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Colonial Chic (1) Expansion of fashion. Monica Titton, sociologist, fashion theorist and senior scientist at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, in conversation on the Ö1 radio series betrifft: Geschichte (concerns: history).

Tulay Atak, Professor for Theory of Architecture at the Angewandte, spoke on the Ö1 programme Dimensionen about the future of windows in architecture.

Huda Takriti, die 2020 ihr Studium TransArts an der Angewandten abschloß, nahm den Kardinal König Kunstpreis am 27. November entgegen. 
Im Mittelpunkt der prämierten Arbeit On Another Note stehen die Hände von Takritis Mutter, die Fotos durchblättert und Textilarbeiten entfaltet – einige davon waren von der Großmutter bewusst unvollendet gelassen worden, damit die nachfolgenden Generationen sie nach ihrem Tod weiterführen konnten. Takriti nutzt diese Fotos und Textilien als Ausgangspunkt, um eine neue "potenzielle Geschichte" zu erzählen.

How can museums change society? What consequences can curatorial actions have? The /ecm study programme in exhibition theory and practice at the University of Applied Arts Vienna is a postgraduate, fee-based course that provides comprehensive knowledge and skills in the expanded field of museums and exhibitions.

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is delighted to announce the recent award won by Noor Stenfert Kroese, lecturer in the Art & Science department. Together with artist Amir Bastan, she was honoured with the City of Linz Art Funding Award 2025 in the category Design, New Media and Communication.

Violence against women and gender-based violence are social realities that occur worldwide and in our everyday lives. Despite political efforts and growing public awareness, current developments show that gender-based violence remains deeply rooted in social structures. This makes initiatives that empower those affected and demand institutional responsibility all the more important in order to achieve further effective measures. In this context, the University of Applied Arts Vienna is once again sending a clear signal this year and actively participating in international campaigns such as Orange the World and collaborations that educate, raise awareness and initiate change.

"Orange the World reminds us that violence can arise when boundaries become unclear – and change begins when institutions take responsibility. The University of Applied Arts Vienna is committed to this responsibility – as a place of respectful and attentive coexistence," says Brigitte Felderer, Vice-Rector for Studies, Teaching and Diversity, on the subject.

On the occasion of the UN campaign Orange the World for an end to violence against women and girls, we revisit the Master project of Angewandte alumna Verena Herterich (MA 2025, Department Social Design, supervised by Brigitte Felderer & Elina Kränzle). SPREADVERSCHLUSS draws attention to, and exposes, structural gender-based violence where it occurs on normalised – and often unconscious – bodily levels in public space, and where it repeatedly inscribes itself into bodies and environments.

Bouchra Khalili's video work The Mapping Journey Project has been declared one of the most significant works of contemporary art: in its latest issue, the renowned Frieze magazine published a list of the 25 best works of the 21st century.

Angelika Loderer received the Promotion Prize of the Province of Styria for Contemporary Fine Art. She studied sculpture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the class of Erwin Wurm from 2006 to 2011. A working grant was awarded to Hanna Besenhard, an alumna of the Department of Digital Arts (diploma 2024, supervised by Nicolaj Kirisits). Kia Sciarrone from the Department of Photography (Gabriele Rothemann) received the Viktor Fogarassy Prize along with an associated working grant.

The University of Applied Arts Vienna warmly congratulates the awardees!

Lisa Reiter (Department of Site-Specific Art) was awarded the main prize of the Soroptimists Linz on November 10, 2025. In her works, the artist interprets spaces and dimensions, exploring how they are imbued with traces of human interaction with life, as well as how they integrate as a shaping element. 

Organized by Petra Gruber and Camille Breuil, Department of Building Construction, I oA, University of Applied Arts Vienna.

The sixth International Circular Strategies Symposium, taking place from 20 to 21 November, addresses the theme of cultivating matter and poses the question of the aliveness of future architecture.