Come and visit us at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.
Are you thinking about studying fine arts, design, architecture, restoration, or art theory? Would you like to learn more about the admission process, how an art academy works, and the various study opportunities? Do you need advice on preparing your portfolio or developing your artistic practice? We invite you to our Open Day, which will take place across all three of our buildings.
Come and see the teaching in action, talk with our students, or consult your work with our faculty members. In addition to guided tours of the school with stops in individual studios, you can also attend separate presentations dedicated to specific study programs, where you will learn much more about their curriculum, assignments, and student projects.
Where can you find us?
Hviezdoslavovo Square 18:
Painting, Architectural Creation, Medium Gallery
Drotárska cesta 44:
Design, Glass, Ceramics, Jewelry, Restoration, Intermedia, Sculpture, Textile Art, Printmaking, Visual Communication, Photography, Digital Arts, Drawing
Koceľova 23:
Painting
The full program will be published soon!
Program:
9:00 – 16:00
GUIDED TOURS OF THE SCHOOL
9:30 – Drotárska cesta 44
9:30 – Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18
14:30 – A guided tour of the school in Ukrainian language. Meeting point: reception of Drotárska 44 building
PRESENTATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS
Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18:
10:30 – 11:00 Architectural Design (room: 202, 2023)
10.30 – 11.00 Painting (miestnosť: 231)
11:00 – 11:30 Theory and History of Art (room: 303 – right after the elevator)
Drotárska cesta 44
11:45 – 12:15 Textile Design (room: 142)
12:00 – 12:30 Sculpture, Object, Installation (room: 370)
12:15 – 12:45 Photography and New Media (room: 327)
12:30 – 13:00 Digital Arts (room: 111)
12:45 – 13:15 Restoration (room: 266)
13:00 – 13:30 Intermedia (room: 260)
13:15 – 13:45 Visual Communication (room: 214)
13:30 – 14:00 Printmaking and Other Media (room: 244)
13:45 – 14:15 Design (room: 300)
14:00 – 14:30 Applied Arts (room: 165)
PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENTS
Architectural Design
mini Boot Camp
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
AFAD, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, Room: H202
The Department of Architectural Design at AFAD is organizing a one-hour mini Boot Camp workshop intended for those interested in studying architecture. The creative task of designing a house will introduce participants to the nature and challenges of the entrance exam assignments. We look forward to your participation.
Painting
AFAD, Koceľova 23
Preparatory Studio – 1st Year
Portfolio consultations for applicants
Opportunity to experience the live teaching process in the studio and view student works
Non-Studio – Painting Technology – Workshops
Presentation of technological processes
Historical painting techniques
Showcase of student works
Studio of Painting
Portfolio consultations for applicants
Exhibition of bachelor’s and master’s student works with guided tours throughout the day
VŠVU, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18
Studio 3EAM
after 11.00 – Portfolio consultations for applicants
Room 231
Studio Delta
after 11.00 – Portfolio consultations for applicants
Room 217
Sculpture, Object, Installation
Drotárska cesta 44
Studios D370
10:30 – 11:30 and 13:30 – 14:30 Guided tours of sculpture studios and workshops
Portfolio consultations
Presentation of works by students and alumni
Conversations with teachers, students, and doctoral candidates
Refreshments
Textile Design
Open studios
AFAD, Drotárska cesta 44
Visitors and applicants are welcome to see handloom weaving, digital weaving, digital embroidery, and tufting workshops.
Department of Intermedia
Studio of Spatial Communications +
9:00 – 17:00
Drotárska cesta, Room 262
Portfolio consultations led by artists Anton Čierny and Jaroslav Kyša
Studio vvv
9:00 – 17:00
Drotárska cesta, Rooms 162 and 163
Portfolio consultations led by artist Martin Piaček and art theorist and curator Lucia Gavulová
Presentations of student works
Introduction to the studio’s approach and activities
Studio of Intermedia
9:00 – 17:00
Drotárska cesta, Room 260
Portfolio consultations led by artist Jana Kapelová and art theorist and curator Eliška Mazalanová
Cooking of an art menu and cake tasting by Ema Šútovcová
Presentation of the studio’s work and student videos created within the studio
Performance Laboratory
12:45 – 14:30
Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Room 135
Portfolio consultations led by artist Maja Štefančíková
Excerpts from student performance works:
- 9:45
Michaela Prablesková: Give Me Your Phone And I Will Tell You Who You Are
The performance takes place in a fortune-telling booth where, instead of cards or a crystal ball, the visitor’s unlocked phone becomes the tool of divination. From its data emerges a darkly humorous prediction of the future, confronting the viewer with an absurd choice: buy a protective object or risk the disclosure of a compromising photograph. - 10:00
Julia Pabst: Just Dance
This performance draws on the principles of dance video games and AI-generated choreography to pop music. What begins as playful entertainment gradually turns into a demanding algorithmic dictate — the movements become increasingly complex, nonsensical, and difficult to reproduce. The work explores the limits of the human body within a system that knows neither fatigue nor error. - 10:15
Tomáš Brichta: Questions and Answers (working title)
The performance examines the relationship between human and algorithm through the repeated, risky act of tossing a stone above the performer’s face, creating tension between the desire to maintain control and the constant threat of the stone falling onto the performer’s face.
Screening of the film:
- Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Intermedia LAB
Drotárska cesta, Room 219
Courses taught by artists František Király and Peter Barényi
10:00 – 11:00 – Presentation of the course SOUND with Fero Király
11:00 – 17:00 – Presentation of the course Music Video with Peter Barényi