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Mainz Art Academy

Kunsthochschule Mainz

With its founding as the original electoral academy of painters and sculptors in 1757, the Mainz Art Academy is one of the most traditional in the German-speaking world. Today it is integrated into the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.

Facts about the faculty

UniversityJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Programmes1 programme
Language of programmesGerman B1 — 1 programme
CityMainz
Websitehttps://www.kunsthochschule-mainz.de/

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German B1 before applying

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

Portfolio or aptitude test

1 of the faculty's programmes select by portfolio or an aptitude test — plan it before the deadline.

About the faculty

With currently around 180 students, the art college offers a wide range of qualification opportunities based on current artistic and design requirements in a clear framework.

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The art college today offers two courses: “Fine Art” and “Teaching for Fine Arts at High Schools”. It is important to us that teaching students receive training at the same high artistic level as liberal arts students.

With several painting and sculpture classes, classes for drawing, film, photography and media art, it offers students a wide range of opportunities for artistic development. In the numerous artistic workshops (printmaking, wood and metal workshop, painting technology, photo and media laboratory), knowledge of the material and application areas of the respective work area is imparted and the necessary craftsmanship and technical skills are trained.

The Mainz Art School at the Johannes Gutenberg University has the right to award doctorates in art theory and art education.
As an active part of the cultural public, the art school's teaching and research department regularly presents exhibitions and projects, initiates debates and initiates discussions and developments.

There are various partnerships with foreign universities, which are documented in teaching assignments for international artists as well as in the exchange and collaboration between teachers and students in an international context.

Programmes of the faculty

Questions about admission to the faculty

In which language are the programmes taught?
German B1 — 1 programme.
Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?
To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

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