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News
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Sep 07, 2026
Architecture holiday studio in Malawi
This Architecture Holiday Studio is part of the exchange activities between the School of Built Environment of the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences and the Institute of Art and Architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in the framework of the International Credit Mobility Project, Erasmus+. The Holiday Studio thengo la chikondi / garden of love took place from July 14 to 20 2026, at the school of built environment / MUBAS, in Blantyre, Malawi.
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Aug 17, 2026
Audience voting: Ö1 Talente grant 2026
Together with the Austrian art universities, Ö1 is again looking for talented young artists in 2026. You can vote until August 21!
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Aug 10, 2026
Closing Time of the Paintings Gallery
Due to exhibition set-up, the Paintings Gallery will be closed from 1 to 30 September.
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Jul 27, 2026
INTK: Insights into an unopened, historical CARE package made possible
One of the last remaining original, sealed CARE Packages® from post-war Austria recently caught the attention of CARE Austria and the Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts (INTK). The package is a historical artifact, and opening it would destroy its authenticity and history. Experts from INTK were nevertheless able to take a look inside.
