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    Threads, Loose Ends, Another Sculpture Is Possible

    How contemporary sculpture is made, discussed, and interpreted—and how its complex material, spatial, situational, and thematic relationships are understood—are just starting points for the wide-ranging conversations that unfold within each studio at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. 

    Symposium

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    Sculpture Studios/ EG 23

    Fine Arts

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    #ErasmusDays at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

    Every year in October, the #ErasmusDays take place across Europe. Numerous institutions present the Erasmus+ programme to a wide audience. 
    This year as well, on October 15 and 16, the International Office warmly invites students and staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna to take part in the Erasmus+ Days events:

    Erasmus

    Various locations

    Student Service

  • Sunday tour

    Overview tour through the exhibition Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

    a few paintings on red and grey walls in an exhibition room

  • Uncharted desires – asexuality’s many faces with orchi lohani, Tasfia and e

    A collaborative event on the topic of asexuality. Organized and funded by the Gender Research Department of the University of Vienna and financially supported by the Working Group on Equal Opportunities of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Part of GENDER TALKS 2025.

    Lecture

    C3
    Alois Wagner-Saal,
    Sensengasse 3
    1090 Vienna

    Academy

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    Orientation Days for First Year Students September | October 2025

    The Orientation Days for first year students offer the opportunity to get to know all the services of the Academy for students, get all your questions answered and get to know students from other study programs!

    Orientation Days

    Student Service

    Group of new students at an information session

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    Margins of the Visible

    AVU Gallery warmly invites you to the exhibition Margins of the Visible, with artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

    Exhibtion

    AVU Gallery
    Veletržní 61-63
    Prague 7
    Czech Republic

    Poster of the exhibition with the titel

  • Sunday tour

    Overview tour through the exhibition Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery

    a few paintings on red and grey walls in an exhibition room

  • Gender-based Violence in Academia. A lecture by Dr. Anke Lipinsky

    The Coordination Office for Women's Advancement | Gender Studies | Diversity invites you to a lecture by  Dr. Anke Lipinsky on the topic of gender-based violence in academic institutions—findings from the EU project UniSAFE—Gender-based violence and institutional responses.

    Lecture

    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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    Research Day 2025 of the Academy

    The Research Day 2025 of the Academy presents the range of current research activities at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, gives insights into specific projects and their results, and encourages collegial discussions. The Research Day focuses on presentations of research projects in advanced stages.

    Conference

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    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Academy

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    Open Door Event Winter Semester 2025/26

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

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    Schillerplatz/ 201

    Academy

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    Bourdieu Lectures: Gender – Domination – Visuality

    The first edition of the Bourdieu Lectures will take place on 19–20 November 2025 at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld, under the title Gender – Domination – Visuality. This conference is a joint initiative by the University of Bielefeld,  Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen), University of Education Freiburg and Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, in close cooperation with the Fondation Bourdieu.

    Conference

    Kunsthalle Bielefeld
    Artur-Ladebeck-Straße 5
    33602 Bielefeld
    Germany

    Art Theory and Cultural Studies

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    SAVE THE DATE: Copy Right

    The workshop deals with questions relating to copyright in dissertations and provides information, tips and background knowledge on how copyright must be taken into account when writing a dissertation.

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna, DG 18 (meeting room)

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    Final steps: Submission of your PhD thesis and thesis defense / Rigorosum

    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

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    Online via Zoom

    Academy

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    Exposé Writing in English

    The exposé represents the foundation and starting point for the doctoral thesis and is a crucial first step in the overall writing process. This one-day workshop is designed for doctoral candidates across all disciplines (Dr.phil., PhD in Practice, Dr.techn., Dr.rer.nat.) and offers hands-on guidance for writing exposés in English.

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    Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna, room DG 18

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    Academy Auction

    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

    Academy

    large room with artworks on white walls

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    Open Days 2026

    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

    all Academy locations

    Academy

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    Shifting Grounds

    Works by the Design Studio Platform Geography Landscape Cities at the Institute for Art and Architecture, in Summersemester 2025. The exhibition is part of the interim use program mittendrin.wien.

    Public exhibition

    Six construction fence banners at the Favoriten roundabout

    Art and Architecture

    Verkehrsknoten, schaufelnde Person im Vorgrund auf einer Wiese.

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    Invisible Waters and Hidden Path

    A project of the Studio for Art and Time | Photography, supported by and in cooperation with KÖR - Art in Public Space Vienna.

    Project

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna

    Fine Arts

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    Considering the Collection & The Day You Were Thinking About the Sibyl While You Were Picking Autumn Leaves An Insert by Ana Torfs

    The format Considering the Collection & An Insert by … features highlights from the collection of the Paintings Gallery as well as installations and groups of works conceived as inserts by contemporary artists and incorporated into the temporary arrangement from the permanent collection. The insert by Belgian artist Ana Torfs is the third presentation in this series.

    Exhibition

    Schillerplatz

    Paintings Gallery