FFA SUMMER SCHOOLS 2026: Summer School of Painting, Applications Open Until August 18 and August 21, 2026

FFA Summer Schools offer an opportunity to spend part of your summer creatively. Through these summer schools, you will learn about artistic techniques, develop your creative skills, and meet interesting people. FFA Summer Schools are open to the general public, beginners with an interest in and passion for art, as well as those interested in future study at art schools, who can familiarize themselves with the FFA environment and use the summer schools as part of their preparation for entrance exams.

SUMMER SCHOOL OF PAINTING

The summer school is intended for both beginner and advanced participants, applicants to higher art education institutions, as well as enthusiasts of the painting medium. During the course, participants will work with tempera and oil painting based on a live model, including compositional and color solutions, as well as work with light and tonality. The course also focuses on exploring ways of speaking and thinking about painting through painting itself. The program will include consultations on participants’ existing artworks. The aim of the summer school is to familiarize participants with the formal foundations of painting through the classical genres of portrait and still life, and subsequently apply these insights to the personal work of each participant in a way that best supports their individual artistic intentions.

Basic Information:

  • Lecturer: doc. MgA. Vasil Artamonov

  • Dates:

    • Session 1: August 25–27, 2026

    • Session 2: August 28–30, 2026

  • Duration: 21 teaching hours, daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM with a lunch break

  • Venue: FaVU BUT, Kraví hora Campus, Building No. 7 – Painting Studio 1, Rybkova 23

  • Fee: CZK 4,800 paid to account number 111043273/0300

    • Variable symbol for Session 1: 2602003

    • Variable symbol for Session 2: 2602017

      (Please include “FaVU/malba” and your name in the payment note.)

The fee includes all materials and art supplies.

Applications for the Summer School of Painting:

  • for Session 1 must be submitted via the application form form no later than August 18, 2026;

  • for Session 2 must be submitted via the application form form no later than August 21, 2026.

Please note that registration becomes binding only after the course fee has been paid. Proof of payment must be uploaded as part of the application process.

The online application form is currently available only in Czech. If you have any questions about filling it out, we’d be happy to help—please contact: Barbora.Sediva@vut.cz

Lecturer Profile:

Vasil Artamonov (*1980) is a painter and educator whose work explores ways of reactivating the legacy of modernist and earlier visual culture. He collaborated for many years with Alexey Klyuykov; their joint artistic practice began during their studies at UMPRUM in Prague (2000–2006), and in 2010 they received the Jindřich Chalupecký Award. From 2009 to 2014, he was a member of the group P. O. L. E. Since 2012, he has led Painting Studio 1 at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology. In addition to numerous collaborative exhibitions, he has also presented solo exhibitions at venues including Entrance Gallery in Prague (2018), the Třinec City Gallery (2022), and Rohovka Gallery at the Vzlet Cultural Center in Prague (2024). In 2020, together with Alice Nikitinová and Marek Tischler, he curated the exhibition The World We Do Not Live In at the Dukla space in Ostrava-Poruba. He is currently represented by the Prague-based Clauda Gallery.

Required Participant Experience:

No prior specific knowledge or experience is required for participants interested in the course.

Cancellation Policy:

If you are unable to attend the summer school, you may find a substitute participant. In the event of cancellation up to 14 days before the start of the summer school (depending on the specific course schedule), the organizer will charge a cancellation fee amounting to 20% of the total paid amount. In the case of later cancellation, the paid fees are non-refundable. The organizer reserves the right to cancel individual summer schools in the event of an insufficient number of registered participants for a particular session. If the organizer cancels the summer school, the full paid amount will be refunded.

Contacts:

Questions regarding the course content and schedule: artamonov@favu.vut.cz

Questions regarding financial matters: eo@favu.vut.cz

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