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 Photo: Mira Turba
240730_KU_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-27 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Photo: Mira Turba
240726_KU_Protick_Festung_HK-13 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240726_KU_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK-45 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Amir_Festung_HK_06 Kopie - Course Fahim Amir Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Amir_Festung_HK_37 Kopie - Course Fahim Amir Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240726_KU_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK-53 - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240730_KU_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-34 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Photo: Mira Turba
240802_OP_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK_23 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Müller-Horton_Festung_HK_63 Kopie - Course Ulrike Müller / Evie K. Horton Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Protick_Festung_HK_09 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_OP_Protick_Festung_HK_31 Kopie - Course Sarker Protick Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240802_TT_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-21 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Photo: Mira Turba
240802_TT_Marin+Saraya+Weiner_Festung-MT-39 Kopie - Course Stav Marin, Samira Saraya, Neta Weiner Photo: Mira Turba
240802_TT_Tilson_Festung-MT-9 Kopie - Course Hannah Tilson Photo: Mira Turba
240807_P_Cnaani-Residenzplatz-MT-2 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Photo: Mira Turba
240807_P_Cnaani-Residenzplatz-MT-52 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Cnaani-Festung-MT-4 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Cnaani-Festung-MT-8 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Photo: Mira Turba
240809_KU_Rothstein-Festung-MT-35 Kopie - Course Karla M. Rothstein Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Meyers-Festung-MT-5 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Meyers-Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Cnaani-Festung-MT-23 Kopie - Course Ofri Cnaani Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Bergmann+Reifler-Festung-MT-2 Kopie - Course Phila Bergmann / Thea Reifler Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Petignat-Festung-MT-19 Kopie - Course Pascal Petignat Photo: Mira Turba
240812_KU_Petignat-Festung-MT-11 Kopie - Course Pascal Petignat Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Meyers-Festung-MT-5 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Meyers-Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Ari Benjamin Meyers Photo: Mira Turba
240816_TT_Santiago-Festung-MT-7 Kopie - Course Curtis Talwst Santiago Photo: Mira Turba
240820_KU_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_27 Kopie - Course Neha Choksi Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240820_KU_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_94 Kopie - Course Neha Choksi Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240824_OP_Choksi_Steinbruch_HK_60 Kopie - Course Neha Choksi Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240827_KU_Bustos_Festung-MT-10 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Photo: Mira Turba
240827_KU_Bustos_Festung-MT-17 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Photo: Mira Turba
240828_KU_Radziszewski_Festung_HK_81 Kopie - Course Karol Radziszewski Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Radziszewski_Festung_HK_11 Kopie - Course Karol Radziszewski Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_09 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_57 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_82 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_104 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_OP_Sterre_Festung_HK_139 Kopie - Course Mette Sterre Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240830_TT_Bustos_Festung-MT-11 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Bustos_Festung-MT-26 Kopie - Course Adriana Bustos Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Gufler_Festung-MT-16 Kopie - Course Philipp Gufler Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Hofman+Zuabi_Festung-MT-20 Kopie - Course Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Hofman+Zuabi_Festung-MT-42 Kopie - Course Thalia Hoffman / Manar Zuabi Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Novak_Festung-MT-4 Kopie - Performance by the class of Ania Nowak Photo: Mira Turba
240830_TT_Novak_Festung-MT-24 Kopie - 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 Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_60 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_84 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_77 - Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_110 - Lynn Maya, Summer Academy opening 2024, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon Photo: Helena Kalleitner
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_131 - 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 Photo: Helena Kalleitner
©HelenaKalleitner_Philipp-Gufler_18 - 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 Photo: Helena Kalleitner
3E6A3770 - 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 Photo: Günter Freund
240722_EÖ_Zwergelgarten_HK_01 - 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 Photo: Helena Kalleitner
3E6A3610 - 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 Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3703 - Performance "Beat Midras" by Stav Marin, Samira Saraya and Neta Weiner, Museum der Moderne, 2024 Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3760 - 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 Photo: Günter Freund
3E6A3848 - 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 Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
2407030_VE_RadioPerformance_ZwergelgartenPavilion_CreditsGaiaTovaglia-080 - 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 Photo: Azalea Ortega
240806_P_Meyers-ZP-MT-6 - 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 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 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 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 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 Photo: Gaia Tovaglia
IMG_0882 - Lecture performance "Sounding a Livable Life" by Brandon LaBelle, Stadtgalerie Zwergelgartenpavillon, 2024 Photo: Simone Rudolph

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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