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We invite you to ODD 2024 at the AFAD

Invitations Architecture Digital Arts Design Photography and New Media Printmaking and Other Media Intermedia Painting Conservation and Restoration Sculpture, Object, Installation Textiles Theory and History of Art Applied Arts Visual Communication

Are you thinking about studying fine arts, design, architecture, restoration or art theory? Would you like to learn more about admission process, but also about the functioning of a art academy and study options? We invite you to the OPEN DOOR DAYS of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, which will take place on Wednesday, October 23 and Thursday, October 24.

*if Id rather learn how to apply

 

Come and see the teaching live, talk to our students, or consult your work with teachers. In addition to guided tours of the school with stops at individual studios, if you are interested in a specific study program, you can also attend separate presentations where you will learn much more about their studies, assignments and student projects.

This year we have prepared an extra day for you! Although we are an art academy, you can also study the theoretical program History and practice of contemporary art at the master's degree, which we would like to present to you. On Wednesday, October 23, we will also focus on the presentation of the teaching of theoretical subjects, which you will be able to visit live, as well as on our doctoral studies. Our doctoral students of various specializations and fields will show you what kind of research and projects they are focusing on.

 

This year, the Day of Open Doors (DOD) will take place over two days, each featuring a different program and content:

WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2024

THURSDAY, October 24, 2024

 

WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2024, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18

  • Opportunity to attend theoretical lectures and seminars:
  • Theory and History of Art
  • Doctoral Studies

➡️ DOD: DETAILED PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY

 

THURSDAY, October 24, 2024, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18

  • Painting, Architecture
  • 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. – guided tour of the building with stops in individual studios
  • 10:30 a.m. – Presentation of Painting and Architecture

Drotárska cesta 44

  • Design, Glass, Ceramics, Metal and Jewelry, Restoration, Intermedia, Sculpture, Textiles, Printmaking, Visual communication, Photography, Digital arts, Drawing
  • 9:30 a.m. – guided tour of the building with stops in individual studios
  • 11:45 – 14:30 – Presentations of individual study programs according to the schedule

Koceľova 23

  • Painting

➡️   DOD: DETAILED PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY

 

In addition to guided tours, the following are waiting for you as part of DOD 2024:

  • Individual consultation of portfolios with pedagogues and students of the AFAD
  • Presentations of studios
  • Exhibitions of student works
  • Special program prepared by individual studios

 

DETAILED PROGRAM OF THE OPEN DAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024

Focused on presenting the master's program in the History and Practice of Contemporary Art and doctoral research at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU). You will have the opportunity to attend theoretical lectures and seminars, learn about the study at the Department of Theory and History of Art.

 

Possibility to attend theoretical lectures and seminars:

9:00 – 10:30, 10:30 – 12:00

  • Interpretive frameworks of contemporary design I.
  • Room no. 135
  • A lecture followed by a seminar intended for students of the master's degree with a focus on Design. In this semester, the subject focuses on the methods of interpretation of the history of design, their nodal points and dominant problems. Students will acquire the ability to orient themselves in the historical context of the formation and development of design, the disposition of critical reflection of significant activities in the history of design.

9:00 – 10:30

  • Problems of visual media (sculpture - intermedia) I.
  • Room no. 103
  • The course focuses on various approaches and themes in contemporary art of sculpture and installation, as well as in the field of new and digital media. Due to the concept of the subject (led by a pair of pedagogues) and its focus for students of intermedia and the department of sculpture and installation, the curriculum is composed on the basic topics of mediality, as well as issues of time, space, projection and other forms of presentation of a work of art. The topics are related to discussions and presentational student works (papers, seminar papers), the reading and analysis of which, as well as the discussion of creative material, is an important part of the subject.

10:30 – 12:00

  • Image analysis (sculpture – intermedia) I.
  • Room no. 103
  • Students acquire deeper and more systematic knowledge in the chosen field of study (sculpture and intermedia), improve their critical thinking, text interpretation, use of argumentation, asking questions and group discussion.

10:30 – 12:00

  • Image analysis (painting – printmaking) I.
  • Room no. 012
  • Students acquire deeper and more systematic knowledge in the chosen field of study (painting and printmaking). It improves in critical thinking, analysis and interpretation of both the image itself - in dialogue with the medium of painting and graphics, and in the wider context of the history of the 20th and 21st centuries. The content of the subject consists in deepening the skills of own opinions and attitudes in face-to-face and discussion form.

13:00 – 14:30, 14:30 – 16:00

  • Interpretive frameworks of contemporary art III.
  • Room no. 135
  • The aim of the course is to prepare students in the master's degree to successfully pass the final state exam in the theory and history of contemporary art. The goal is to provide students with orientation in the interpretative frameworks of contemporary art, as well as familiarization with exhibition formats, theories and criticism of contemporary art. Acquired skills such as interpretation, critical reflection, argumentation and polemic based on relevant texts are applied in the interpretation of contemporary art within valid discourses.

Presentation of the master's (Mgr.) and doctoral (PhD) studies at the Department of Theory and History of Art.

12:00 – 12:30

  • Room no. 135
  • Vice-rector Norbert Lacko
  • Despite the fact that we are an art academy, it is also possible to study at the Department of Theory and History of Art at the master's and doctoral level. Our two-year master's program History and Praxis of the Contemporary Art in a full-time form of study responds to the dynamic transformations and new global challenges facing contemporary art in the 21st century. The program is intended for humanities students who wish to deepen their theoretical and practical skills in broad-spectrum work with contemporary art. The advantage is the presence and the possibility to participate in studio teaching according to one's own interest and focus, directly with the students of art fields.

 

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DETAILED PROGRAM OF THE OPEN DAY ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024.

Venue: Drotárska cesta 44., Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, Koceľova 23.

Guided tours, a presentation block from the departments, and accompanying programs.

Tour of the VŠVU (AFAD) building at Hviezdoslavovo nám. on October 24.

9:30 and 14:00

  • with stops at individual studios.

Tour of the VŠVU building at Drotárska cesta 44 on October 24.

9:30

  • with stops at individual studios.

Presentation block on study programs/departments on October 24, 2024.

Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18:

10:30 – 11:00

  • Architecture
  • room: H403

10:30 – 11:00

  • Painting
  • room: H231

*** 45 minutes allocated for travel between buildings ***

Drotárska cesta 44:

11:45 – 12:15

  • Textiles
  • room: D142

12:00 – 12:30

  • Design
  • room: D300

12:15 – 12:45

  • Printmaking and Other Media
  • room: D245

12:30 – 13:00

  • Digital Arts
  • room: D111

12:45 – 13:15

  • Conservation and Restoration
  • room: D235

13:00 – 13:30

  • Visual Communication
  • room: D215

13:15 – 13:45

  • Photography and New Media
  • room: D327

13:30 – 14:00

  • Sculpture, Object, Installation
  • room: D370

13:45 – 14:15

  • Applied Art
  • room: D165

14:00 – 14:30

  • Intermedia
  • room: D164

Accompanying program for the Open Day on October 24, 2024.

Department of  Architecture

  • From 9:00 AM, there will be consultations in the studios with students, during which the teaching staff will also be available for interviews/consultations with visitors attending the Open Day.

  • From 1:00 PM (approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) in room 202, there will be

    • a brief presentation about the entrance exams and

    • WORKSHOP for interested participants. The workshop will include a shortened assignment with the opportunity for consultations, and it will be led by Kristína G. Rypáková and Júlia Kolláthová, as well as others if needed.

    • More detailed information about the workshop will also be provided during the department presentation at 10:30 AM.

Laboratory of Performance

  • Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, room: H135
  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The morning program will be devoted to student projects focused on performative work with the hollow fiber material. The practical part will be led by student Michal Zoller, who will demonstrate how to work with this material and what creative possibilities it offers within the performance.
  • 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. In the afternoon there will be a commented screening of the documentary film Paris Is Burning from 1990, directed by Jennie Livingston. The film deals with the New York ballroom scene of the 80s and the themes of identity, culture and social norms.

Painting at Koceľova 23

  • 11.45 presentation: Preparatory Studio of Painting / Erik Šille

  • 12.00 presentation: Studio of Painting / Klaudia Kosziba. Dominik Hlinka; Neateliér / František Demeter

Typolab (Visual communication)

  • Handwritten Unique Strokes - HUS

    A unique typography WORKSHOP in your town!

    We have prepared for you two hours of smacking letters. You will learn the brief basics of writing based on the chirographic principle. We will use different tools such as brushes and markers of different sizes and tips. So you don't have to wear anything. Capacity is limited! (in the words of ten people)

    You can apply via the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch2NTSxQq3-hiHy-E5hlkZSQJlkmi5M6tf05dDlEO23eDKFQ/viewform

    See you on 24.10. at 10:00 a.m. in studio 240 at VŠVU.

    We look forward to seeing you!

 

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If You intend to apply...

We would like to inform those interested in studying at our school that the electronic application for bachelor's studies must be completed by November 20, 2024. You will then print the application, sign it, and send it by post along with the prescribed attachments no later than November 21, 2024.

 

Digital version of portfolio together with attachments according to the requirements of individual programs after submitting the electronic application and attachments subsequently in the period from 12/5/2024 from 12:00 p.m. – 12/12/2024 until 1:00 p.m. you insert via the website: https://ulozisko.vsvu.sk/ ; access data and instructions will be sent to the email addresses listed in the application no later than 12.00 on 5 December 2024.

More information about applications and admission process can be found here.

If you are interested in individual consultations with the teaching staff of a specific department, you can find all the necessary information on our website here.

 

 

NAVIGATION MAP OF DROTARSKA BUILDING

  • When navigating the building, please use the NEW NAVIGATION on the orange or green signs and boards.
  • In the map below, room numbers in the new navigation system are shown in black (while the old system's room numbers, which still remain in some locations, are displayed in white).
  • For all event locations at Drotárska, we ALWAYS USED THE NEW NAVIGATION (room numbers in the map displayed in black).
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