OPEN CALL PERFORMANCE CLUSTER 2025 DISCIPLINE / DESIRE / SURVEILLANCE Convened by Elise Morrison and Marta Jovanović Students of Yale and RUFA universities presenting their works together at MAXXI Museum in Rome . Performance Cluster, RUFA’s annual performance art event, will take place this year in collaboration with Yale University. It takes inspiration from Morrison’s… Find out more
RUFA students will be among the protagonists of the event «Nuit des Cabanes – Living Tomorrow», which will take place on July 3rd in the gardens of Villa Medici. They will be involved in the performance «8 comme l’infini» presented by fashion artist Maroussia Rebecq, an experience that blends fashion and performance art, exploring themes… Find out more
Creativity in limited edition: coming soon, artist T-shirts designed by RUFA students. RUFA announces the start of a new and exciting collaboration with Promising Young Guys, the independent brand founded by Daniele Poddighe that blends art and fashion into a quality clothing project designed to support young creative talents. The RUFA x Promising Young Guys… Find out more
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June 13, 2025 – The RUFA PARTY is back, the big end-of-year celebration of the RUFA community with lights, sounds, and futuristic vibes. This year’s theme, META (Human), takes us beyond the traditional boundaries of the human being, exploring technological hybridization and the enhancement of physical and empathic abilities, to tell a story of… Find out more
From 26 to 31 May 2025, students of the Master of Arts in Computer Animation and Visual Effects took part in an intensive masterclass led by Yahor Palishchuk, a Senior Lighting & Lookdev Artist with international experience, specialised in building visual identity through lighting, shading, and compositing. A RUFA graduate, Yahor returned to the Academy—as… Find out more
From 26 to 30 May 2025, RUFA hosted the masterclass “Deconstruct the Gesture” led by artist and lecturer Matilde Sambo—an intensive experience that engaged Fine Arts students in a practical and poetic reflection on the gesture, through bodily movement, sound and video. Starting from the keywords body, gesture, play, the workshop invited participants to… Find out more
Elections are announced for the renewal of faculty representatives on the Academic Council for the three-year period 2025–2026–2027. Voting will take place from 07/07/2025 to 17/07/2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The polling stations will be located at the front offices of the RUFA campuses at Via Benaco 2, Via degli Ausoni 7,… Find out more
A high-profile collaboration between RUFA and Premio Strega, intertwining advanced education, creativity, and contemporary literature. On June 3, 2025, live streaming from Caivano on the Premio Strega website, the twelve finalists of the new edition of the most important Italian literary award will be presented. On this occasion, the ceremony screen will showcase in… Find out more
RUFA is partner of the 2025 edition of Milano Film Festival, a major event that enlivened the city with films, series, exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances, and installations. A programme that crosses languages, neighbourhoods and generations, offering new visions and new stories every day. In this edition, RUFA took part with two exclusive masterclasses held… Find out more
RUFA offers all its students the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) in digital format, free of charge and valid for one year. Recognised in over 130 countries, the ISIC is the only internationally accepted proof of student status, endorsed by UNESCO since 1968. With this card, you can access over 150,000 discounts and benefits… Find out more
From 5 to 9 May 2025, RUFA Master’s students in Computer Animation and Visual Effects will take part in an intensive masterclass led by Matteo Caruso, Senior Lighting Artist with over ten years of experience in international productions. The training course is dedicated to lighting in film productions, comparing traditional cinematography with modern 3D… Find out more
This is the project by Fondazione MSD, developed in collaboration with Eikon Strategic Consulting Italia Società Benefit, Pastificio Cerere, RUFA, and a wide network of Patient Associations, to celebrate the first 20 years of its activity. The project was created with the aim of exploring, understanding, and communicating – through digital arts and the… Find out more
Presentation of the “No Glass No Party” Contest in Collaboration with Marevivo. On April 2nd, in the Aula Magna of the RUFA Campus, the official presentation of “No Glass No Party” will take place. This contest is promoted by RUFA in collaboration with Marevivo, an environmental foundation active since 1985 in the protection of the… Find out more
When the body becomes language and dance turns into research: Supriya Ravi Shankar and Lydia Monsen, RUFA students in the Painting Master’s Programme, took part in the BIP “Body, Dance, Choreography, and Interdisciplinary Research” in Lithuania—an artistic experience beyond borders. From 17 to 28 March 2025, RUFA students Supriya Ravi Shankar and Lydia Monsen,… Find out more
by Marta Jovanović RUFA Coordinator of the Department of Visual Arts. The RUFA Master’s programme in Performance Art is not merely an academic path, but a dynamic laboratory that looks to the future of the discipline, preparing students to become key players in an ever-evolving international cultural landscape. Our approach to teaching and research… Find out more
RUFA students at the heart of the “Mind The Gap” contest promoted by ANTEAS Nazionale. On April 8th, 2025, the exhibition of works by RUFA students from GD – Comics and Illustration took place as part of the “Mind The Gap” contest. Promoted by ANTEAS Nazionale, the project aims to tackle loneliness and social… Find out more
International Ceramic Design Competition Applications are now open for the thirteenth edition of the Rometti Prize, an initiative dedicated to discovering and celebrating excellence in the world of ceramic art and design through the vision of a new generation of creatives. Participation in the 2024 Rometti Prize is reserved for students of Art Academies… Find out more
RUFA, in collaboration with TSH Talent Foundation, is launching an additional scholarship opportunity for students facing financial constraints: “The Changemaker Scholarship”. This initiative offers a new chance for talented students considering enrollment in an Academic Master’s programme at RUFA for the 2025–2026 academic year. As part of The Social Hub Foundation’s Changemaker Programme, selected… Find out more
RUFA, IIS “GAETANO DE SANCTIS” AND MUNICIPIO XV ROMA CAPITALE: together for the enhancement of the common good. “A protocol created to structure virtuous actions that equally involve art, education, environment, and territory.” Within this framework, an agreement was signed at the headquarters of the “Gaetano De Sanctis” High School in Rome. The agreement… Find out more