From Matisse and Cezanne to Picasso, from Arman to Niki de Saint Phalle, many generations of artists, even very distant from each other, in terms of culture, historical period, experiences, dialectics and language. But there is one thing that brings them all closer, for 300 years now: colour. And in particular the colors of what… Find out more
Among the effects still to be understood and better defined of the Covid-19 pandemic, one cannot fail to mention an approach to artistic fruition that is decidedly different from the normal routine. There have been many activities that have been developed on the web and that have allowed to convey ideas and research around the… Find out more
A second home. For the artist Alfio Mongelli, China is this and perhaps even more. There were many works on display, also made on commission, but one of them is particularly relevant, for two different reasons: the first is connected to the site, considering that it is the city of Wuhan, never before in the… Find out more
With the exhibition “KATA LOGON – the poetics of (past) time” exhibited the 24th to the 28th of February, RUFA announced the birth of the collective called “Spazio Temporale” and is composed of six young artists: Aurora Augenti, Silvia Bottero, Giselle Cantonetti, Laura Capriglia, Amedeo Longo, Leopoldo Morresi. Young people who, in their artistic and… Find out more
Getting to know the artists of In Situ was very inspiring for the RUFA students who took part in the talk at the RUFA Space headquarters on 6th February, starting at 3.30 pm. Many questions were asked to Christophe Constantin, Marco De Rosa, Francesca Cornacchini and Federica Di Pietrantonio and the answers they gave to… Find out more
Studio Mauri is the heritage of a great Italian artist. On February 13th the visual arts students of RUFA will have the opportunity to enjoy it, guided by the historical assistants of Fabio Mauri, Dora Aceto, Ivan Barlafante, Marcella Campitelli, Claudio Cantelmi, Sara Codutti and Sandro Mele, who have created and set up many of… Find out more
Double appointment on Tuesday 21 January, starting at 11.30 am, in the art graphics room of RUFA Pastificio Cerere, in Via degli Ausoni 7 in Rome, in the heart of the San Lorenzo district. Giuseppe Prezioso, marketing director of Cartiere di Fabriano, will hold a talk on paper processing procedures, while Professor Guido D’Angelo will… Find out more
Student to student. From those who seek their own future, gathering information and opportunities, to those who have decided to follow the path of creativity, between innovation and art. This is the scenario, in the context of RUFA Space, in Via degli Ausoni 7 in the heart of the San Lorenzo district in Rome, which… Find out more
“Just in time for the cake” is a performance whose wish is to help people think about how the post-modern society pushes us towards contrasting directions. On one side, the contemporary man is constantly put under pressure to meet specific aesthetic standards, while on the other side, he’s the unaware victim of a command to… Find out more
RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts students are called on to create two artistic works to be included in the Comune di Sorano (Gr) and in particular in the spaces belonging to the Caseificio di Sorano. The origin of Sorano dates back to the Etruscans, but already in the fifteenth century the social role… Find out more
China gest closer and closer to Italy, also from an artistic point of view. The relationship between the two countries is an ancient cultural relationship, marked by the famous journeys of Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci which is being strengthened further and further, as one can notice by the many Chinese students who decide to… Find out more
What does it mean today to talk about spiritual? This question will be answered by a group of students of Visual arts and Photography who, in the next few days, will begin a training course in cultural mediation. The experience is the result of the synergy between RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts and… Find out more
RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts has joined as a roman partner the World Day against Violence on Women. The voice calling for a stop to the social emergency of feminicides is getting louder. Many appointments have been renewed in various Italian cities connected to the Wall of Dolls, the artistic installation created by… Find out more
For the television series Leonardo, directed by Daniel Percival, produced by Lux Vide Spa, we are looking for CHARACTERS of adult men and women of all ages (even over 80) and minors. Given the specific nature of the project we are looking for male ARTISTS, especially PAINTS, SCULPTORS, PORTRAITERS and DESIGNERS, able to reproduce the… Find out more
A collaboration that will get stronger in the coming years and that will allow RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts‘ lecturers and students to stand out in the development of contemporary art, especially abroad. Ambassador Luigi De Chiara has been appointed to lead the Italian Embassy in Mexico City. Mexico is Italy’s second largest… Find out more
Registration is open for the fourteenth edition of the “Arte Laguna” award, the most influential competition in the world for emerging artists and designers, which exhibits and promotes creative talent. With fourteen years of history, the contest in question offers the opportunity not only to exhibit in an exceptional location such as the Venice Arsenal,… Find out more
On 15 October the call for proposals opened by Istituto Oikos, HelpCode Italia, Acquario di Genova, Comune di Milano and MUSE – Museo delle Scienze di Trento to select young artists who will be commissioned to create three public art installations. The works will be exhibited to the public during 2020 at the Acquario di… Find out more
The “Three Gates of IN-Perfection” project will be inaugurated on 12 October at 11 a.m., in the Parco di Veio, a collective “land art” intervention by Angelo Cricchi involving three internationally renowned artists: Giancarlo Neri, Goldschmied & Chiari and the RUFA lecturer Davide Dormino. The result of intense documentation work, “Three Gates of IN-Perfection” was… Find out more
In the middle of a post-truth era, where we hardly distinguish reality from fiction, the “Zero degrees Frozen yogurt” ice cream shop is the artistic (consumer) product most suited to our times: a kind of “fake moment”, a probable daily moment where everything can be true, but at the same time it can be false…. Find out more
The notice of admission to the free courses of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato has been published. For the school year 2019/2020, there are 12 places for students of the three-year ordinary course and 12 places for the annual preparatory course of the Scuola dell’arte della medaglia, established at the Zecca. The ordinary… Find out more