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PreambleThe Ruhrakademie is one of theoldest and most successful privateeducational institutes in the fields ofdesign, art, film and media in NRW.The practice-oriented study methodand individual development of skillsprovide an excellent basis for graduates'future professional success. Fromthe outset the Ruhrakademie wasintended to present an alternative tothe often anonymous way of studyingat state universities, and instead committeditself to offering particularlyintensive and personal support.The Ruhrakademie was founded in1985 by Professor JürgenStörr andhis wife, Roswitha Störr. It began verymodestly at the time, developinggradually to become one of the mostsuccessful private centres of educationfor design, art, film and media inGermany. Since then the number ofstudents at the Ruhrakademie hasincreased to nearly 300. The old castlewith its atmospheric surroundingscertainly contributes to a pleasantwork atmosphere.Ruhrakademie qualifications areofficially recognised.These works by Karina Wiedkamp andPaul Wiethoff were created in 1995 forthe occasion of the 10-year anniversaryof the founding of the Ruhrakademie.Originally "Haus Ruhr" was built in1455 by Jan von Boyle, who inheritedthe castle - already heavily fortified -in the Middle Ages. Between the 17thand 19th centuries, the former moatedcastle was developed into the buildingit is today in terms of structureand form. In 1987 Roswitha andJürgenStörr acquired the castle. Since1989 the Ruhrakademie has beenbased in the old castle, which hasbeen renovated extensively for thepurposes of teaching and learning.

Foundation StudiesThe large art studio in the heritage-protectedriding arenaPrinciplesThe course of studies at the Ruhrakademiewas intended from the get-go topresent an alternative to the education inArt and Design at state-universities. Thegoal was to positively create a studyatmosphere which differed from theanonymity of state universities. Furthermore,the education on offer should bemore practice-oriented and targeted tospecific goals. Over the course of time itbecame evident that teaching moderndesign within the context of its purposewas simply not enough. Rather it appearednecessary to promote creativepotential in a targeted way instead, toallow innovative ideas to develop. Thisapplies to the entire range of applied andfine design.Since then, the development of perceptionand training of conceptual thinkingthrough the setting of experimental taskshave become some of the most importantbuilding blocks in the programmeof studies. However, drawing as amedium of communication is also ofcomparably great importance. It isn’t fornothing that the word “design” comesfrom the Italian disegno = drawing.Drawing is the fundamental discipline ofa designer, the tool which helps him todevelop and flesh out his ideas. At thesame time, drawing practice sharpensthe eye for fine differences and aestheticqualities.Nonetheless, the Ruhrakademie availsitself of the most modern computertechnology, in order to meet thedemands which are made of graduates intheir later professional lives. In recentyears, subjects such as Multimedia,Computer Animation or Film and VideoDesign have supplemented and extendedthe range of courses on offer. However,we firmly believe that the fusion of creativeability and open-mindedness is abasic requirement for good design andgives the term “multimedia” - whichmany swear by - a concrete meaning thathas a practical application.This is not a cigarette hole... perception istaught by detailed and accurate depictionof everyday motifs.Innovative design is only there toexpect, where various design disciplinesinfluence each other, thus deepeninga student’s sense for aestheticquality in general. Fundamentaltraining in perception and representationis waiting for each Ruhrakademiestudent from the very beginning oftheir studies, whether they are hopingto graduate in Computer Animation,Communication Design, PhotoDesign, Illustration, Fine Arts orFilmmaking.Drawing to a photographic levelof accuracy is part of the firstsemester teaching material.This is intended to increasesensitivity of perception. Thisdouble page features coloured pencil drawingsare created in the first semester by Anna Maliglowka,Julia Pack and Kerstin Werner.Coloured pencil drawing from thefirst semester student, Daniel Klafke

Communication and Media DesignDesign is composition with a purpose.The term Graphic Design has beenreplaced in recent years by CommunicationDesign. Content is no longerthe sole skilled manual work of agraphic designer, but rather creationand design of visual communicationin the widest range of media. Thismeans that design also has an interpersonaland social dimension. As apart of society, the designer hasco-responsibility for certain processes.Communication Design thus transmitsvalues. This is done in a directand immediate way. Therefore, theRuhrakademie focuses not just on awell-grounded training in design andthe targeted development of creativeabilities - which is of course stillessential for a successful career in thisdiscipline nevertheless - but also putsthe development of individual designers'personalities at the forefront.Experimental typography as an illustrativemeans of expression: Extract from the work"Kommunikaze" by Oliver Hausmann.In "Correspondence" (title ofa work by Britta Nelskamp),it is necessary to seeeverything negatively.A diploma project by Martin Losch,Herbert Schaar and Kay Steinhuseron the theme "Dragons"

"Expedition Luna" is anextract from a series ofillustrations by GunnarLippoldt. The imaginationof an inspiring dream; ifgravity did not exist, thetechnical force of whichshows the real limits of adoubtful existence.

Successes and AwardsExtracts from our news in thepast years:• Red dot award 2009 for outstandingCommunication Designreceived by the former Ruhrakademiestudent, Raffael Stü̈ken.Thematerial created for the Colognebasedstart-up "dua" was recognisedwith the award. Raffael Stükenbecamea tutor in Computer Graphics(DTP) shortly after his degree. Thedesigner, who works in Cologne, wasawarded with the InternationalDesign Prize at a celebratory event atthe Zeche Zollverein, part of theWorld Cultural Heritage Site inEssen.• It can't get any better: Just a monthafter giving a coherent and emotionaldiploma presentation at the Ruhrakademie,Justyna Haronsky andJacqueline Scheibel, the designerswho are "distinguished" in bothsenses of the word, were honouredwith the "iF communication designaward 2008".• After selection by a distinguishedjury, Michail Pirgelis - Ruhrakademiegraduate and current master's apprenticeof Rosemarie Trockel - wasawarded a Villa-Romana Scholarshipin 2007 in Florence. This, the oldestGerman art prize, comes with amonthly cash grant as well as theprinting of his works during period.Former scholarship holders includeMax Beckmann, Käthe Kollwitz andErnst Barlach.• In 2006, Elisa Dietrich made it to1st place in the German Youth PhotoPrize for her collection of photos,“Valeska”. This work was mentionedin several newspapers (e.g. in the“Frankfurter Allgemeine”) as well asseveral times on television.• The graduate, Angelos Gavrias, wasdistinguished in New York with theinternationally acclaimed GoldenLight Award 2006 in the category ofDocumentary Photography/Photojournalism.• Benedict Drolshagen, Jacek Kubaczynskiand Ingo Russland won firstplace at the international Spotlight-Festival 2011, one of the mostrenowned creative competitions forall types of video communication,and won the Gold award. The festivalhas been taking place annuallysince 1998 and is considered to bethe most important promotional filmfestival in the German-speakingworld.• In 2003, Anna Figger was one ofthe few photographers of thosenominated for the State Prize NRW.With her student colleague, AnneFaltermeier, she was invited to theTZR gallery to the “Paris Photo”exhibition in the Carousel du Louvrein Paris and was able to show herphotos to an international public.The patron of the exhibition was theFrench President Jacques Chirac. Inaddition, the online presence of thegroup was distinguished as a particularlysuccessful example of up-to-dateWeb design.• With his nomination for a CanonProfiFoto Development Prize, thestudent Thomas Joneikis was able toachieve success on a national andinternational level in the field ofPhoto Design. His style impressed atthe initial judging by the expert committee,which was appointed by theorganiser Canon and the professionalmagazine ProfilFoto. The winners arepermitted to market their work viathe international agency Corbis andin the edition gallery Lumas. Theicing on the cake is that their workwill be displayed in the PhotokinaVisual Gallery in Cologne.• In 2009, Peymaneh Luckow waspresented with two iF communicationdesign awards for her diplomaproject. In this international designcompetition, a 17-person judgingpanel assessed submissions from 24countries. Extracts of the work appearednot only in the iF Yearbook, butwere also extensively published in theJune-August edition of the internationaldesign magazine NOVUMand on Spiegel-Online.• In 2010 too, a graduating studentof the Ruhrakademie was distinguishedwith the iF award: DanielaBrandt created her diploma projecton the topic of the totally normalinsanity of the public spreading ofnews. The national professionalpublication, Page, reports about thisoutstanding work in its June 2010edition. The official prize-giving tookplace in Munich as part of a ceremonywhich included a gathering ofprominent designers.• Mirco Kurth received the covetedNRW Design Prize for his professionalmagazine for Corporate Design“Co & Co”. The Design Prize NRWis awarded by the economics ministryand given out by the DesignCentre North Rhine Westphalia. Thedistinguished work was displayed inthe red dot design museum in Essen.• In 2003 Christiane Scheidt wasselected for the Canon ProFashionalPhoto award (Best Fashion Book,Germany). In 2006, this prize (BestSelectedWorks) was given to threestudents of the Ruhrakademie: DennisZimmermann, Pierre Mandouxand Christoph Wilde.• “Best of the best” is the mostacclaimed award, along with the "reddot award 2010". The high-rankinghonour was received by the Ruhrakademiegraduate, Johannes Loer, forthe outstanding design of his work“Struwwelpeter/ Document 73”. 15renowned design experts from allover the world made up the jury(including “The Godfather” of typo,Kurt Weidemann).• Dominic Drolshagen won thebiggest German Video Contest, theMcDonald's SMS Video Contest2010. Altogether there were 2600submissions. The Ruhrakademie filmstudent and his team not only wonfirst prize, but also an Audi Cabrioletwith a value of EUR 35,000.• Antje Höfer received the KodakTalent Sponsorship Prize in 2003. In2006, she celebrated winning theEpson Art Photo Award (Best SelectedWorks). Her work was shown atArt Cologne.• Even two of the renowned KodakTalent Sponsorship Prizes were givento students in December 2005. Withthe success of Evelyn Kwasny andCornelius Popovici, the Ruhrakademieconfirmed their status as one ofthe best private schools in NorthRhine Westphalia.• Graduates of the Ruhrakademiereceive founders' prize. The formerstudents of the Ruhrakademie in thefield of Computer Animation, TorbenJahn and Christoph Wasser, wereawarded the founders' prize for theUnna area. Under the leadership ofour past colleague, Thomas Wenk,the company “Hochfarbe” was foundedin Schwerte. Even more DigitalArtist co-workers were trained at theRuhrakademie.• The former Ruhrakademiegraduate, Martin Becker, foundedthe computer animation company,Puppeteers, thus building on theirexisting reputation as one of themost high-profile animation talentdevelopers in NRW. Internationalcompanies such as Coca-Cola areamongst their clients. Numerous graduatesof the Ruhrakademie work atPuppeteers.• Ruhrakademie graduate, MichailPirgelis, was chosen as the BestEmerging Artist 2010 at Art Colognewith the “Audi Art Award for NewPositions”. The prize is worth EUR10,000 and includes an exhibition inthe Cologne Artothek, as well as theprinting of an exhibition catalogue.• Together with the Ludwig Forumfor International Art in Aachen, theRuhrakademie published an extensivecatalogue. The occasion was thespectacular slide-show, Streetlife,which was also shown in othermuseums. This was the first exhibitionby a private academy in theLudwig Forum for International Art.Back in 1986 illustration studentsreceived first and second prize fromthe “Mendener Bauhütte” Art Association.At one competition for theatrepromotional posters inDortmund (“Theaterzwang”), Ruhrakademiestudents received the first,second and third prizes, presented bythe company Grohe (the largestEuropean manufacturer of fittings),for the colour design of their fittings.The student Alice Löhr received theart prize “Salon d'hiver” in Paris.Two students, Ludger Busch andEdgar Ruenholl, were awarded forthe design of their stand at a Colognetrade fair. Public utility companiesin Schwerte prized the design ofpower boxes and transformer stations(directed by Professor Winterhager).Different newspapers and specialistpublications, such as the renowned“Novum - World of GraphicDesign”, reported multiple timesabout the work created by studentsof the Ruhrakademie. The “FrankfurterAllgemeine” published a fullpagereport on the photo series“Valeska”, for which Elisa Dittrichwon first place in the German YouthPhotography competition. Theweekly magazine “Der Spiegel”mentioned the diploma project bythe student Thomas Kirchner as aninnovative strategy of self-promotion.The diploma project ofPeymaneh Luckow, for which shereceived two If Awards, was extensivelyreported on in “Spiegel-Online”.In “MAX” magazine, Eva-RoseHenning's semester project waspublished. The same student gainedattention with her diploma project,which transformed the whole graphicimage of the well-known fashioncompany owned by Britta Steilmannas a part of a real-life project.Further and current successes can befound on the Ruhrakademie website.

Entry RequirementsDrawing lessons in the castlecourtyard by the oldest chestnuttree in North Rhine WestphaliaEven though many of our studentshave done the Abitur (A-Level equivalent),higher education entrancequalifications are not always requiredif applicants can demonstrate thatthey have sufficient talent. A decisivefactor in determining admission tothe Ruhrakademie is the applicant’sso-called “portfolio” - a collection ofvarious types of sample works whichdemonstrate artistic talent and designcompetency. More details about therequired application portfolio can befound on our Website for eachspecific subject faculty area.If you intend to study at the Ruhrakademie,then it is advisable toorganise a discussion or admissioninterview through the office(Telephone: 02304 99 6000 / Mon. -Thurs. 9am - 4pm, Fri. 9am - 3pm).Should you have samples of yourwork, please bring them with you.You may also use this opportunity tovisit the Academy, find out moreabout the technology available hereand look at examples of work fromprevious semesters.Admission is binding as soon as youhave signed and returned our registrationform. You will receive this formsubject to a positive evaluation ofyour application portfolio andadmission interview which takesplaces at “Haus Ruhr” castle. If youhave no samples, or insufficientsamples, of work available, a mandatoryfoundation year could becompleted in all subject facultieswithout film. Should this year besuccessfully completed with thenecessary level of attainment, it shallbe fully recognised as part of yourdegree.The tutor Christina Werner explaininganatomical features. Nude studies byIngo Reinshagen and Jana Wackernagel.

"Altar room" which is a spaceinside the exhibition roomAccolade for art studentFranziska Filthaut designed no lessthan an entire room for her diplomain Fine Arts. The student from Mendentransformed a whole studio roomof the academy into an arena full ofsmall and large items she had found:paintings, sculptures, consumergoods, food packaging, jewellery,bric-a-brac, plants, toys, clothes, pinupand pornographic images, food,medicines and cosmetics. The implementationof the diploma project byFranziska Filthaut impressed thelecturers at the Ruhrakademie somuch that she not only received thebest grade, “1+”, which has been animportant prerequisite of the accoladefor several years, but also was namedthe best in her year group during thecelebration at “Haus Ruhr” castle.

Course of StudiesIn all subject areas, the duration of teachingand learning content at Ruhrakademiespans four years. This time isdivided into semesters. Semesters havecertain periods when teaching takesplace, and periods without officialcontact time. In the periods withoutofficial contact hours, students areexpected to make progress with workin their practical subjects, in whichstudents deepen their theoreticalknowledge and prove this knowledgein an examination or through a presentation.It is of general note that thefirst four semesters are very structured.In the later semesters, students becomeincreasingly responsible for their ownlearning, within the existing framework,and plan their studies in accordancewith their chosen major.For more details concerning the courseof studies in individual subjects, pleasefeel free to contact us directly. We continuouslyadapt the teaching materialin order to match current professionalrequirements, which means that changesmay occur.OrientationAt the start, if you do not knowexactly which subject is right for you,you can try out certain subjectcombinations during the first twosemesters at Ruhrakademie. Right atthe beginning it’s sometimes difficultto say which precise subject areas youwant to develop your own creativeability in.TutorsThe teaching staff at Ruhrakademie(currently over 40 tutors) consists ofself-employed communication designers(agency owners), art directors,film-makers, digital artists, universitylecturers, photo designers, journalistsand freelance artists. Professor JürgenStörr is Director of the Ruhrakademieand also a Professor of Drawing atFolkwang University in Essen.According to the principle of coincidence,Jan Hagemann combined associationsthat are connected to Hamburg in wordand image for his diploma project.This principle was used not only onposters, announcements, brochures andpostcards, but also for the design ofcorporate stationery.Jan Hagemann is now working as ArtDirector at the Japanese advertisingagency HAKUHODO in Hamburg.You can find an overview and moreinformation about our tutors on ourWebsite.

The project group of the B-Movie were able to engagerenowned actors such as JoachimH. Luger, known as "FatherBeim" from "Lindenstrasse",and Joe Bausch, known as theCologne pathologist from"Tatort" as voice actors.Computer AnimationFirstly, we need to differentiate betweenthe various possibilities andobjectives. On one hand, there is 2Dcomputer animation with the lookand feel of a classic cartoon, then 3Dcomputer animation with the purposeof a conceptually-grounded aestheticof artificiality and finally 3D computeranimation as the best possible illusionof reality, whereby technicalintervention should not be noticed.It’s again necessary to specify whethercomputer-animated scenes only supporta live-action film or whether theentire film will be comprised of 3Danimation.All animations and cartoons requirethe sensitive integration of sound,music, editing and dramaturgy on thebasis of cinematic storytelling.Still images from a computeranimation, which was aproject from the company Grohe,who are Europe's leadingproducers of bathroom fittings.Christoph Hein created notjust interiors for hisdiploma project, but alsoshowed these in a virtual filmsequence with interactive elements

Filmmaking/DirectingThe subject area ofFilmmaking/Directing lays thegroundwork for a career as a scriptwriter or director. The main goal istherefore teaching the students aboutthe demands and possibilities of thescene-fictional film, as well as documentaryfilms and aspects of animationfilms, and to give them agrounded, broad, practical educationin narration, dramaturgy, film scriptdevelopment and film realisation.The role of design in dealing withcamera, light, sound and editing, isjust as important in our studyprogrammes as dramaturgy, filmscript writing, directing, film technology,computer animation, photographyetc.. Through the variety andpractical relevance of their education,students are pointed towards thedemands they will face in their futurecareers. The combination of impartingtheoretical knowledge andpractical application of this duringindividual film projects is the idealpreparation for day-to-day professionallife in the film industry.Knowledge acquired during thecourse of studies is deepened throughnumerous practical, realistic exercisesand implemented in film processesand projects. This takes place in bothindividual and group projects.For the implementation of their filmprojects, extensive equipment is madeavailable to students studying Filmmaking/Directing- includinglighting, grip, cameras andprofessional editing suites.This broad course of studies makes itpossible for graduates in the disciplineof Filmmaking/Directing to workin other areas of the film and TVindustry after graduation, forexample production, productionmanagement, recording management,set management and more. Theyestablish a basis which will allow asmooth progression into theprofessional world.The discipline of Filmmaking/Directing is co-ordinated by tutorswith a wide range of practicalexperience, whose successful work forwell-known national and internationalproductions is mirrored in therecognition they achieve from variousfilm prizes, including the AdolfGrimme Prize, the most well-renownedtelevision prize in Germany.The length of the course of studies iseight semesters. After two years, thereis an intermediary examination. Thiscourse of studies may be started eachyear at the beginning of the wintersemester, in October. Some studentsmay be accepted and even beginstudying each year in the summersemester, in the case of sufficient anddemonstrable prior knowledge. Pleaseget in touch with us about this.The application for Filmmaking/Directing should include thefollowing:• At least two written shortstories,each of between three and ten pages• 2 photostories with a maximum of16 photos, telling a scenic Story.• Alternatively samples of filmingwork can also be submitted, if any (aself-made short film or video clip).Each application, and thereforeacceptance to this subject area, isassessed on the basis of the creativeapproach of the samples of worksubmitted, rather than on perfecttechnical implementation.Film set on the grounds of theRuhrakademie "The Inheritance",photographed by Evelyn Kwasny

Photo DesignFor the discipline of Photo Design, theRuhrakademie has developed a programmeof studies which prepares studentsfor the changed career of photography.Nowadays a photographer does not onlysupply images or representations ofreality, but also acts as an independentdesigner who is presenting a topicaccording to his own views and in aparticular way. The development of apersonal style of photography, whichenables the photographer to work as anauthor and director of photo journalism,is therefore significant for his professionalsuccess. On the other hand, there arealso concrete design skills, such as layoutand processing techniques, which aphotographer has to master as well.Regarding a technical and aestheticknowledge of photography, this newsubject tries to take both areas intoaccount, in as far as practical skills beingtaught in terms of conception, layoutand digital image processing."Clashed - Young German Photography"is a book of pictures for theexhibition which goes by the samename at the TZR Gallery Bochum,with work produced in class by KurtSchrage. Here we see the intentionalcombination of the apparently contradictorystyles of portrait, fashionand staging.Anna Figger was nominated in2003 for the State of North RhineWestphalia prize.Photography from therenowned series of motifs,"Valeska" by Elisa Dietrich,who accompanied her dyingsister until her death. Forthis series Elisa Dietrichreceived the 2006 GermanYouth Photo Prize.

Study PeriodsThe Ruhrakademie arranges itsteaching according to the semesterdates at state universities or school inNorth Rhine Westphalia. Thesummer semester runs from mid-April to October, which is comparablein terms of timing with thesummer semester at a state university.The winter semester runs frommid-October to April. During periodswhere there is no teaching, the academyis open (for up to 2 weeks), sothat studios and workshops (photolaboratories, computer rooms, studiosetc.) can continue to be used duringthis period. The teaching hours are,apart from a few exceptions: Mondaysto Fridays 9am to 5pm. The programmeof study normally lasts for 4 years.CostsLeft and right: extracts from a final yearproject by Stefanie Paulus: Marketingconcept "Creative Anarchy". StefaniePaulus has been working at Serviceplanin Munich for five years now- belongingto the list of Germany's top tenadvertising agencies.Monthly (12 times a year) tuition feeswhich amount to EUR 345 (or EUR395 for the discipline of Film/Directing).In addition there is a one-offregistration fee of EUR 500. Thereare no further costs for examinationsor certificates. The Ruhrakademieoffers sufficient help with finance,which is equivalent to the nationalnorm, via a bank, in addition to thestate BAföG (grant). Also receivingthe legal state BAföG, which isnonrefundable, is possible.

IllustrationIn the discipline of visual communication,pictures are still produced manuallydespite perfect photo and computertechnology. This programme of study isnot just about art, but also about targetedportrayal through the media of drawing,printing and painting. Thereforethis field of study is ideal for those whoare not only talented at drawing, butalso sensitive enough to be able to tailortheir work to a target audience.Nature studies, figurative drawing, graphictechnology, colour and design theoryare just a few examples of teachingcontent which future illustrators shouldlearn about, in order to take on projectsin the areas of Advertising Designs,Corporate Communication or LiteraryIllustration. In addition, according topersonal preference, there is a free choiceof experimental projects, cartoons orgraphic novels. The border between illustrationand art is fluid. For your application,you definitely do not needfinished illustrations, but rather examplesof your work, such as drawings,which demonstrate your skills andpotential in the field.Judith Loske created a fantastic diplomaproject with her children's book "Sadako´sCranes". (Excerpt) This studentfrom Waltrop chose a real event from theSecond World war for the picture storyshe wrote and illustrated herself. The girl,Sadako, survives the dropping of theatom bomb 'Little Boy' on Hiroshimaand falls ill some time later as a result ofthe radiation. However, Sadako findsout from Japanese legend, according towhich everyone is granted one wish, whohad folded 1000 origami cranes. Sadakostarts to fold the cranes in hospital.....Judith Loske found a publisher at theFrankfurt book fair. The book is nowinternationally published by thepublishers Minedition

Peymaneh Luckow travelled for the purposes of her diploma project to her hometown, Teheran, in order to depict thereality of life for women in Iran. In 2009, she received two international design prizes for her final year project(iF communication design awards in the categories 'print media: Photography' and 'print media: Information').

"Icarus 2001" was the name of Mikhail Pirgelis' spectacularinstallation with an original Boeing 727 in the Ruhrakademie'shall of knights. Mikhail Pirgelis received the Villa-Romanascholarship in Florence in 2007 and in 2010 was named, at theinternational art fair in Cologne, the Best Emerging Artist. NowMikhail Pirgelis is represented by the gallery Sprüth/Magers,which ranks among the most successful and most importantGerman avant-garde galleries.Photos: Achim KukuliesFine Arts"New Townscapes" (excerpt) by Vittorio Zambardi.Many years after his diploma project in 2001, VittorioZambardi can now look back on a number ofsignificant exhibitions, including: Kalthoff Gallery(Essen), Maurer Gallery (Frankfurt), Holterhoff(Cologne), Margo Art Gallery (Moscow), Kunstraum(Essen), Gallery Z (Stuttgart), Von FraunbergArt Gallery (Düsseldorf ) and lastly RosenbergGallery (New York)Those studying Fine Arts have theopportunity to study towards an artdegree which is both intensive andprofessionally guided. Apart from thedevelopment of individual abilitiesand interests, the differences betweenthe variety of visual languages and thenew forms of sculptural work play animportant role. If a later professionaltask is to develop innovative work,your creativity no longer has anyboundaries. From oil paintings in thestyle of the old masters, to postmodernadaptations of the Icarusmyth, to current media art,everything that makes an up-to-datestatement is allowed.

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Site NoticeAcademy DirectorshipProf. Jürgen Störrborn in 1954; trained graphic designer;studied Visual Communication andGraphics in Wuppertal and Dortmund;1976 Karl-Ernst-Osthaus scholarship;studied Experimental Graphics at theArt University in Berlin; master'sapprentice under Professor Lortz;teaching post for Drawing atthe University of Wuppertal;1977 scholarship for Printing Graphicsfrom the city of Wuppertal; foundingand directing the Ruhrakademie;1991 appointment as lifelong Professorof Drawing at the University ofWuppertal; since 2010 Professor at theFolkwang University of the Arts inEssen; numerous exhibitions,participation in exhibitions, as wellas museum purchases.Design:Daniel KlafkeAndre MaaßenRoswitha StörrProf. Jürgen StörrText:Kurt SchrageDr. habil. Heinz KnobelochProf. Jürgen StörrDr. Stephan StrsembskiPublisher:Roswitha Störr© 2012 Ruhr~akademie, SchwerteThe information in this brochure wascorrect at the time of publicationin 2012. Subject to possible changes.Ruhr ~ akademiePrivate Academyfor Design, ArtFilm and MediaSchloss „Haus Ruhr“Hagener Straße 24158239 SchwertePhone +49.2304~99 60 00Fax +49.2304~99 60 01www.ruhrakademie.desekretariat@ruhrakademie.de

Ruhr ~ akademiePrivate Academyfor Design, Art,Film and MediaSchloss „Haus Ruhr“Hagener Straße 24158239 SchwerteTel. 02304~99 60 00Fax 02304~99 60 01www.ruhrakademie.desekretariat@ruhrakademie.de