Summer exhibition at the Karlsruhe Art Academy
At the end of the academic year, the studio doors will once again be opened wide for the summer exhibition at the Karlsruhe Art Academy.
From July 10 to 13, 2025, the students' workspaces at the State Academy of Fine Arts will be transformed into exhibition spaces. For four days, art lovers can go on an artistic voyage of discovery through all the buildings and get an overview of the current work of around 320 students. The classes from Scheibenhardt will be exhibiting in the atrium. On the weekend days, students offer their expert guidance. The opening with the awarding of certificates and prizes is on Wednesday, July 9, at 7:00 pm in the atrium.
On Saturday, the focus will be on the outpost at Scheibenhardt Castle. A small exhibition there will be enriched by activities on the grounds. In the evening, the popular student summer party will take place.
Opening evening
The start of the four-day exhibition at the Academy of Art is on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 19:00. Rector Prof. Marcel van Eeden will open the exhibition in the atrium. This is also the occasion to present the graduates of all degree programmes with their diplomas, to present the master students with their certificates, to honor the 2025 Kalinowski Prize winner Anas Kahal and to award the DAAD prize winner among the foreign students. In addition, the Friends of the Academy of Fine Arts will award the travel scholarships of the Fördervereinigung. The Chancellor of the Academy Bernd Schwarz honors the students who have been selected for the Germany Scholarship.
On the opening evening, visitors are invited to tour the studios of the classes in the buildings at Reinhold-Frank-Straße 81/83 and in the sculpture garden at Bismarckstraße 67. These buildings will be open to art lovers from 10:00-22:00 on the following three days. On Sunday, the buildings will be open from 10:00-18:00.
Performance Festival
The students of the Intermedia Design (IMG) teacher training course are organizing their performance festival. It is part of the summer exhibition. The presentations are on Friday, July 11 in the Kalinowskiraum. Prof. Julia Müller and guest lecturer for performance Duncan Evennou are responsible for the conception of the event.
Summer festival at Scheibenhardt Castle
The summer exhibition naturally includes a summer festival at Scheibenhardt Castle. The students at the branch office in the Rokokoschlösschen between Karlsruhe and Ettlingen offer a colorful program on the grounds. The traditional student summer party, organized by the AStA, starts in the evening. In the Wasmuht classroom in the castle and in the barn, student works can be seen on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00-20:00.
Guided tours through the exhibition
On Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, at 12:00 and 16:00 respectively, the public can be guided through the presentations in the studios of the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe in the buildings on Reinhold-Frank-Straße and Bismarckstraße. The offer is free of charge.
Morning for pupils
On Friday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., pupils interested in fine arts are welcome to visit the academy. After a brief explanation of the courses on offer and the structure of the academy, the young visitors will go on their own voyage of discovery through the studios. However, this requires prior registration by the teaching staff.