For the International Year of Sound 2020-2021, the Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences of the National Research Council (ISPC-CNR), directed by Costanza Miliani, has organized the webinar “SONIC HERITAGE: Sound and Multisensory Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality and Cultural Heritage”. The experience, curated by Angela Bellia and Eva Pietroni, will take place on Wednesday 3… Find out more
Anusc Castiglioni, an independent artist, was the protagonist of the masterclass, of the Master of Fine Arts degree course, entitled “Kamishibai: construction of installations – shadow performances”. The students, who participated in this series of meetings that took place from 18 to 22 January, began their project by drawing the outlines of their shadows and… Find out more
The second edition of the Video Essay Film Festival (VEFF) will be one of the main proposals of cinema at MAXXI and will be held in the second half of June. VEFF is organized by the Department of History, Anthropology, Religions, Art, Performing Arts (SARAS) of the Sapienza University of Rome, the Fondazione Cinema per Roma… Find out more
“Seven Seconds on the Moon” is the contest launched by Tecnica Mista, in collaboration with Wacom Italia, which aims to reward the “best space trip”. To participate you must draw an animated gif lasting between a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 30 seconds, assuming a lunar journey and using the kit available. You can… Find out more
All RUFA students can enroll! RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts is a member of Cumulus is an international association that welcomes the best Universities, Colleges and Academies specialized in the teaching of art, design and media. Cumulus was founded in 1990 but has been operating as an association since 2001 and currently has… Find out more
Archived the 2020 edition, one of the most complicated and surprising ever, the announcement of the Ariano International Film Festival 2021 has been published, for the city of Ariano Irpino (Av) and neighboring municipalities, from 26 July to 1 August 2021. 20 March 2021 is the last day to submit your film to this new… Find out more
In September 2019, RUFA Pastificio Cerere location, in the heart of the San Lorenzo district, hosted the “NeoRural Futures” experience, the summer school of the SpeculativeEdu research project. It was, specifically, a study plan funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ program, to investigate emerging practices and approaches of design fiction, near future, speculative… Find out more
On Monday, 18th January, RUFA students participated in the casting to become the new faces of the 2020/2021 Campaign. Five students have been chosen and they will be involved in the shooting that will take place on Saturday, the 23rd of January: Francesco Incantalupo and Barbara Notaro – Graphic design, Clara Cabassi – Cinema, Adriana… Find out more
Under the coordination of the lecturer Pietro Ciccotti, the masterclasses of the Master Degree course in Computer Animation and Visual Effects continue. The objective of these events, created with the idea of facilitating the transmission of experiences between those who have entered the star system of the creative industry and the students who, with passion… Find out more
Everything is ready for the fifth edition of “V_AIR Vimercate Art in Residence”, the annual program of artistic residencies promoted by the Department of Culture of the City of Vimercate in Lombardy, which rewards and supports contemporary artistic production. Until 12th February, artists/students aged between 19 and 35 who work in the visual arts (photography,… Find out more
About 20 meters long by 14 meters wide, 80 artists involved and over 4 thousand hours of work. These are the numbers of “B-JESUS – THE NATIVITY SCENE OF THE FUTURE”, which can be visited at the “Nicola Calipari” gardens in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome from January 14 to February 6. The work… Find out more
The masterclass held by Anusc Castiglioni, as part of the Master of Arts in Fine Arts course, with the involvement of lecturers Umberto Giovannini and Fabrizio Dell’Arno, promises to be very interesting. The masterclass, entitled “Kamishi bay – Construction of a shadow theater show” will be held, observing safety regulations, in the RUFA Space, at… Find out more
The fourth edition of the Olivetti Design Contest is now underway. A unique initiative dedicated to the designers of the future and signed by Olivetti, which has always promoted the meeting between beauty and innovation. Olivetti, a historic brand in the field of technological innovation and digital farm of the TIM Group, continues to… Find out more
After the “premiere”, which last December inaugurated this cycle of international meetings with the stars of the creative industry, everything is ready for the second talk organized by Aiap. On Friday, 15th January at 6 p.m., strictly online live from Moscow, Cristina Chiappini will interview the director of the Moscow Design Museum Alexandra Sankova. At… Find out more
The course of Light Design, for the academic year 2020/2021, will have as its theme the redevelopment of historical luminaires for urban lighting in Rome and will be held in collaboration with Areti, an Acea Group company that manages the distribution of electricity in the capital. The led technology, in recent years widely used in… Find out more
Everything is ready for the twelfth edition of the international screenplay award MATTADOR dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo, a young Triestine graduated in painted decoration and student of cinema at the University Ca ‘Foscari of Venice, who died prematurely on 28th June 2009. The award, addressed to young Italian and foreign authors from 16 to 30… Find out more
Research, experimentation, innovation. The formative and artistic path of Camilla Gurgone, RUFA graduate in Visual Arts, has always been marked by the declination of these elements, to be combined and unraveled at will in order to return works and performances that are never trivial. In this scenario, Gurgone herself has always been able to… Find out more
The works of young students against gender-based violence will remain on display until 13 December, along the external colonnade of the Auditorium Parco della Musica, for the initiative “Manifesti d’artista. 1522 – Rome for women” promoted by Roma Capitale, in collaboration with the Department for Equal Opportunities of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers… Find out more
To make a difference in the complex world of the creative industry it is necessary to escape the banal, think in an alternative way, give shape and substance to innovative projects. RUFA, in the realization of its educational vision, has long since incorporated these guidelines into a single asset, putting its students in front of… Find out more
The students of the School of Photography RUFA Daniele Cimaglia and Giuseppe Odore are among the winners of the REFOCUS/2 award, edited directly by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. REFOCUS/2 aimed to raise attention on the “refocusing” of reality, following the effects that confinement has had on the space-time coordinates of… Find out more