Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art

About us

The Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art is a modern art school which builds on the inspiring legacy of the ingenious Czech-American designer and visionary Ladislav Sutnar. The school offers a broad spectrum of disciplines focused mainly on design and applied art, with internationality and interdisciplinarity being its priorities. Its projects and activities connect art, design, and technology and include cooperation with the technical faculties of the University as well as many Czech and foreign cultural and educational institutions.

The faculty runs the Ladislav Sutnar Gallery, annually awards the prestigious Ladislav Sutnar Prize, organizes ArtCamp – the International Summer School of Art, and other special events such as the Jiří Trnka International Symposium and Boundaries - the International Photography Symposium.

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Where to find us

Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art

University of West Bohemia
Univerzitní 26
301 00 Pilsen

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Admission and entrance exams

Study programmes at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art are accredited and taught in Czech language. However, the faculty can accept international exchange students for short term studies and is happy to participate in international projects and research. The university offers Czech language preparatory courses for applicants interested in full time studies. A new English master´s study programme is currently in the process of preparation.

The entrance exams for bachelor´s study programmes consist of portfolio evaluation (submitted online), selected applicants are invited for talent exams which take place in person in the studios of the faculty. The entrance exams for master´s study programmes take place in person and consist of portfolio review, presentation of a study project and motivational interview.

CONTACT

Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art Study Department: sofdu@fdu.zcu.cz

Mgr. Markéta Kohoutková Student Mobility Coordinator mkohoutk@fdu.zcu.cz

The administrative fee for admission procedure in bachelor's and master's degree programmes is 600 CZK (approx. 25 EUR or 27 USD).

More information:

Bachelor studies: https://www.fdu.zcu.cz/en/Admission/BachelorStudies/Applicant.html

Master studies: https://www.fdu.zcu.cz/en/Admission/FollowUpMasterStudies/index.html

Doctoral studies: https://www.fdu.zcu.cz/en/Admission/DoctoralStudies/

News

Animation students excel in international competition

Student films from the Sutnar Faculty compete at the World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb and the Anifilm Festival… read more

The book phenomenon IOGI gets another foreign language version

The publication was created under the guidance of the head of the Media Illustration Studio Václav Šlajch, and the Czech… read more

Talents from Pilsen dominated the comic scene

Nominees from the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art UWB succeeded in two categories: Best Short Comic and the Ma… read more

Documentary about photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková wins acclaim at the Berlinale

Libuše Jarcovjáková became famous for her photographs of Prague's gay clubs, the Vietnamese community in Czechoslovakia… read more

Opening doors to the Sutnar Faculty

Hundreds of visitors took the opportunity to visit the Sutnar Faculty and explore its studios and workshops, meet teache… read more

Ladislav Sutnar Prize 2023 awarded to three laureates

The twelfth annual award ceremony held by the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art took place on 15 November 2023 a… read more

New Possibilities in the Manufacturing of Prosthetic Hands

Cooperation of three different fields from three different faculties of our university discovered new possibilities for… read more

Summer, art, fun… ArtCamp Kids!

Six one-week courses provided the children aged between 8 and 15 with an opportunity to try various art disciplines, exp… read more

Transformation and fragility instead of depictions of war

A platform for emerging artists and curators from Ukraine opens in the Czech Republic read more

ArtCamp summer school is back

The 16th ArtCamp international summer school of art will take place 11 – 29 July 2022. read more

Vojtěch Aubrecht Will Be the Dean of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art

Vojtěch Aubrecht will take office on 16 January 2022 and will head the Faculty for four years. read more

Faculty of Design and Art Opens a New Studio

Head of Bachelor's and follow-up Master’s programme Environmental Design for Architecture will be the Architect of the y… read more

Researchers’ Night with the Topic Time Invited Visitors to the Campus

Take a look at this year's popular European event, which the University of West Bohemia joined again, in photos. read more

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