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Art schools are exceptional places. The combination of euphoric, forward-looking creative energy and a pinch of impetuous anarchy that can only be found there is an incomparably valuable treasure. The classes make up the art academy’s core—they are its golden treasure. Its heartbeat is governed by the freedom of ‘artistic teaching’—an irritating term for some, […]

An eventful history

The Academy of Fine Arts Mainz has a chequered past dating back to 1757. Founded by Elector Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein as a painting and sculpture academy, it is one of the earliest such institutions in the German–speaking world. However, it lacks the long-term historical continuity that distinguishes other art academies. In fact, it […]

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The self-image of the Kunsthochschule Mainz rests on two pillars: the facilitation of high-quality contemporary artistic positions of its students and the proactive communication of their works to the public. In addition to the annual exhibition formats of the ‘Rundgang’, where all students can present their work, and the public exam presentations of the respective […]

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