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A lot is happening at Funen Art Academy. On this front page you will find an overview of what’s on and when.
The mentioned events are open to the public with free admission.

Mikkel Carl: When I Give an Artist Talk…
Artist talk by Mikkel Carl (b. 1976), Associate Professor of Visual Art and Exhibition Practices at Funen Art Academy.
The artist talk takes place in the Lecture Hall at Funen Art Academy, Wednesday October 21st from 2.30-3.30 pm. Free entrance. Read more here

Feminist Aesthetics, a solo exhibition by Emily Gernild in the Sculpture Hall
Painter Emily Gernild (b. 1985) graduated from Funen Art Academy in 2016 and last year unveiled a large-scale double-gable mural in Odense, the city where she was also born. Join us for Emily Gernild’s first major exhibition in Odense. Everyone is welcome to the opening of Feminist Aesthetics on Thursday, 1 October, from 4 to 6 pm in the Sculpture Hall.
Read more about the exhibition and find the press release here.

New Lecture Series on Art in Public Space
It is with great pleasure, that Funen Art Academy, supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, announces Even more lectures on art in public space.
All lectures will be introduced and moderated by Rector Kristine Kern and will take place on Mondays from 4:00–5:30 PM in the Sculpture Hall.
Find press release here (only in Danish …)

Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen: At forme liv
Museum Odense has entered into a collaboration with Funen Art Academy to create a dialogue between Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen and today’s generation of artists.
Students from the Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Programme for Art in Public Space have created models of the monuments they are currently developing. The sketches can be experienced in the wax room in the exhibition Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen: At forme liv, where Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen’s small preparatory works for the cathedral doors in Ribe Cathedral and the equestrian statue of Christian IX are also on display.
The students’ final monuments can be experienced this summer at Odense Concert Hall.
Exhibition opening at TID – Museum for Odense on April 8 from 16:00–18:00. Find more information here

LY LY LY LY LY – Decoration at Elisabeth Klixbülls Plads
Students from Funen Art Academy, as part of a collaboration between the Academy and the construction company A. Enggaard A/S, have had the opportunity to create a large-scale decoration at the new Elisabeth Klixbülls Plads in Odense.
The decoration, which can be experienced for two years, will be inaugurated by Councillor for City and Culture, Lars Christian Lilleholt, on Wednesday, May 13, from 12:00–13:00 at Elisabeth Klixbülls Plads, 5000 Odense C.

GRADUATION – Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Programme for Art in Public Space
Artists from the one-year Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Programme for Art in Public Space mark the completion of their studies with the inauguration of their finished monuments at Odense Concert Hall.
The reception takes place on Friday, May 22, from 14:00–17:00 and is open to all. Find press release here
The programme is established with generous support from the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Foundation.

3rd Year Exhibition 2026
Funen Art Academy invites you to the opening of this year’s 3rd Year Exhibition, traditionally held at Filosoffen. The exhibition marks the completion of the Basic Module for 14 students, now halfway through their education.
The exhibition opens on Friday, May 29, from 16:00–19:00 at Kunstbygningen Filosoffen.
Everyone is welcome!
The exhibition is a collaboration with Kulturmaskinen in Odense. Find the press release here