🎨 OPENING OF KUNSTKURSE WIEN! 🇦🇹
Today, October 18, 2025, in Vienna at Mühlgasse 30, the official opening of KUNSTKURSE WIEN took place — a new art program created by the world-renowned Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk in collaboration with the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management (NCM) and the Vienna Beethoven Group.
🔹 The opening ceremony was attended by Valerii Marchenko, Rector of NCM, Honored Artist of Ukraine, and composer, who welcomed the guests and emphasized the importance of expanding Ukrainian-Austrian cultural cooperation:
“We are opening doors for dialogue between European art schools.
The Ukrainian academic tradition gains its rightful representation in the heart of Vienna, alongside the classical Viennese culture,”
— noted the Rector.
👩🏫 Course Instructors:
• Zoya Kosulina — artist, ceramicist, scenography master, author of over 350 music videos and films, participant of international exhibitions, and member of European creative unions.
• Oksana Chobitko — architect, watercolor artist, and educator with 15 years of experience in art education, author of the series “Vienna Impressions” and “Light and Form”.
🖌 The courses include the fundamentals of academic drawing, painting, color theory, composition, and watercolor and gouache techniques.
Classes begin on November 5, 2025, with small groups of up to 10 participants.
📍 Address: Vienna Beethoven Group, Mühlgasse 30, 1040 Vienna
🎓 Organizers: Ivan Marchuk, National Academy of Culture and Arts Management (NCM), Vienna Beethoven Group
