Alessio Bartoli with “The Box”, Luca Mazzara, Paolina Gramegna, Nicola Vazquez, Caterina Crescini, Federica Picciau and Elisa Curatola with “Il viandante” and Nicola Dondio with “Il merlo”: they are the students who will participate out of competition at the Palladium Festival. The event, born within the University Roma Tre and the Palladium Theatre, intends to… 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
The Foundation “Culture and Art”, within the 2020 edition of “TALENTPRIZE”, awarded a Special Prize, as best emerging artist, to the graduate RUFA Federica Di Pietrantonio. A very important statement that gives merit to the work, first formative and then practical, profused by Federica in the particular path of experimentation undertaken so far. The awarding… 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
There is no ending to the personal statements made by RUFA students who, despite the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, are continuing to build future-oriented ideas and projects in order to make the theoretical concepts learned in recent months practical. “Mutations” is the title of the short film made by the student of the… Find out more
The 2020 edition of the Rometti Prize also continues under the sign of RUFA. The project by Design student Ilayda Caylan produced as part of the Product design course of the teacher Floriana Cannatelli, presented in recent months to the selection jury, is one of the 4 finalists called to compete for the coveted award…. Find out more
Seven photographers, including RUFA teacher Alessandro Carpentieri, talk to the microphones of RaiRadio 3’s Battiti program, with the aim of describing their best shot. A narrative that lasts a whole week: a daily photograph to convey to the viewer not only the instant, but also the circumstances, chance, perseverance, willpower but also the luck that… Find out more
Creativity doesn’t stop. It was a message, simple and clear, that RUFA launched forcefully during the quarantine period and which is now clearly expressed thanks to the work of many students and graduates of the Academy who have resumed to express themselves and “fly high”. As part of the program “Save the date”, broadcast on… Find out more
Study, deepen and then follow up those contaminations and collaborations that make art a path never trivial. “Meglio un giorno” is the first documentary film by two young independent directors: Elena Rebeca Carini and Ilaria Giangrande. Elena is a RUFA graduate who received her master’s degree in cinematographic art on February 27th with a mark… Find out more
In recent months Staron, a company specializing in the production of “solid surfaces”, has launched a special design competition aimed at strengthening the theme of design and nature. The result is a truly intriguing contest, called “StaroNature“, which originates in the play on words between the brand name and the word nature. The aim of… 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
Creativity doesn’t stop. RUFA, since the beginning of the pandemic that still affects the art world, has launched a clear message in the sign of continuity. It has done so in new ways and has further strengthened the sense of community that envelops the Academy. In this scenario the most substantial contribution has been generated… Find out more
RUFA is proud to announce two excellence awards for the Academy and its students at the European Design Award: – Silver Award in the “Annual Report” category; – Bronze Award in the “Student’s project” category. The editorial products through which the awards were won are the Annual Report 2018, focused on the theme of Memory in… Find out more
Creativity doesn’t stop. It is not said that art will save the world, but it certainly helps to make it better than it is. Never before have images been so useful in generating beauty and reflection. A happy destiny from which cinema, obviously, does not escape, thanks also to the capacity of involvement that it… Find out more
The director of RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, Architect Dr. Fabio Mongelli, has been awarded the prestigious title of “Academician of Honor” by the Academy of Fine Arts “Pietro Vannucci” of Perugia. In the frame of the Aula Magna of Ercole Farnese, a total of nine personalities have been added to the long… Find out more
Lodovica Losso participated to the formative stage in Manifattura in occasion of the Rometti Award 2019, winning the first prize in the competition. It’s an important award for RUFA Design student that presented to the compoany her project KHNUM, a rare vase that convinced for its design and originality. In addition to Losso’s project, a… Find out more
Margherita Lorusso Caputi, Viviana Mannino, Marinella Lorusso Caputi, Simone Soricelli with “Flamboo”, Margherita Belli, Nunzia Campana with “Spiraglio”, are among the winners of the 2019 edition of BambooRush, the international competition aimed at designing and creating bamboo design objects, promoted in RUFA by Ely Rozenberg. The contest aims to put the spotlight on the characteristics… Find out more
From Italy to New York via RUFA. Antony Pepe, after graduating in our academy at the Bachelor course in Cinema, was awarded the “Honorable Mention 2019” by the International Photography Awards. It is one of the most prestigious worldwide awards in this very particular field. The shot that convinced the jury is called “Cava” and… Find out more
A Biennale to remember and a first step that excites. Alumni RUFA student Beatrice Baldacci, thanks to the direction of the film “Supereroi senza Superpoteri”, received the special mention FEDIC (Federazione italiana dei Cineclub) for the best short film. The award in question was presented in the evocative setting of the Hotel Excelsior on the… Find out more
The presence of man on Earth is intended to leave a mark. It is in this vision, conceived by the creator and artistic director Emanuele Cappelli, that RUFA Contest 2019, in the exceptional setting of the Brancaccio Theatre, was celebrated, allowing the triumph of the Divine Aesthetics, the main theme of the event. The aim… Find out more