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Author: Editorial team

The site of Kurzbauergasse is located very close to the Prater in the second district. The visiting professor for "Gender and Space" Romana Hagyo explains which departments and workshops can be found in this location. The building dates back to the early …

Consultation

Current Dates

Author: Christina Fasching (Red)

Open Days 2025 "Akademie-Rundgang" From Thursday, 16th January to Sunday, 19th January 2025, the annual open days event "Akademie-Rundgang" takes place at all locations of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Institutes and departments open their studio doors …

Educational Pathways

Why I Teach at the Academy

Author: Ruby Sircar (UGC)

I studied art education in Germany. So, I almost became a high school teacher. But while I was studying, I realized that I didn’t have enough patience to be a good teacher. At the end of my studies, a friend asked me if I wanted to do a doctorate with …

Educational Pathways

A Good Combination of Art and Languages

Author: Christina Fasching (Red)

On my educational path from the very beginning, dedicated teachers played a decisive role – teachers who did creative projects with us in the classroom, organized excursions to exhibitions, and language trips to England, France or Italy. I passed my first …

Educational Pathways

An Attempt at “Internationalization” and Migration at the Art Uni

Author: Petja Dimitrova (UGC)

When I was young, going out into the wide world, across borders, was seen as an act of resistance against the political system in which I lived. I grew up in real-socialist Bulgaria. I learned to draw and paint in courses there and wanted to study art. …

All about Studying

A Typical Week of Bachelor Students at the Institute of Art and Architecture

Author: Sophia Rettl (UGC)

The podcast is in English because we get teached a lot in English. You can listen to the complete podcast or individual episodes. Full episode: … Audio … Architektur … Institut für Kunst und Architektur … Studienalltag … Studienrichtungen … Podcast … A …

Ausstellungswand mit Zeichnungen und Modellen

Application

The Application Process at the IKA - a Teacher Explains How it Works

Author: Sophia Rettl (UGC)

In this podcast, Luciano Parodi talks about the application process for the Bachelor's degree program at the Institute of Art and Architecture (IKA). First of all it is important to note that everyone is welcome. The admissions process requires an …

All about Studying

Location Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse

Author: Editorial team

The Institute for Artistic Teaching is located in Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse. The building was erected in the 19th century. Today it contains workshops, studios and offices of the academy. The secretariat of the Institute for Artistic Teaching is located on …

All about Studying

Location Augasse

Author: Editorial team

The Institute of Conservation and Restoration and the Institute of Science and Technology in the Arts are located in Augasse. The building complex was built between 1978 and 1995 above the tracks of the Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof station as the University …

Educational Pathways

How I Discovered My Interest in Art Education at the Academy

Author: Prima Mathawabhan (UGC)

I was on an exchange program at a high school in Vienna. The art teacher there had studied painting at the Academy. She told me I should try to apply there. After the exchange program, I went back to Bangkok, graduated from high school, and came back to …