Call for Participation - Blended Intensive Program (Erasmus+) Network for Digital Art Education (N-DAE)

Vienna |October 5-9, 2026 | Language: English | 3 ECTS

Are you interested in digital art, media, AI, critical visual cultures or contemporary art education? Do you want to work internationally, get to know new perspectives and experiment creatively together?

Then you are cordially invited to take part in the Blended Intensive Program (BIP) "Network for Digital Art Education".

What is it about?

The BIP brings together students from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, TU Dresden and the University of Porto to spend a week intensively exploring digitality in art and art education. Together with international teachers, artists and students, you will work open-endedly on a wide range of current topics such as

• AI & art education (e.g. collaboration with AI, image generation, simple forms of machine learning in the classroom)
• Digital media & criticism (artistic work with digital media, irritation and discomfort as a learning opportunity)
• Tools & accessibility (open source software, low-barrier digital learning environments)
• Feminist & queer perspectives (gender images in digital images, diversity and critique of norms in art lessons)
• Image cultures & rights (copyright in art lessons, sharing - changing - reusing images)
• Ethics & sustainability (fairness and prejudice in AI, conscious use of digital images and resources)

How is the program structured?

• Preparation (online):
  Three public online lectures in spring 2026, in which the participating universities present themselves and their focus areas
• Presence phase in Vienna (5 days):
  Workshops, inputs, collaborative work, museum visits, exhibition formats, peer learning and presentations
• Follow-up (online): exchange formats, publication if necessary

For whom?

• Students of art education, art history, design and architecture education or related degree programs
• Open to different study phases
• no special technical knowledge required - curiosity and openness are more important

What do you get?

• 3 ECTS
• International experience in a compact format
• Collaboration with students from three countries
• Insight into current discourses on digital art & education
• New contacts and part of a growing network

Organizational details

• The program takes place within the framework of Erasmus+ → Funding for travel and accommodation costs is possible
• Main language of instruction: English

For further information on participation and funding, please contact Prof. Christin Lübke (Art Education) via email: