What, why and how!

The courses are aimed at anyone who wants to develop their individual creativity. Creativity is to be understood as the basis of all social and cultural activity.

  • What: Each course offers an experience of how artistic, poetic and intellectual activities are inextricably linked. Taken together, the courses form a high-quality full-time programme of study that meets the needs of the 21st century designer.

  • Why: More than ever, there is a need to engage with the world through creative activity.

  • How: By unlocking your own creative potential, you unlock your personal, social and professional potential. That's what the courses are for.

Single Course Student, Master Class Student or Full-time Student at the Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt

  • Single Course Student

    As a single course student you will experience your own creative potential with each course. If you decide to upgrade to a master class student or become a full-time student at the Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt, any previously booked course will be fully credited.

  • Master Class Student

    If you book a Masterclass set, such as Formative Design or Coincidental Aesthetics, you will receive an AVA certificate that will be invaluable in your professional career. You will also have direct contact with the lecturers and the opportunity to attend the Masterclass on site.

  • Student at the Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt

    As a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate student at the Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt, the courses are a free integral part of the full-time programme.

All the courses you need to develop and professionalise your creativity

The demands on designers have changed fundamentally. How do you design a world that is becoming increasingly complex, where social, religious and national tensions threaten to erupt into open warfare, where the natural environment is being increasingly destroyed? There is no definitive answer. But our role as designers is to help shape and communicate the next possible steps.