1 1 PAINTING SCULPTURE GRAPHIC ARTS DECORATION VISUAL ARTS TWO – YEAR MASTER OF ARTS (MA) DEGREE PROGRAMS
2 3 COURSES ACADEMIC COURSES OPEN COURSES POSTGRADUATE (MA) UNDERGRADUATE (BA) Graphic Design Photography Graphic Arts Decoration Animation Set Design Design Sculpture Cinema Painting
RUFA is an Academy of Fine Arts legally recognised by the Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research. Its Undergraduate (BA) and Postgraduate (MA) Degree Programs are equivalent to university degrees. Since its inception RUFA has been growing steadily,
preparing thousands of students
and making them ready to attain the perfect combination of passion and
profession in the fields of art, design and communication. As well as advanced learning guided by a teaching body of academics, artists, and professionals,
RUFA students are constantly encouraged to stay up to date. An intensive annual programme of meetings and seminars with tutors and personalities who are prominent in the various fields of creative expression provides
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opportunities for the exchanges of views and knowledge that are necessary to enrich the curriculum and make it complete. Additionally, during the three-year Bachelor of Arts and two–year Master of Arts (MA) Degree Programs, Academic Courses, students undergo periods of training at
the Academy’s partner companies. Right from the beginning, this fundamentally important experience at RUFA enables them to measure themselves against the challenges and opportunities of the world of work. The programs offered are divided into different cycles of study and
training that are tailored to the educational and logistical needs of each student. The classes take place in the classrooms of the Academy and at the Academy’s own workshops, located close to the main
building in the heart of Rome.
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graphic arts
phenomenology of contemporary art
aesthetics of visual arts
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The Master of Arts (MA) Degree Programs at RUFA have a duration of two years (120 credits) and were created to give young people specific skills and knowledge in the fields of art, communication, and design that respond to the expectations of the new artistic and cultural context. This qualifies RUFA as a creative centre of excellence where individual high-quality programs provide an historical and theoretical perspective along with operative methodological guidance, continuously updated in relation to the skills required by the new professions. Students are enabled to attain optimal learning objectives by working on a daily basis side by side with their tutors, who are always available to resolve any problems arising from the program. The organisational formula of these two-year program interweaves classroom learning with a period of training by public and private bodies, thereby interconnecting educational work with professional experience.
Professional and Training Connection.
The educational offer is based on practical, concrete study programmes strongly aimed at linking the student to the reality and needs of the world of work. This fundamentally important objective is attained by employing tutors who are professionally active in
the disciplines they teach and who are brought in to form and guide the students towards a tangible professional career.
Practical experience.
The Master of Arts (MA) Degree Programs give students the opportunity to gain practical experience both inside and outside the Academy by putting them in close contact with the world of the professions. Accompanied and supported by their tutors, the students are given valuable opportunities to participate as designers, assistants, producers, makers, and organisers in training workshops, seminars, internships, interdisciplinary projects,
exhibitions, conferences, competitions, and events. The teaching offer is divided into the different programs as follows: Design and Technologies of the Multimedia Space / Visual and Innovation Design / Computer Animation and Special Effects / Film Arts / Scenography / Sculpture / Painting / Graphic Arts / Decoration. All graduates and students holding a Diploma in Fine Arts can access these courses. The Master of Arts Degree is awarded upon obtaining at least 120 credits and is equivalent to a University Master Degree.
RUFA: a creative hub.
Master of Arts (MA) Degree Programs.
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aesthetics of visual arts history of drawing graphic arts history of photography phenomenology of the image psychology
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by the student final test internships and workshops decoration studio painting studio sculpture studio graphic arts studio photography multimedia installations design of artistic settings phenomenology of contemporary art history of new media digital applications of visual arts experimental plate engraving techniques techniques of contemporary sculpture arts sculpture techniques and technologies SCULPTURE
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The RUFA teaches the student to master material and movement, and guides them towards full artistic expression based on practical training, solid cultural understanding,
authority, and personality, all of which are indispensable for each individual to develop their own creative language and find their own place in the world of Art.
This comprehensive education that students receive within the RUFA
Master of Arts Degree Program in Sculpture consists of studying specific subjects such as techniques, photography, iconography,
anatomical art, visual arts, and graphic arts within a clear, strongly multidisciplinary approach. Thanks to the high level of training given by the tutors, all of whom are active artists, the RUFA Sculpture Program provides the essential level of preparation that is needed for
Sculpture
At the heart of form.
As an artistic discipline, painting brings with it the possibility of combining passion with profession in a single, complete choice that unites life and career. By choosing the RUFA Master of Arts Degree Program in Painting the student receives high-level multidisciplinary academic preparation that enables them to manage to the full, in a mature way, all the techniques and knowledge that relate to the world of the Fine Arts. Finding themselves positioned at the centre of a dense network of multimedia knowledge and experience, the RUFA Painting student learns to work with digital applications for the visual arts, photography, and new media, following an innovative
Painting
Power and wisdom
of the visual arts.
gaining access to the art world, a world that is open, fluid,
and changing, and into which stimuli and influences are flowing from all the other sectors of human expression. The artist who has graduated from RUFA has a personality that crosses boundaries and has the ability to express itself with strength and recognisability, in any discipline of the contemporary Fine Arts.
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pathway that is always up to date and works transversally across disciplines. The result is a complete artist with the ability to express their own creative language in any artistic discipline. Based on a high level of academic training, which is indispensable for giving depth and authoritativeness to the interior aesthetic of each student, the Painting Program at RUFA enables the young artist to fully realise themselves in the worlds of pictorial expression, the visual arts, and multimedia installations. The Painting graduate from RUFA can find a natural way to placements that enable them to use their talents in such fields as art direction, graphic and art publishing, exhibitions, galleries, and workshops.
As a multi-sided professional who works transversely between art and design, the role of the Decorator is fundamentally important in the creation of any architectural, artistic, or theatrical project. Thanks to the high level of academic training that is given at RUFA, the graduate Decorator possesses the ability to understand and interpret the meaning of every type of artistic setting and representation, and knows what is needed for constructing and decorating these works at every stage of their development. Thanks to an academic training that includes painting,
sculpture, and graphic arts, the RUFA-qualified Decorator enters the field as a key figure who is able to interrelate practical design and construction with the artistic aspect at the point where materials, lighting, structures, and scenic depth all interact. The Decoration course at RUFA offers access to a vast reservoir of knowledge about design, methodologies, techniques, and technologies that extends into a range of different subjects and topics. Wherever there is a need to learn and master plastic, technological, graphic, and pictorial languages, a space is created for the Decorator’s professional input, which finds its natural outlets in such areas of work as architecture, interior design, product design, exhibitions, installations, galleries, display spaces, art direction, urban design, and art representations.
Decoration
Between art
and design.
The RUFA Master of Arts Degree Program in Graphic Arts was created to provide a high-level academic training programme that brings together knowledge of technique, culture, art, and technology as required by all the graphics and Fine Arts professions. The fields of application for graphic expression are almost infinite, and the RUFA Program enables students to measure up to any task in art or graphics, using the skills they have acquired to recognise beauty and re-create it, using specifically targeted techniques and technologies.
Graphic Arts is a noble formal discipline based on ancient parameters and teachings; RUFA has added to it new technological studies that fully extend the range of professional opportunities open to graduates. By including technological and
critical disciplines such as photography, experimental chalcographic
techniques, and the phenomenology of contemporary art within the plan of studies, the course provides two years of specialist training that is based both on traditional and innovative methodologies.
Graphic Arts
Ancient practices,
modern methods.
Numerous fields of activity are open to the professional on graduation from RUFA: publishing, graphic design, photography, communication, art catalogues and books, the design of multimedia installations, and artistic or conceptual direction. Skilled in painting, sculpture, and decoration, the RUFA graduate is both a professional and an artist: full of talent, excellently equipped with manual skills, able to put their knowledge to work in the service of every aspect of art, communication, and publishing.
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RUFA, instructions for use.
Personalised meetings for students
These are orientation meetings that help the student to identify which pathway of studies best suits their inclinations by specifically assessing their attitudes, motivations, and future career opportunities.
RUFA NEWS
Periodic newsletters and the website make sure that students are kept informed about RUFA’s full calendar of debates, exhibitions, events, presentations, meetings, and workshops. By actively participating in these initiatives, students can create synergies between themselves and their tutors.
LAZIODISU study grants
RUFA students can compete on a basis of merit and income level for study grants and the other services provided by the Agency for Entitlement to University Studies for Lazio (LAZIODISU - Roma1).
RUFA Library
The RUFA Library is part of the National Library Service. Students are supported by qualified library staff who assist with consultation, borrowing books, finding journals and theses, using audiovisual equipment, carrying out research, and investigating particular topics.
RUFA Factory
RUFA Factory is a permanent workshop where artists, designers, theorists, and clients all work together in an atmosphere of experimentation and innovation, to develop ideas and tendencies that create new didactic areas which may then become part of the teaching within the Academy.
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Internships and placements An Internships and Placements Office is at the disposal of all students. This identifies the most suitable opportunities by relating the skills of the individual student to offers of internships and work opportunities with Italian and foreign companies.2
Reductions and RUFA study grants
Each year a competitive award scheme
is published that makes available a restricted number of study grants which partly cover enrolment fees. These give a 5% discount to students who pay a full year of fees no later than 30th November.
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The tutors at RUFA
The RUFA tutor guides and assists students in their progress along their chosen pathway of studies, helping them to overcome any obstacles that might arise. After the student has graduated from the course, the tutor continues to advise them on how to successfully enter the world of work.
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Erasmus +
Erasmus + is the European Union programme that enables any EU university student to benefit from an Erasmus grant and attend one or more other EU universities, following a similar cycle
of studies to that at RUFA, for up to 12 months.
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Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Zamora
Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca
Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño Gran Canaria Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts
Vilnius Academy of Arts
National College of Art and Design - Dublin
University College of Ghent – Schoof Arts and Conservatory – Ghent
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts - Copenhagen
New Bulgarian University - Sofia
Marmara University - Istanbul Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny de Valencia
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria - Madrid
University of Warmia and Mazuri – Olsztyn
Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
Universidad del Pais Vasco – Bilbao
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Belas-Artes Lisbona
The Erasmus + Programme
Erasmus + encourages students to learn about and understand the cultureof the host country, encouraging a sense of integration between students from different countries.
For further information, contact the Erasmus Office: Email: [email protected]
Skype: rufa.erasmus Most of the illustrations in this publication
are taken from projects by RUFA students and tutors. Our thanks to Studio Azzurro and StudioAira for kindly permitting the use of their images.
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Academy of Art and Design - Tsinghua University (Cina)·
Annunziata & Terzi·
Architectural Consulting (Praga)·
Arthemisia Group·
Camera dei Deputati·
Central Academy of Fine Arts (Cina)·
China Academy of Art di Hangzhou (Cina)·
Crestron·
CRM - Centro Ricerche Musicali·
D.T.S. Lighting·
Erco·
Eta Beta·
MAXXI – Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo·
Ministero dell’Interno·
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali·
Roma Design +·
Sapienza – Università di Roma·
Società Dante Alighieri·
Spotlight·
Studio Aira·
Studio Azzurro·
Studio Castelli·
Università degli studi “Roma Tre”·
Vertigo Design·
Virtual LabPartners
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Fandango·
FAO·
Gagosian Gallery·
GNAM – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea·
iGUZZINI·
Istituto Bulgaro di Cultura·
Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica·
KDU – University College di Kuala Lumpur (Malesia)·
Jilin Animation Institute (Changchun - Cina)·
MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma·
Martin ProfessionalDuring the past few years RUFA has created and implemented important courses, internships, projects, and cultural initiatives thanks to its collaboration with well-known public and private institutional actors, including:
VISUAL AND INNOVATION DESIGN MULTIMEDIA SPACES DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGIES FILM
ARTS COMPUTER ANIMATION
AND SPECIAL EFFECTS SCENOGRAPHY
PAINTING
SCULPTURE DECORATION GRAPHIC ARTS
RUFA is an Academy of Fine Arts legally recognised by the Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research Visual Arts
Design and technological arts
Via Benaco, 2 - 00199 Rome tel/fax +39.06.85865917 [email protected] www.unirufa.it P.zza Verbano Via Benaco, 12 Via Benaco, 2 Via Lariana, 8 Via Taro, 14 All RUFA courses
are held in Rome at the four locations of the Academy
