The archive page of the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art

In the form of ‘The Academy of Visionary Art’, we will continue to bring art to the world through the Online Fundraiser Workshops and our popular Summer Seminar at Torri Superiore.

 

Laurence and Florence, the Academy’s managers, left Vienna in June and returned to their farmhouse in Burgundy, a region three hours south of Paris. This decision to close down the Academy was made at the end of March, when the school was still paying all of its operating costs (rent, wages), and generating no income due to the nation-wide lockdown enforced by the Austrian government to combat the Covid-19 virus.

Our mantra, during this time, has been: “Surrender, Let Go, Trust, Love.” Like any end and new beginning, the feeling is bitter-sweet. But, all of this is teaching us to ‘release’, to return to the most essential part of our being, to feel in our hearts that love is the only, truly real experience that we have in our lives.

We’ve learned a tremendous amount through our time in Vienna, and hope to share those new gifts with the world. So, we plan to continue working with our teachers by organizing more seminars and online classes, while expanding our own activities as a teaching couple by creating our own workshops and offering them abroad. We also plan to use this precious time to return to our roots: to painting, writing, and gardening while promoting our own activities as artist-creators.

From our point of view, right now, a huge wave is crashing down. But we also know a new wave will rise up in its wake. Once the world gets through this crisis, we hope to purchase a permanent space for our activities. This is another lesson that was taught to us. No more rent. Invest in something sustainable. That was always the vision, but now we’re making the necessary changes, so this may eventually come to be.

We don’t know where that new space will be, or even if it will be in the city or the country. But we want enough room to house a community of artists, coming and going, ever-evolving, building the vision we share of ‘Art for Humanity Awakening to Oneness’. All the people we’ve met in the last years share that vision – artists, yes, but also workshop leaders who sing, dance and drum, who heal us through tears and transformation – all of these creators will be invited here to teach, to learn, and to share their gifts. 

So, in that sense, we plan to continue working with many of the people we already know, and that the end of this space in Vienna is simply the beginning of another… 

To all of you who have been touched by the Academy in some way – thank you. 

Stay safe and healthy, find creative solutions to navigate these times, and – in closing – we offer our deepest gratitude for the many beautiful moments we’ve shared together at The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art and its Cultural Space.

All our love,

Laurence and Florence

For those who missed this Online Event,
the recording is still available…