The explosion in the port of Beirut on the 4th of August 2020 destroyed half of the capital of Lebanon, already suffering from an economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, L’École de design Nantes Atlantique, the Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts and the École Supérieure d’Agricultures, in collaboration with Cumulus International Association… Find out more
“Design for Sustainable Cities” is an international competition aimed at students and organized by BE OPEN and Cumulus, an international association that includes the best art and design institutions in the world and of which RUFA is a Full Member. The aim of the “Design for Sustainable Cities” competition is to recognize, display and promote… Find out more
The student service design challenge is aimed at the next generation of designers. The competition is open to all design students and was launched by Philips Experience Design to engage young designers in their search for people-centered care services. Through this challenge, younger generations can in fact shape the future of care. Students are invited… Find out more
Not a simple formative path, but an immersive experience, full and concrete, in the creative industry that allows you to compare yourself with the top experts in the field. RUFA Masterclasses represent an ideal point of reference between its cultural background and the potential it is able to develop in the future. No exception, in… Find out more
In the belief that recognizing oneself in a symbol can increase and enhance the sense of belonging of residents to the “neighborhood community”, SinergieSolidali has launched the call for proposals for the creation of a symbol that identifies the Trieste district of Rome. Unlike the 22 districts of Rome, which have a defined coat of… Find out more
Enel, a leading company in the marketing of energy services, has organized a Hackathon to develop projects that rethink the practice of smart working, so as to generate welcoming, inclusive and innovative hybrid work environments. RUFA students, as well as new graduates, can also participate in the project, thus making use of the notions learned… Find out more
“Draw the future. Development, innovation, sustainability, beauty”: this is the theme of the 2020 edition of the Italian Design Day (IDD), the thematic review launched in 2017 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Farnesina in collaboration and with the support of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism. Compared to… Find out more
A project born in the classrooms of the Academy, and then open to the world. Yari Saccotelli, a graduate of the RUFA School of Cinema, is a multifaceted artist who is capable of experimenting, with consistently high results, in the various fields of contemporary expression. After several years of study, dedicated to deepening his thesis… Find out more
The first exhibition of RUFA dedicated entirely to graphics arts, the result of the work of the students during the lockdown and accessible both physically and online. Reason of pride and opportunity, for the emerging RUFA artists who exhibited, was the “contact” with the public of Roma Art Week. Printmaking has the fascinating prerogative of… Find out more
The autumn session of RUFA workshops has just ended. From October 19 to 24, 2020, the students of the Academy met with experts in design, creativity and technology. The workshops, which the Academy offers to the students every year, generate an exchange of ideas, technique and experience that are handed down from professionals to the designers… Find out more
Innovation comes to the family. The “Design 4 Parents” competition is open, designed to bring the theme of neo-genitoriality to the attention of the general public. The aim is to direct creativity to the development of an object or service useful to those who become mom or dad for the first time. Promoters of this competition… Find out more
RUFA teacher, Fabrizio Dell’Arno, will be present at the ninth edition of the “Colloquium on communication and innovation. Art, intervention and communication of public interest”. This is, specifically, an initiative promoted by the Universidade Municipal de Sao Caetano do Sul which is based in the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil. The important cultural event… Find out more
Martina Calanni‘s “Eureka” project won the first prize at the 2020 edition of the international competition “Bamboo Rush”, for the design of a bamboo design object. The coveted award was obtained “for having combined the basic traits in the philosophy behind the use of bamboo: the gestures of movement, the clean lines, the essentiality of… Find out more
Promote young artists and curators who are trained in the Academies. It is in this context that the “Recommended” project has taken shape. Conceived by Francesca Longo and Raffaele Gavarro, the initiative is addressed to RUFA and ABA graduates who will be able to exhibit their works in an exhibition, with a refined setting, followed… Find out more
RUFA and Romaeuropa Festival together again this year, to explore new forms of expression and art. The students of the master’s degree course in Multimedia arts and design, coordinated by teachers Caterina Tomeo, Ivan Paduano, Massimo Zomparelli, participated in the festival with the experience “THE POST-FUTURISTIC CAVE”, on October 2nd and 3rd at the “Cellette”… Find out more
RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts and REF – Roma Europa Festival continue to walk in unison on the path of creativity. The aim is always the same: to explore new forms of expression and imagine what it is not yet. Also for 2020, the Academy of Fine Arts legally recognized by the Ministry… Find out more
The exhibition season resumes at the Maja Arte Contemporanea in Via Monserrato 30, Rome. To inaugurate this restart Anna Di Paola, already graduated from the School of Photography RUFA. The exhibition, which can be visited from October 1th to November 14th, is dipped “Misero Blu” and focuses on the works of the Molise artist who,… Find out more
It will be held from the 1st to the 4th of October, in the setting of the theater “L’Arciliuto” in Piazza di Montevecchio in Rome, the performance “We are all Frida”, curated by the multifaceted Rosanna Fedele, in the dual role of designer, stylist, painter, singer and actress. The show aims to give voice to… Find out more
It is addressed to under 35 artists the international award “Generazione Contemporanea”, organized by Luiss Creative Business Center. The competition, in addition to a cash prize of 4 thousand euros, includes participation in the exhibition “REFOLDED. Meta-artistic paths”. Works realized with all the languages of visual expression (painting, sculpture, installation, photography, graphics, video, without limits of… Find out more
The Erasmus+ call for proposals is back. From today you can apply for an exciting experience of study and research thesis abroad in the second semester of the academic year 2020/2021, in one of the RUFA Partner Universities. Erasmus represents a great opportunity for educational and professional growth. There are all the most interesting European… Find out more