Salzburg
International
Summer Academy
of Fine Arts

founded in 1953 by Oskar Kokoschka

Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts

Intensive workshops on current issues of art production with outstanding artists from all over the world lasting two to three weeks - that's what you can expect.

Best of Summer Academy 2024

240730_KU_Tilson_Festung-MT-38 Kopie - Course Hannah Tilson Course by Hannah Tilson, Photo: Mira Turba
240730_KU_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-27 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Course by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Photo: Mira Turba
240726_KU_Protick_Festung_HK-13 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Course by Sarker Protick, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240726_KU_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK-45 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Course by Ulrike Müller and Evie K. Horton, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Amir_Festung_HK_06 Kopie - Course Fahim Amir Open Studios, Course by Fahim Amir, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Amir_Festung_HK_37 Kopie - Course Fahim Amir Open Studios, Course by Fahim Amir, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240726_KU_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK-53 - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Course by Ulrike Müller and Evie K. Horton, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240730_KU_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-34 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Course by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Photo: Mira Turba
240802_OP_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK_23 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Open Studios, Course by Ulrike Müller and Evie K. Horton, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK_63 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Open Studios, Course by Ulrike Müller and Evie K. Horton, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Protick_Festung_HK_09 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Open Studios, Course by Sarker Protick, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Protick_Festung_HK_31 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Open Studios, Course by Sarker Protick, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_TT_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-21 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Open Studios, Performance, Course by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Photo: Mira Turba
240802_TT_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-39 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Open Studios, Performance, Course by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Photo: Mira Turba
240802_TT_Tilson_Festung-MT-9 Kopie - Course Hannah Tilson Open Studios, Course by Hannah Tilson, Photo: Mira Turba
240807_P_Cnaani-Residenzplatz-MT-2 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Performance, Course by Ofri Cnaani, Photo: Mira Turba
240807_P_Cnaani-Residenzplatz-MT-52 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Performance, Course by Ofri Cnaani, Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Cnaani-Festung-MT-4 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Course by Ofri Cnaani, Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Cnaani-Festung-MT-8 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Course by Ofri Cnaani, Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Rothstein-Festung-MT-35 Kopie - Course Karla M. Rothstein Course by Karla M. Rothstein, Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Meyers-Festung-MT-5 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Course by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Meyers-Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Course by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Cnaani-Festung-MT-23 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Open Studio, Course by Ofri Cnaani, Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Bergmann+Reifler-Festung-MT-2 Kopie - Course Phila Bergmann / Thea Reifler Open Studio, Course by Phila Bergmann / Thea Reifler, Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Petignat-Festung-MT-19 Kopie - Course Pascal Petignat Course by Pascal Petignat, Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Petignat-Festung-MT-11 Kopie - Course Pascal Petignat Course by Pascal Petignat, Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Meyers-Festung-MT-5 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Open Studio, Performance, Course by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Meyers-Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Open Studio, Performance, Course by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Santiago-Festung-MT-7 Kopie - Course Curtis Talwst Santiago Open Studio, Course by Curtis Talwst Santiago, Photo: Mira Turba
240820_KU_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_27 Kopie - Course Neha Choksi Course by Neha Choksi, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240820_KU_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_94 Kopie - Course Neha Choksi Course by Neha Choksi, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240824_OP_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_60 Kopie - Open Studio, Performance Course by Neha Choksi, Photo: Helena Kalleitner Open Studio, Performance Course by Neha Choksi, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240827_KU_Bustos_Festung-MT-10 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Course by Adriana Bustos, Photo: Mira Turba
240827_KU_Bustos_Festung-MT-17 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Course by Adriana Bustos, Photo: Mira Turba
240828_KU_Radziszewski_Festung_HK_81 Kopie - Course Karol Radziszewski Course by Karol Radziszewski, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Radziszewski_Festung_HK_11 Kopie - Open Studio, Course by Karol Radziszewski Open Studio, Course by Karol Radziszewski, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_09 Kopie - Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_57 Kopie - Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_82 Kopie - Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_104 Kopie - Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner Open Studio, Performance by the course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_139 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Open Studio, Course by Mette Sterre, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_TT_Bustos_Festung-MT-11 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Open Studio, Course by Adriana Bustos, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Bustos_Festung-MT-26 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Open Studio, Course by Adriana Bustos, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Gufler_Festung-MT-16 Kopie - Course Philipp Gufler Open Studio, Course by Philipp Gufler, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Hofman+Zuabi_Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi Open Studio, Course by Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Hofman+Zuabi_Festung-MT-42 Kopie - Course Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi Open Studio, Course by Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Novak_Festung-MT-4 Kopie - Performance by the class of Ania Nowak Performance by the class of Ania Nowak, Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Novak_Festung-MT-24 Kopie - Performance by the class of Ania Nowak Performance by the class of Ania Nowak, Photo: Mira Turba

Best of Events 2024

240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_52 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_60 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_84 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_77 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_110 - Lynn Maya, Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Lynn Maya, Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_131 - Pope Sangreta, Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Pope Sangreta, Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
©HelenaKalleitner_Philipp-Gufler_07 - Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024 Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
©HelenaKalleitner_Philipp-Gufler_18 - Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024 Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
©HelenaKalleitner_Philipp-Gufler_28 Done - Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024 Philipp Gufler, Confessing Weakness, exhibition view, Kunst im Traklhaus, 2024, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
3E6A3770 - School of Listening: (Im)possible Conversations, exhibition view, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 School of Listening: (Im)possible Conversations, exhibition view, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3772 - School of Listening: (Im)possible Conversations, exhibition view, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 School of Listening: (Im)possible Conversations, exhibition view, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_01 - School of Listening Differently, exhibition view, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 School of Listening Differently, exhibition view, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_03 - School of Listening Differently, exhibition view, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 School of Listening Differently, exhibition view, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Helena Kalleitner
3E6A3610 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024 Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3636 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024 Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3703 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024 Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3809 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3848 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Günter Freund
2407030_VE_RadioPerformance_ZwergelgartenPavilion_CreditsGaiaTovaglia-016 - Performance "Radio-Choreography: Living Traces" by Netta Weiser, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Performance "Radio-Choreography: Living Traces" by Netta Weiser, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
2407030_VE_RadioPerformance_ZwergelgartenPavilion_CreditsGaiaTovaglia-080 - Performance "Radio-Choreography: Living Traces" by Netta Weiser, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Performance "Radio-Choreography: Living Traces" by Netta Weiser, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
240814_P_Meyers_ZP_AO_6 - Performance "Duet" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Kurgarten, 2024 Performance "Duet" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Kurgarten, 2024, Photo: Azalea Ortega
240806_P_Meyers-ZP-MT-6 - Performance "Serious Immobilities" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Performance "Serious Immobilities" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Mira Turba
240806_P_Meyers-ZP-MT-15 - Performance "Serious Immobilities" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Performance "Serious Immobilities" by Ari Benjamin Meyers, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, Photo: Mira Turba
240808_VE_PerformanceOfriCnaani_MdMRupertinum_GaiaTovaglia-023 - Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
240808_VE_PerformanceOfriCnaani_MdMRupertinum_GaiaTovaglia-050 - Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
240808_VE_PerformanceOfriCnaani_MdMRupertinum_GaiaTovaglia-076 - Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
240808_VE_PerformanceOfriCnaani_MdMRupertinum_GaiaTovaglia-091 - Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024 Performance "Listen to it like you haven’t been born yet, tell it as if you are still in the surrogate womb" by Ofri Cnaani, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2024, Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
Brandon LaBelle - Lecture performance "Sounding a Livable Life" by Brandon LaBelle, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Lecture performance "Sounding a Livable Life" by Brandon LaBelle, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024, photo: Simone Rudolph

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The association was founded in 2001 with the aim of keeping the Summer Academy alive as an international venue for artistic participation and cultural encounters in Salzburg. Every year, the Society of Friends awards scholarships for participation in the diverse course programme. Most recently, a jury of experts selected 45 students from 300 participants. The Summer Academy's scholarship programme is unique in this way and allows the Summer Academy to continue its almost 70-year tradition at a high international level.

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