Location: online University of Innsbruck Destination Wattens
LECTURES VU I - Art, Design & Cross-Disciplinary Sciences
12 October - 01 November 2020 - online
VU II - Art, Design & Environmental Challenges
30 November - 20 December 2020 - online
VU III - Art, Design & Changing Societies
08 March - 28 March 2021 - Destination Wattens
VU IV - Art, Design & Emerging Technologies
26 April - 16 May 2021- University of Innsbruck
OPEN DESIGN STUDIO EP I - "Base"
08 February - 28 February 2021 - Destination Wattens
EP II - "Project"
12 March - 21 March 2021 - Destination Wattens
03 May - 09 May 2021 - University of Innsbruck
VIRTUELL GALLERY OF WORK
21 June - 27 June 2021
Content
The course provides students
with knowledge and competencies in the contemporary discourse of design, applied arts and aesthetics and its interrelation with societal and cultural dynamics. Art and design are conveyed as active agents within these dynamics and the framework and potencies of artistic interventions within changing societies are discussed.
with material, digital and intellectual tools to investigate and re-design the effect of climate change from the territorial to the microscopic scale. Satellite mapping and biological models are correlated to propose a design interpretation of these models.
with knowledge, skills and competencies in the field of design, art and emerging technologies with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary precedents and applications. The discussion focuses on the discourse and contexts of contemporary practice in design, art and architecture, and on a creative and innovative utilisation of state-of-the-art technologies.
and with basic knowledge and competencies in the field of cross-disciplinary scientific research. Different techniques and methods of artistic research or research by design are discussed.
Application
Participants may apply online by submitting the following documents:
CV (in tabular form)
Copy of a (Bachelor / Master) Diploma
Motivation letter
Extended portfolio of prior work3
Project proposal (which explains the artistic agenda, the precise project with timeline and list of required equipment, further information depending on project, such as drawings, storyboards, recordings, clips, etc...)3
Course application - Application for the university course or individuell lectures1 is possible.
Admission to the University Course is granted for persons with a thematically relevant diploma or bachelor programme or other equivalent studies completed at an acknowledged Austrian or non-Austrian post-secondary educational institution.
In justified cases, persons, who do not meet the requirements mentioned above, can also be admitted if they have the appropriate competences due to their artistic and professional activities, experiences and body of work for at least three years.
