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Internal Newslettter January 2026

Dear colleagues and students,
here's the latest news from the Academy, so you can stay up-to-date in 2026. More reports can be found, as always, on our website in the "News" section!
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Demokratie leben: Winners to be featured on City Lights throughout Vienna starting in January

The initiative of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Gewista on digital advertising media in public spaces is entering its second round! From January 1 to February 2028, the six contributions of the winners will be featured on the City Lights around Vienna.

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Johannes Gierlinger, [em]Every Epoch Dreams the Next[/em], 2025
 

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Residency in Cairo 2026 awarded

In collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum Cairo, the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, a residency in Cairo was announced for graduates of the Academy. We are pleased to announce that Marlene Coates has been invited to undertake the residency in Cairo in April and May 2026. Furthermore, in cooperation with PART – International Art Residency Austria, the Egyptian artist Omar Abd El-Baqi has been invited to complete a one-month residency in Vienna in February 2026.

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Marlene Coates, Porträtfoto: © Emma Hummerhielm Carlén

Education in the Arts

Fashions and Styles on the Move

An ongoing collaboration on decolonization, healing textile practices, and social justice in fashion and design with the University of Namibia and the University of Johannesburg.

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Fotocredit: Moden und Styles
 

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