Alexej Bisunov's sudden death has greatly saddened all of us who knew him in Salzburg. He was such fun to be with, so vivacious, curious, kind and creative – and a wonderful singer. At the end of our course at the Summer Academy he presented me with a pi… more »

For two weeks in August, our "Photographer in Residence" Jay Caboz has explored the Summer Academy and its context and has developed and carried out a photographic project dealing with the Academy, the courses, the locations, the surroundings, the atmosp… more »

For three days, Rosa Maria Plattner has plunged into the courses of 2011 Summer Academy to make this documentary. It will initially be broadcasted on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 9 p.m. on BR-alpha. It can be received via satellite ASTRA 1L (analogue) or… more »

As we had the first Finissage of the summer at the Fortress, the second one was the Saline's time to shine. And shine it did. Most remarkable were the works of the photography class, jumping at visitors from all over the building, causing people to won… more »

Today, walking through the once-again deserted rooms of the Fortress, I looked back on the last three weeks and the Finissage they culminated in last Friday. Maybe due to the good weather, the rooms thronged with visitors walking through the rooms, cul… more »