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Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo 

3

Departments

14

1st Level Courses

13

2nd Level Courses

1

single cycle

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OUTGOING Students

Students from partner University

INCOMING Students

Study Fine Arts in Sicily

welcome to ABAPA

Training and Teaching program for

Academic & Staff

INCOMING from partner Universities - OUTGOING  personale amministrativo e docenti ABAPA

Applications are currently CLOSED

“We believe that the practice of cultural diversity is an opportunity for all students.”

The Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo, international institution in the Mediterranean, is among the Italian historical academies for higher education, specialization, research and production in the artistic sector. Study Fine Arts in Sicily is our the educational offer, the avant-garde catalog of courses by our departments, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Communication and Art Education.

2024/2025

Academic calendar 

from 18 October
to 3 February  

please confirm your LA by

November 2nd

From 10 February
to 22 February 

Exams session

please confirm your exams by

January 15th

November 1st & 2nd

TUTTI I SANTI

Public holidays

December 8th

FESTA DELL'IMMACOLATA

Public holidays

From March 3rd
to June 14th

please confirm your LA by

20th March

From 20 June 
to 6 July 

Exams session

please confirm your exams by

1st of June

25th April

ANNIVERSARIO DELLA LIBERAZIONE

Public holidays

1st May

FESTA DEL LAVORO

Public holidays

2nd  June

FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA

Public holidays

15th  June

FESTA DEL PATRONO

Public holidays

from December 23 th
to January 7th

Christmas break

closed

from April 19th
to April 26th

Easter break

closed

from July 5th

Summer break

plein air studies

Buildings

Palazzo Fernandez
Via Papireto 20, Palermo


Palazzo Santa Rosalia
Via Papireto 1,


Cantieri Culturali della Zisa
Via Paolo Gili 4,

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PA.S.S

New Media 4 Heritage >

is an international summer school
partners, the University of Jordan - School of Arts and Design in Amman (JO) and the University of Algiers 2 in Algiers (DZ).

in partnership with
University of West Attica (Athens), Beykoz University (Istanbul) 

WORKSHOPS

Ai/Cianotype

visiting professor
prof. Anthony Pillette da École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille

E+ office

  • 1st floor
    Palazzo Santa Rosalia
    Via Papireto 1, Palermo


Buildings

  • Palazzo Fernandez
    Via Papireto 20, Palermo

    Cantieri culturali della Zisa
    Via Paolo Gili 4, Palermo

Contact us

international@abapa.education



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