing Arts and Sculpture with Monica Bonvicini at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 2005 to 2010, where she worked as an assistant professor from 2012 to 2017.

The Conference of the Chairs of the Senates of Austrian Universities urgently warns of the budgetary emergency situation that is looming.

The senate chairs of the Austrian universities are alarmed at the brutality and aggression with which the Iranian regime is confronting the demonstrators and the people of Iran.

The exhibition Next Generation is aimed at young artists and students from eight art schools, art academies and university programs for visual arts.

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