The program #OfficineRufa continues with a meeting with Jesus Garcés Lambert, director of the film Caravaggio – L’anima e il sangue (2018). Who was Caravaggio, why did his life become a legend that deeply impressed our imagination? What did the young Merisi feel and think when he painted, and what can his existential and artistic… Find out more
The short film “A mosca cieca”, directed by Girolamo Capuano and written by Adriano Ricci, won the competition “Nos somos el futuro”. This project is dedicated to young directors and screenwriters from Italy and Spain and is part of the Palma de Mallorca Film Festival, chaired by Gabriella Carlucci. The event, now in its fourth… Find out more
David LaChapelle: unique, with a post-pop and surreal style, iconic and irreverent, different from the others because it brings a marked identity. A polyhedric artist who expresses himself in the relationship with the image, transmitting his thoughts in a clear and determined way. He is the “special star” of the RUFA Contest 2019 which will… Find out more
About a year after the first edition, the doors of the School of Visual Arts in New York are reopening for RUFA students. The objective is simple and direct: to give form and substance to an “exchange experience” that perfectly declines the search for contemporaneity embedded in the operational mission of the two cultural institutions…. Find out more
Expand the already existing virtuous circle between the art world and voluntary associations. This is the starting point for the experience that the non-profit organization “art4aid” carries forward with passion. The project consists in the creation of a media platform for exchange in which artists from various disciplines make available their works, which can be… Find out more
“100 BAUHAUS: the heritage in a manifesto.” This is the title of an exhibition/project, realized by the students of RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, to develop a research project in the field of visual communication, using the same techniques of exploration of the Bauhaus. The aim of the initiative, coordinated by the lecturer… Find out more
The collaboration between RUFA and Contemporary Cluster is renewed. The exhibition “The Architectura Eloquentia” will be inaugurated on Thursday 30 May at 7 p.m., with the participation of students of Multimedia arts and design course. Thanks also to the support of the lecturers Francesca Gollo and Caterina Tomeo, the students will take care of the… Find out more
The scenic graphics that will be projected to wrap the notes on stage of primo Maggio concert will be designed by the RUFA students of the Graphic and Visual design courses. Congrats: Aurora Achille, Benedetta Colonna, Francesco Floris, Ina Jung, Andrea Mattia Palmeri, Marina Picari, Luca Santarelli, Pietro Santovetti, Alessio Spigola, Ludovica Testa. Here’s the… Find out more
To contribute to the development of professional identity even after the end of the course of study. It is in this scenario that the Rome University of Fine Arts has concentrated a part of its activities, in order to support the research and artistic productions of its graduates. A modern form of patronage that compares… Find out more
New appointment with “Solo Exhibition”: from 6 to 10 May, from 9 to 20, Giovanni Lo Castro will exhibit the project “Birifrangenza” at RUFA Space, in via degli Ausoni 7, in the heart of the San Lorenzo district in Rome. The installation offers different possibilities to the mind: it allows to view multiple paths, to… Find out more
The second edition of the “Scalart” competition, promoted by the law firm “La Scala” and the “Toogood Society”, is now open with the support of “Campi 1898 – Tipografia in Monotype” and the “Cento Amici del Libro” association, aimed at promoting young artists. The initiative, addressed to young students or graduates of the Academies of… Find out more
Chinese and Arabs and then the Western peoples. Paper has been able to go through the centuries, to adapt to the times, without any reverential fear of technology, indeed supporting it. An interesting workshop was held at the RUFA Pastificio Cerere dedicated to the manufacturing process of this precious element, made in Italy excellence. Giuseppe… Find out more
The exhibition “Arte in Arti e Mestieri” (Art in Arts and Crafts) was born in 2001 and over time has been able to carve out a very important space between the festivals dedicated to the enhancement of contemporary expressionism. The contest, which last year saw the success of the student RUFA Camilla Gurgone, takes place… Find out more
The second edition of the project “Stories of circular economy” is now underway. According to the definition of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the circular economy is designed to regenerate itself. In a circular economy, there are two types of material flows: biological ones, which can be reintegrated into the biosphere, and technical ones, which are… Find out more
“Creatori di mondi, cercasi” is the title of the talk that will take place on Wednesday May 15 in the Aula Magna, starting at 10 am, dedicated to all RUFA students, but particularly recommended for those who follow courses in Graphic design address Comics and illustration, Graphic design and Computer animation. The discussion, curated by… Find out more
LPM Festival: Filippo Gualazzi, student of the Master Degree of Multimedia arts and design, won the call for the festival by participating with a live media performance. The “Live Performers Meeting” is an important event on the international scene dedicated to visual performing artists, interaction designers and vjs. With a rich program the festival is… Find out more
Not a simple square, but a place where history, faith and protest follow each other non-stop, generating emotions and contrasts. San Giovanni in Laterano is a sort of symbol for the monumental aspect of one of the most beautiful and suggestive basilicas in Rome and for the protests and mobilizations. Between these two extremes, as… Find out more
The images of the meeting with Leonardo Sangiorgi, dedicated to the relationship between gesture and matter. On this topic, the talk developed by Francesca Gollo, called “Touché – gesture as matter”, was developed. The meeting led the students to investigate how the multimedia language intervenes and acts on the design practices, highlighting the different disciplines… Find out more
The eleventh edition of the international “Biennale dell’incisione” award takes place in the city of Monsummano Terme, in the province of Pistoia. RUFA students can participate in at least one course of engraving techniques. In particular, the following techniques are allowed: chalcography (etching, aquatint, drypoint, burin, soft paint, black manner, etc..), xylography and lithography. The… Find out more
In order to celebrate the recognition of “Città creativa per l’artigianato”, awarded by UNESCO in 2017, the Italian Federation of Clubs and Centres for UNESCO, in collaboration with the Club for UNESCO of Carrara dei Marmi and the Municipality of Carrara, has organized the fifth edition of the “Premio Carrara città creativa – Forum internazionale… Find out more