RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, is a member of Cumulus, the leading global association serving education and research in the field of art and design. Cirro Cumulus is a group within the Association, created by and for students to share their vision and skills. The group launched a competition with the aim of… Find out more
Announcement
Fine Arts
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
Ceprano: open call for the “Fragellae – La Piccola Scultura” award
Entries for the sixth edition of the Fragellae – The Small Sculpture Award, organised by the Municipality of Ceprano (Fr) in collaboration with a team comprising Luca Grossi, Sara Ciuffetta, Nazareno De Santis (artists), Pierluigi Bove (architect and designer), and curated by Ilaria Monti, are open until 15 July 2021. The competition, which is free… Find out more
Photography and Audiovisual
RUFA and AND, the traces of Dante in the hell of the Umberto I Polyclinic
In the name of Dante, the collaboration between RUFA and the National Academy of Dance continues, and seven hundred years after his death, the two institutions have generated a series of experiences to re-propose, in a contemporary key, the scenes from Inferno. The atmospheres are those of the Divine Comedy, but the settings can be… Find out more
Announcement
Photography and Audiovisual
The Ragusa Foto Festival kicks off
From 23 July to 29 August in Sicily, in Ragusa Ibla, one of Italy’s most beautiful Baroque villages and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 20/21 edition of the Ragusa Foto Festival, an international event dedicated to the different languages of contemporary photography and the promotion of young talent from all over the world, will… Find out more
Fine Arts
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
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
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
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
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
Cartiere Fabriano, polychrome xylography is the protagonist
The Ancient Fabriano paper mills will host a polychrome woodcut workshop with 12 RUFA students, supervised by Maria Pina Bentivenga and Umberto Giovannini. The xylography is a graphic technique invented over a thousand years ago to reproduce texts and drawings in many copies. Since then, the graphic language has evolved, but the privileged relationship with… Find out more
Photography and Audiovisual
The publication Mongolia Felix by Michele Palazzi
It is entitled “Mongolia Felix”, the latest photographic and literary work by RUFA lecturer Michele Palazzi in the dual role of coordinator of the School of Photography and Audiovisual. Inserted in the series “Quaderni” for Origini edizioni, the volume expresses, on the basis of the concept of travel, the journey through the daily life of… 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
Photography and Audiovisual
RUFA collaborates with Maiani Fashion Academy
In application of the canons of its educational proposal, RUFA has initiated a series of collaborations with bodies and institutions that share the same educational visions of the Academy of Fine Arts legally recognised by the Ministry of University and Research. In this becoming RUFA intends to open up even more to the territory, becoming… Find out more
Announcement
Photography and Audiovisual
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
Arte cinematografica
Cinema
The reality that “doesn’t” exist, the winner
The Reality that “does not” exist, third edition of the contest: the winner is the script “Tagliata per l’arte” by Thomas Turolo, director and screenwriter from Udine. “The themes dealt with are very topical and linked to the world of digital – reads the judgement of the jurors – the project is articulated and integrated… Find out more
Academy
Fine Arts
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
Piazze romane, the presence of Alessandro Vitiello Home Gallery as a link between ideation and marketing
Approaching art not only from the point of view of ideas and creation, but also from the perspective of sales. The Project Piazze Romane, in which the Municipio I Roma Centro and the training talents of RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts interact, is not only an opportunity to foster visions of contemporary art… Find out more
Academy
Design
Fine Arts
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
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
Fine Arts
Painting
Sculpture and Installations
Piazze romane, art to boost tourism
The press conference for the presentation of “Piazze Romane” project, scheduled for Friday 4 June from 11 a.m., via streaming from the RUFA Pastificio Cerere headquarters on Via degli Ausoni 7 in the heart of the San Lorenzo district, is a moment of fundamental importance not only for expressing the artistic content of the project,… Find out more
Graphic design
Graphic Design - Comics and Illustration
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
Announcement
Cinema
Computer Animation and Visual Effects
Design
Fine Arts
Photography and Audiovisual
Graphic design
Graphic Design - Comics and Illustration
Multimedia Arts and Design
Painting
Set Design
Sculpture and Installations
Visual and Innovation Design
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