On 2 and 3 May 2026, the DFA will be hosting an event at the Marchivum in Mannheim. Spread over two days, the conference will offer opportunities for talks, discussions, networking, feedback and inspiration, all focusing on artistic photography. This public event is free of charge.
02-03.05.2026 — Mannheim
Stuttgart-based photographer Wolfgang Gscheidle @wolfgang_from_stuttgart has come a long way: from a left-wing activist in labour photography and the early days of the University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim in the late 1960s to a successful still-life photographer working alongside industry giants like Dietmar Henneka in the advertising business of the 1980s and 1990s. Only now is Wolfgang Gscheidle devoting himself more intensively to his independent work, particularly ironic self-portrait installations.
Pforzheim
Reiffenhausen
06-07.12.2025 — Erfurt
The DFA regularly invites international guest curators to select from the entire pool of members’ works. This selection is evaluated by the guest curator and publicly made available on the Academy's website. For contemporary photographers, new avenues of public interest can be opened up in this way, including opportunities for their work to become the subject of current public debates.
curator
Verena Kaspar-EIsert has been chief curator of the MuseumsQuartier Wien since October 2022. Previously, she was curator at KUNST HAUS WIEN from 2014-2022 and curator of the FOTO WIEN photo festival from 2019-2022. She specialises in contemporary photography and art that deals with ecological issues.
25.12.2022
