Events

The Center for Doctoral Studies welcomes new and continuing doctoral students to an open door event in the winter semester 2025/26.

Smart Map of Jewish History is a research project led by Herbert Peter, Institute for Education in the Arts. This evening, Christoph Lind (Injoest), Herbert Peter, and Juraj Sedivy (Comenius University Bratislava) will present the two project sections, Vienna and Lower Austria, provide insights into the project's fundamental ideas, and showcase initial digital implementations – including interactive 3D models.

Project presentation

At InDi(e) Day, we address the topics of inclusion, diversity, and education, put light on current discourses and perspectives through lectures, discussions, and artistic interventions, and make content, potential, and issues visible and tangible.

Event

Screening des Films Wenn du Angst hast, nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst (Marie Luise Lehner, 2025) und anschließendes Gespräch Gespräch mit Regisseurin  und der Darstellerin Mariya Menner. Organisiert wird die Veranstaltung vom Student Welcome Center (Christina Fasching) und der Universitätsbibliothek (Patrizia Wiesner-Ledermann) der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien im Rahmen des InDi(e)-Days.

Filmvorführung und Gespräch

The Coordination Office for Women's Advancement | Gender Studies | Diversity as Part of the Genderplattform invites to a lecture by Dr. Bontu Guschke titeld Who Gets to Feel Safe? Who Gets to Speak Up? Understanding and Addressing the Intersections of Sexism and Racism in Higher Education.

Lecture

“Meet the editors” is the second event of the new series the Publishing Lab! 
The series revolves around the topic of publishing and is intended to make the Academy's diverse expertise and knowledge of this topic more visible and accessible - and to offer a forum in which publishers and everybody that’s interested can exchange ideas.

Lecture

With honoris causa, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna launched a series of events in 2023 to face up to historical responsibility as an educational institution.

Conference

Jonida Laçi and Luīze Nežberte in conversation with Anna Marckwald and Hannah Marynissen, Co-Curators Kunsthalle Wien Preis 2025.

Artist talk

How do I submit my dissertation or PhD thesis? What exactly does revocation application mean in AkademieOnline? How does this relate to the planned publication of my dissertation thesis? Why can a plagiarism check before submission be advisable? How and when can I register for my defense or rigorosum?

Informative meeting

Official Opening of Rundgang 2026 with Johan F. Hartle (Rector), Ingeborg Erhart (Vice-Rector for Art and Teaching), and Werner Skvara (Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and Sustainability).

Opening

The annual online auction of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, in cooperation with Dorotheum Vienna, takes place again in 2026. The artistic works can be viewed from Wednesday, 21.1. to Friday, 23.1.2025 at the Prospekthof of the Atelierhaus of the Academy.

Charity Auction

Exhibition

Jonida Laçi (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) and Luīze Nežberte (University of Applied Arts Vienna) will hold a joint exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz in November 2025.

Exhibition

During Rundgang (Open Days), institutes will open their atelier doors and studios, and performances, discussions and educational programs are offered. The annual Academy Auction will also take place as part of the tour, for which world-famous and even lesser-known artists will make works available for auction.

Open Studios | Performances | Talks | Guided tours Organisational Units Academy

In this online session will address questions regarding the admission to the Doctor of Philosophy program at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna — including requirements, potential challenges, and prerequisites.

Informative meeting

The Center for Doctoral Studies welcomes all doctoral and PhD students to an open door event in the summer semester 2026.

The Center for Doctoral Studies invites all doctoral candidates of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna interested in applying for the OeAW DOC grant to participate in this session, which will address requirements, preparation, proposal writing, and more.

Coffee Table Talk

We are pleased to invite you to the Graduate Conference 2026 of the Center for Doctoral Studies. On April 29, doctoral and PhD candidates in their final phase will present results of their dissertation projects.

Conference