Study Art Abroad in Vienna, Austria

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.