From 16 September, with the opening fixed at 6.30 pm, and until 24 October, at the Curva Pura space in via Giuseppe Acerbi 1a in Rome, it will be possible to admire the conceptual work by RUFA professor of the School of Visual Arts Davide Dormino entitled “Quello che non ho mai detto”, curated by… Find out more
Cristiana Pagnottelli
Cinema
“Una striscia di terra feconda”: il docufilm generato dagli studenti RUFA
Not just music, but art in its most varied forms. Following a collaboration already started in the past years, RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts will be present at the 2021 edition of the festival “Una striscia di terra feconda”, dedicated to jazz and improvised music. RUFA students Elena Palazzi and Alice Russo have… Find out more
Fine Arts
Alan Jones: chronicler of contemporary art
Alan Jones, art critic, poet and curator of exhibitions for important American and European institutions, died yesterday in Venice. He was a chronicler of American Pop Art and the New York scene from the end of the 1970s onwards, a chronicler of contemporary art that was translated all over the world. He was probably the… Find out more
Fine Arts
Research project for sustainable art with LCA and Beeopak
After a few months spent understanding the techniques involved, RUFA Visual Arts students are ready to impress. Beeswax is not only a material that is completely new to the eyes of the artists, but it is a challenge that brings together art and sustainability. And these are exactly the elements that intertwine in the exhibition… Find out more
Design
Piazze romane, 13 July at 21 a guided tour through texts and contexts
A walk through history, through the cultural stratification that only Rome can offer, but above all a tour of reflection induced by contemporary art. After the inauguration which took place last June, RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts and the Municipio I Roma Centro have scheduled a second guided tour of the sites hosting… Find out more
Photography and Audiovisual
RUFA and Maiani Fashion Academy together in the name of the image
A collaboration between RUFA and Maiani launched a few months ago to combine two highly relevant aspects of the world of creativity. On the one hand, the ability to design the future starting with clothes and the contaminations that only the world of fashion is able to generate, and on the other, the communicative potential… Find out more
Fine Arts
Research project for the artistic use of beeswax
A synergy to ensure that art and sustainability can be carriers of ideas and innovation. RUFA Department of Visual Arts, the company BEEOPAK and LCA Studio Legale have started a research project that intends to use the elements produced by bees as a means of expression. This is a very futuristic project that aims to… Find out more
Fine Arts
Dal panino si va in piazza
Roman travertine creates more of a scandal than reality itself. At a time when we have stuffed horses and sharks immersed in formaldehyde in museums and major collections, we certainly did not expect a classical sculpture to make a noise, rendered in the manner of the great Roman animal sculpture tradition. A work in which… Find out more
Fine Arts
Piazze romane: freedom and expression
The Piazze Romane project is an experiment that should be encouraged and strengthened over time. For the first time in many years Rome, and in particular Municipio I Roma Centro, has decided to open itself up to young contemporary art not by turning its attention to established and acclaimed artists who, precisely for this reason… Find out more
Fine Arts
Fine Arts Masterclass: Totem/theatres of a collective narration
The in-depth meetings coordinated by RUFA lecturer Umberto Giovannini continue. From 21st to 25th June, at RUFA Space, in the heart of San Lorenzo district, via degli Ausoni 7, the masterclass “Totem/theatres of a collective narration” will be held. The absolute protagonist is thought, as a lever to act on a personal level and in… Find out more
Announcement
Here is the announcement of “Run for art”
The Fondazione Giulio Onesti – Accademia Olimpica Nazionale Italiana has published the call for entries for the fifth edition of “Run for art”, the international contest for young photographers that combines art and sport. Registration is free and open to photographers, professional or not, aged between 18 and 35 years of any nationality. Photos can… Find out more
Academy
RUFA community joins the field
Winning is not the only thing that counts in this case, but judging by the commitment and self-sacrifice on the soccer field, the result was certainly not a minor factor in RUFA student-teacher match. Participation in the competition this time took on a very special meaning: the extracurricular activities planned to cement the relationship between… Find out more
Academy
Piazze romane, Enel is the project’s main sponsor
A convinced and concrete support for art, but above all for those who are called upon, in the coming years, to ensure that Made in Italy can further increase its relevance at global level. The Bel Paese’s propensity for artistic production is now one of the three best known brands in the world. This is… Find out more
Announcement
Call for the selection of 12 projects for Sala Santa Rita
The Sala Santa Rita reopens in the very centre of Rome, near the Teatro Marcello, with twelve contemporary art works to be chosen through a call for applications that has already been published. Formerly known as the “Church of Santa Rita da Cascia in Campitelli”, the Sala Santa Rita has hosted exhibitions, installations and performances… Find out more
Graphic design
Rome: the exhibition “Women in comics”
The exhibition “Women in Comics”, curated by Kim Munson and the legendary Trina Robbins, arrives in Rome directly from New York. The extraordinary group exhibition of 25 artists who have made “the history of North American comics”, is scheduled from May 28 to July 11 at Palazzo Merulana and is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy… Find out more
Arte cinematografica
National Arts Award extended deadline for application
In order to ensure the widest possible participation of the “next generation” of artists in training, the deadline for participation in the National Arts Award has been extended to 15 June. The contest, launched by the Ministry of University and Research, is aimed at students regularly enrolled in institutions and accredited courses of the Afam… Find out more
Academy
From the Municipio Roma I Centro, the regeneration of the historic centre through contemporary art
Between 2014 and 2020, the Municipio Roma I Centro has been working to support the implementation of major redevelopment and maintenance of public urban spaces in the historic centre of the capital. It is in this context that the “Roma sei mia” experience was born: a wide-ranging and diversified project that has encouraged participatory processes… Find out more
Academy
A week of workshops to regenerate the sense of humanity
A very relevant look towards safety and the desire to make thought manual in some way. RUFA is an Academy of Fine Arts, the School of Making: in the classrooms the training course is aimed at making an idea real, at releasing creativity, at searching for solutions that are always different and alternative. The week… Find out more
Computer Animation and Visual Effects
Computer animation and visual effects: masterclass with Roberto Pompili
Roberto Pompili, senior 3D artist with more than 17 years of experience in the field of Computer Graphics, is the protagonist of the next masterclass of the Master of Arts in Computer Animation and Visual Effects, coordinated by professor Pietro Ciccotti. In this truly exclusive RUFA Experience, we will learn the advanced shading and… Find out more
Fine Arts
Between painting and sculpture a “double” on the theme of nostalgia at RUFA Space
From March 15 to 19, the exhibition by Lorenzo Cappella and Debora Barile will be held, with the curatorship entrusted to Beatrice Levorato. A “double” that sees as protagonists two students of the third year of the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts RUFA: the first of Painting and the second of Sculpture, ideally united… Find out more