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News
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May 20, 2026
Book launch: Fine Companions 3: Cuaderno de tareas de Ana Victoria Jiménez
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 18 h
VBKÖ, Maysedergasse 2/28 (4. Stock, Lift), 1010 Vienna
With Johan Hartle (Rector Academy of Fine Arts Vienna), andrea ancira, Nina Hoechtl (tumbalacasa ediciones), Thomas Geiger, Astrid Seme (Mark Pezinger Books)
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May 18, 2026
That was Platz nehmen #5!
Many thanks to all teachers, students, participants, enablers, supporters and attendees for their dedicated contributions and collaboration on Platz nehmen #5: Lets stick with the Unicorns!
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May 11, 2026
Admission Examination Bachelor in Architecture for study year 2026/2027
Deadline for applications Bachelor in Architecture
Online Registration: 11.5. - 29.5.2026
https://calls.akbild.ac.at/calls/BAAR26/ -
May 07, 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the Most Beautiful Books of Austria awards!
The Austrian Booksellers and Publishers Association has awarded the publications Dead Dove: Do Not Eat Perpetual Stew and Rotting Sounds as two of the most beautiful books in Austria in 2025!
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May 06, 2026
Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán represent Romania at the 61st Venice Biennale
Anca Benera is a PhD student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and received the Birgit Jürgenssen Prize in 2022. This year, she and her partner Arnold Estefán are representing Romania at the Venice Biennale with the exhibition Black Seas – Scores for the Sonic Eye.
