AAF/Seebacher Prize for Fine Arts
Fellows learn from highly respected artists, curators, and art critics at the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts.
Cultivating Artistic Excellence
Each year, the AAF/Seebacher Prize for Fine Arts provides fine arts graduate students studying at American universities, or those who have completed their graduate studies within the past two years, fellowships to participate in the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Austria.
Founded in 1953 by Oskar Kokoschka, the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts offers a unique working environment at the Hohensalzburg Fortress, situated on a hill overlooking the city. Fellows learn from well-known and highly respected artists, curators, and art critics from around the world and immerse themselves in a European contemporary art scene, quite different from their U.S. academic environment. Fellows reside at Schloss Arenberg for the duration of their studies.
The American Austrian Foundation has administered this program since 2000. It is funded through the generosity of AAF Board Member Gerhard Seebacher and his wife Angelika.
Congratulations to the winners of the
2024 AAF/Seebacher Prize for Fine Arts:
MFA 2024, Rhode Island School of Design
MFA 2024, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MFA 2024, Rhode Island School of Design
AAF/Seebacher Prize for Fine Arts – Application
Current graduate students from U.S. schools or those who have just completed their graduate studies in the past two years may apply.
Non-US citizens are welcome to apply, as long as they are a student or a recent graduate of an American art program. Please note that if a non-US citizen is selected, the AAF is not responsible for fees associated with acquiring the necessary visa, etc.
Application Requirements & Deadlines
The application deadline is FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025.
Applications submitted via email must be sent to finearts.prize@americanaustrianfoundation.org by 5:00pm EST on APRIL 25, 2025. Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than APRIL 25, 2025
Please submit any inquiries to finearts.prize@americanaustrianfoundation.org. No phone calls, please.
