The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art:
Located in the historic Palais Palffy on Josefsplatz in the heart of Vienna, The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art offers a rich variety of classical painting and drawing programmes to local and international students. (Courses are taught in English). We provide full-time 2-3 year Diploma programmes featuring drawing and painting modules as well as shorter-term 'Single Trimester' classes, 1-2-week 'Intensives', and a Summer course in Italy.
2-3 Year Diploma Programme:
For full-time students, taught in English
Each academic year progresses thematically from one trimester to the next, following the diverse influences on Visionary Art. The first 3 days of each week are dedicated to specific courses on the Theory and Practice of Art; the last 2 days of the week are given over to supervised Studio Time.
- The First year students create smaller scale paintings which focus on specific trimester themes related to the figure, composition, colour etc.
- The Second year students create major paintings that pursue more ambitious compositions, with multiple figures and complex colour schemes.
- The Third year students work full-time on their ‘Masterpiece’ – a large-scale painting that is supervised by an established Visionary artist
Single Trimester Programme:
Duration: 11 weeks (Fall, Winter, or Spring). For part-time students
During each 11-week trimester, the first 4 weeks are dedicated to the Drawing Stage, followed by a 2-week interval for the Intensives, and concluded by 5 weeks for the Painting Stage.
Fall Trimester:
- The Humanist Style – The ‘Western’ Canon of Classical Greek & Renaissance Art
Winter Trimester:
- The Hieratic Style - The ‘Eastern’ Canon of Ancient, Islamic & Hindu-Buddhist Art
Spring Trimester:
- Combining the Humanist & Hieratic Styles
Intensive Art Courses:
Students can choose one 10-day course, or two 5-day courses
- The Mystic Key: The Alchemy Of Paint & Soul
- Three Dimensional Sacred Geometry
- Free Your Expression
- Vivation and Visionary Art
Summer Seminar:
Duration: 3 weeks
The Academy also offers a summer programme in Italy, called The Expanded Visions in the Mischtechnik Seminar. Based in the hilltop eco-village of Torri Superiore, students and teachers gather for 3 weeks of intensive painting.