FFA is offering a new semester-long course aimed at developing creative skills for the general public and prospective art school applicants. Participants in this practical, semester-long course will become acquainted with sculptural materials and the basics of modelling. Those interested can also develop and technically resolve their own art projects. Beginners with no prior experience in sculpture will acquire basic skills and principles, while advanced participants will have the opportunity to further develop their individual abilities with professional guidance and consultations. The course may also serve as preparation for talent entrance exams.

A regular afternoon semester-long drawing course for the public. The course is intended for beginners, advanced participants, and those applying for art schools. Public participants with no formal drawing training will acquire basic drawing habits and skills, and become familiar with academic drawing techniques. For advanced participants, the course offers a space to develop individual abilities in expressive drawing. The course is also ideal preparation for talent entrance exams. The programme will be tailored to the drawing abilities of individual participants, with a personalised approach for each.

The summer school is intended for those interested in academic figure drawing, and for applicants to art schools. Public participants are expected to have basic knowledge of academic drawing, such as perspective. Those without prior training in figure drawing will acquire basic drawing habits and skills through studies of plaster casts and live models. For advanced participants, the summer school offers space for further development of individual abilities in expressive drawing.

Participants in this practical summer school will become familiar with sculptural materials and the basics of anatomical portrait modelling. Those interested can also develop and technically resolve their own artistic projects. We will also explore relief sculpture, focusing on foreshortening techniques. Beginners without prior training in sculpture will acquire basic skills and principles, while advanced participants will have the opportunity to further develop their individual abilities with professional guidance and consultations.

This summer school is designed for beginners and advanced participants, art school applicants, and those with a love for the medium of painting. The course will include consultations of existing works. Over the course of the programme, we will work on tempera and oil painting from live models, focusing on composition, colour, light, and tonal value. Together, we will explore how to speak about painting through painting. The aim is to familiarise participants with the formal foundations of painting through the classical genres of portrait and still life, and to apply these principles to personal works.

Participants in this summer school will learn to use Blender to create 3D objects. The course is primarily focused on 3D modelling, particularly hardsurface modelling, which is often used in the creation of 3D graphics for digital games. The course will also cover preparing 3D objects for texturing and basic work with materials.

During the summer school, participants will have the opportunity to explore animation as a playful and creative process of working with movement. They will experiment with the illusion of life in digital drawing and refine their intuition for constructing movement. The course emphasises the search for ideas and developing the ability to translate imagination into moving images, discovering new creative principles, and freeing up drawing skills. Each participant will complete several animation exercises as part of the course.

This summer school focuses on working with field recording and critically examining the soundscapes of our environment. In the Planýrky area in Brno, participants will record, listen, and reflect on the volume, colours, and intensities of the sounds present. What sounds dominate in this environment? What can these dominant sounds tell us about our surroundings? Participants will learn the basics of operating an audio recorder, recording sound, and editing recordings. The course encourages a critical awareness of the conditions of urban environments through listening.

In the Unity game engine environment, participants will try visual programming using the Playmaker plug-in with prepared exercises. The goal of the course is to create a small game prototype based on tasks assigned by the instructor. By the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the Unity environment and able to create a simple game prototype. The course is aimed at beginners.

The summer school focuses on the conceptual, narrative, and experimental aspects of photography. We will explore the potential of mobile photography, shooting with older digital cameras, and webcams, combining materials for new creations. The goal is to use photographic materials and juxtaposition to create a visual story or editorial, particularly in fashion photography. This summer school is for both those already active in photography and those looking to explore new possibilities within the medium. Participants will also experiment with alternative post-production techniques through printing, scanning, and re-photographing images. In the final session, we will explore online platforms and print publications for showcasing work, including advice on submitting to open calls.

This summer school offers a space to explore and deepen one’s relationship with the body and its interaction with the surrounding environment. Participants will learn to understand their body’s communication, reactions, form, functions, and expression as material essence. Together, we will embrace our otherness through body positivity, creating space for mistakes, healing, and wonder. The summer school encourages a lively and confident awareness of the body as a means of communication and performance, allowing for the exploration of individual and collective narratives. It is open to a wide range of participants, including those who feel outside traditional societal norms, and those often subjected to stigma or violence. This course offers collective healing and a platform for expressing individual otherness.

The summer school takes the form of open discussions, practical and theoretical exercises, observations, spatial experiments, and games, aimed at creating bold conceptual frameworks through "conceptual improvisation" and proposals for potential realisation. The goal is to develop the ability for creative and critical thinking in creating original works or within collaborative processes at various stages of the artistic process, without being confined to a specific genre or medium. We draw from principles used in visual art, curating, contemporary dance, physical theatre, musical composition, film, writing, video games, and comedy. Emphasis is placed on mutual interaction and individual and collective dispositions. Individual consultations will also be available as part of the course.

This summer school will guide you through the challenges of creating digital 3D models, both through computer-based modelling (using Blender) and virtual reality (VR). Students will learn to scan 3D models using various 3D scanners, edit scanned models, and prepare them for 3D printing. Participants will also have the opportunity to print their created models on the school’s 3D printers.

A regular afternoon semester-long drawing course for the public. The course is intended for beginners, advanced participants, and those applying for art schools. Public participants with no prior training in drawing will acquire basic drawing habits and skills and will become familiar with academic drawing techniques. For advanced participants, the course offers a space to develop individual abilities in expressive drawing. The course is also ideal preparation for talent entrance exams. The programme will be tailored to the drawing abilities of individual participants, with a personalised approach for each.