OPEN CALL PERFORMANCE CLUSTER 2025 DISCIPLINE / DESIRE / SURVEILLANCE Convened by Elise Morrison and Marta Jovanović Students of Yale and RUFA universities presenting their works together at MAXXI Museum in Rome . Performance Cluster, RUFA’s annual performance art event, will take place this year in collaboration with Yale University. It takes inspiration from Morrison’s… Find out more
RUFA students will be among the protagonists of the event «Nuit des Cabanes – Living Tomorrow», which will take place on July 3rd in the gardens of Villa Medici. They will be involved in the performance «8 comme l’infini» presented by fashion artist Maroussia Rebecq, an experience that blends fashion and performance art, exploring themes… Find out more
Creativity in limited edition: coming soon, artist T-shirts designed by RUFA students. RUFA announces the start of a new and exciting collaboration with Promising Young Guys, the independent brand founded by Daniele Poddighe that blends art and fashion into a quality clothing project designed to support young creative talents. The RUFA x Promising Young Guys… Find out more
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June 13, 2025 – The RUFA PARTY is back, the big end-of-year celebration of the RUFA community with lights, sounds, and futuristic vibes. This year’s theme, META (Human), takes us beyond the traditional boundaries of the human being, exploring technological hybridization and the enhancement of physical and empathic abilities, to tell a story of… Find out more
On Wednesday 11 June, a group of students from the RUFA School of Set Design had the extraordinary opportunity to attend the dress rehearsal of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, staged at the Arena di Verona. The invitation came directly from the renowned director, set designer, costume designer, choreographer and light designer Stefano Poda and… Find out more
From 26 to 31 May 2025, students of the Master of Arts in Computer Animation and Visual Effects took part in an intensive masterclass led by Yahor Palishchuk, a Senior Lighting & Lookdev Artist with international experience, specialised in building visual identity through lighting, shading, and compositing. A RUFA graduate, Yahor returned to the Academy—as… Find out more
From 26 to 30 May 2025, RUFA hosted the masterclass “Deconstruct the Gesture” led by artist and lecturer Matilde Sambo—an intensive experience that engaged Fine Arts students in a practical and poetic reflection on the gesture, through bodily movement, sound and video. Starting from the keywords body, gesture, play, the workshop invited participants to… Find out more
Elections are announced for the renewal of faculty representatives on the Academic Council for the three-year period 2025–2026–2027. Voting will take place from 07/07/2025 to 17/07/2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The polling stations will be located at the front offices of the RUFA campuses at Via Benaco 2, Via degli Ausoni 7,… Find out more
RUFA and Intorno Design are proud to announce that the RUFA Annual Report 2022 has won the Gold Award at the European Design Awards 2025, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the field of visual design. A project that has bravely and innovatively told the growth and transformation of the Academy. The… Find out more
RUFA will host a series of events organized by Associazione Civita and Fondazione Kainòn ETS, entitled “When Generative AI Meets…”. The meetings – held in person at RUFA’s Milan campus and Civita’s spaces – aim to explore the impact of GenAI (Generative AI) on the creator economy through theoretical reflections, debates, and hands-on workshops. The… Find out more
A high-profile collaboration between RUFA and Premio Strega, intertwining advanced education, creativity, and contemporary literature. On June 3, 2025, live streaming from Caivano on the Premio Strega website, the twelve finalists of the new edition of the most important Italian literary award will be presented. On this occasion, the ceremony screen will showcase in… Find out more
RUFA is partner of the 2025 edition of Milano Film Festival, a major event that enlivened the city with films, series, exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances, and installations. A programme that crosses languages, neighbourhoods and generations, offering new visions and new stories every day. In this edition, RUFA took part with two exclusive masterclasses held… Find out more
Lucrezia Ceselin, a RUFA Photography graduate, wins the “Artefici del Nostro Tempo 2025” competition and exhibits her work BIOMIMESI at the Venice Biennale. An important achievement for Lucrezia Ceselin, former RUFA student in Photography, who has been awarded the first prize in the “Image” category of the national competition Artefici del Nostro Tempo 2025…. Find out more
RUFA offers all its students the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) in digital format, free of charge and valid for one year. Recognised in over 130 countries, the ISIC is the only internationally accepted proof of student status, endorsed by UNESCO since 1968. With this card, you can access over 150,000 discounts and benefits… Find out more
On Sunday, May 18th, starting at 10:00 AM, the Ostia Pier will transform into a large “Città Studio,” hosting an outdoor day dedicated to learning, creativity, and dialogue between art, education, and community. Città Studio is an event promoted by the participating Universities and AFAM Institutions, in collaboration with Municipio Roma X and the… Find out more
Jazz Factory 2025 – Notes for a Visionary, the event with the Saint Louis Big Band at the Auditorium Parco della Musica “Ennio Morricone” in Rome returns for another extraordinary edition. A journey through the sounds of contemporary jazz, where talent and experimentation merge into a unique experience of composition and improvisation. This year, Jazz… Find out more
INK 25. A symphonic journey into the imagination of Federico Fellini, directed by the composition students of the Saint Louis College of Music. RUFA takes center stage in a collective tribute to Fellini’s imaginative world, brought to life in a special evening that weaves together cinema, music, dance, and fashion. INK25 returns to the… Find out more
From 5 to 9 May 2025, RUFA Master’s students in Computer Animation and Visual Effects will take part in an intensive masterclass led by Matteo Caruso, Senior Lighting Artist with over ten years of experience in international productions. The training course is dedicated to lighting in film productions, comparing traditional cinematography with modern 3D… Find out more
This is the project by Fondazione MSD, developed in collaboration with Eikon Strategic Consulting Italia Società Benefit, Pastificio Cerere, RUFA, and a wide network of Patient Associations, to celebrate the first 20 years of its activity. The project was created with the aim of exploring, understanding, and communicating – through digital arts and the… Find out more