Deadline:
May 31, 2024
Program Starts: July 22, 2024
Program Ends: August 31, 2024
Location(s)
Austria
Salzburg
Overview
Intensive workshops of between one and four weeks, dealing with topical questions of art production and directed by outstanding artists from all over the world – this is what awaits you at the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts.
Founded in 1953 by Oskar Kokoschka as the "School of Seeing", in Hohensalzburg Fortress, it is the oldest of its kind in Europe. Every year, some 300 participants from more than 50 countries attend some 20 courses offered in two fixed locations: Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Untersberg quarry in Fürstenbrunn, as well as in further temporary spaces in the town of Salzburg.
Well-known artists, curators and critics from all over the world offer courses focusing on topical questions of art production, as well as curatorial practice and writing about art.
Details
Special features of the participants' stay in Salzburg are the fantastic atmosphere in the locations, the outstanding quality of the teachers and the first-rate programme of events, which includes artist talks, lectures and discussions on the history and theory of art, exhibitions, city walks, etc. For many people, the Summer Academy provides a unique opportunity to devote themselves exclusively to reflecting on and to producing art. Participants reassess their own roles as artists/curators/writers and the social function of their art production, also exploring possibilities for opening up new ways of bringing their work to public notice. This helps to form new networks, which often last a lifetime, and which are of immeasurable importance in the art world of today.
The Summer Academy is open to anyone interested. Some two-thirds of participants are professionals (artists and art students). All applicants submit to a process in which the teachers of the courses chosen decide on acceptance; however, the proportion of applications rejected is extremely small.
Course programme
After discussion with the team, teaching artists and students, the Director assumes sole responsibility for the programme. The principal criteria for the course programme are internationality, diversity, quality and contemporaneity. At the moment, the six-week Academy comprises some 20 courses of between one and four weeks, in two fixed locations: Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Untersberg quarry in Fürstenbrunn as well as in further temporary spaces. The teaching artists choose their own themes and methods, and the courses are characterised by the intensive daily study of production, reflection and presentation of art, carried out under continuous contact with teachers, assistants and fellow-students. Participants focus on their own role as artists in a constantly changing art world, and on establishing international networks. Where required, learning artistic techniques is an integral part of the courses, in which group and interdisciplinary work is just as important as individual production and development. There is one teacher for a maximum of 8 participants, and a group consists of between 12 and 25 participants.
Aims
The aim of the course programme is for the students to develop their own artistic, curatorial or writing production, as well as their knowledge of topical discussions and the art world in general. Forming new networks is part of this process. The aim of the programme of events, which is open free of charge to anyone interested, is to offer a high-quality range of discussions in Salzburg, devoted to topical questions of art, culture and the art world and of controversial developments. The overall aim of the Summer Academy is to strengthen the international perception of Salzburg as an important location for contemporary art.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
- The Salzburg Summer Academy is open to anyone interested. Prospective participants submit to an application process in which the teaching artists select their students.
- The number of rejections is very small, however, despite a proportion of some two-thirds professionals (artists and art students).
Dates
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Program starts:
July 22, 2024
Program ends:
August 31, 2024
Program Starts: July 22, 2024
Program Ends: August 31, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Participation fee
The fees consist of the enrolment charge of € 200.– (non-refundable) and a course fee which varies according to the length of the course (€ 220.– per week/reduced fee € 140.–). Students are entitled to the reduced fee on production of a valid confirmation of enrolment at an educational institution for the 2023 summer term as well as SN-Card-holders and members of the Society of Friends of the Summer Academy.
Costs for material used in the courses are not included in the participation fee, and will be charged separately at the beginning of the course.
Students attending two consecutive courses pay the enrolment fee only once; the course fee is calculated according to the total number of weeks.
Course duration:
3-week course:
- € 860.– (normal fee)
- € 620.– (reduced fee)
2-week course:
- € 640.– (normal fee)
- € 480.– (reduced fee)
1-week course:
- € 420.– (normal fee)
- € 340.– (reduced fee)
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