China Academy of Art

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China Academy of Art
中国美术学院
China academy of art.svg
Motto
行健 居敬 汇通 履远
Type Public
Established1928;96 years ago (1928)
President Gao Shiming (高世名)
Academic staff
513
Undergraduates 7,234
Location,
China
Campus Urban, Suburban
Colors Black and white
Website caa.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 中国美术学院
Traditional Chinese 中國美術學院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Měishù Xuéyuàn

The China Academy of Art (CAA; 中国美术学院) is one of the most prestigious top colleges of fine arts in China. The academy is part of the Double First-Class Construction.

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The China Academy of Art was founded in 1928 and was called the National Academy of Art; in 1929, it was renamed the National Hangzhou Art College; in 1938, it was renamed the National Art College. In 1950, it became the East China Branch of the Central Academy of Fine Arts; in 1958, it was renamed Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts; in 1993, it was renamed China Academy of Art. Before 2000, it was under the management of the Ministry of Culture. In 2000, it became a university jointly built by the province and the ministry. In 2016, it was approved to become a university jointly funded by the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture. [1]

Introduction

China Academy of Art is the most influential academy of fine arts with the most complete range of degree offerings and programs of study in China. It houses a diverse pool of artistic talent, has a distinctive structure integrating theory and practice, focuses on human care and social needs, and combines modern technical and cultural disciplines with traditional artistic ones. The academy features the study of theories and offers Ph.D., Master's, and bachelor's degrees of fine arts, design, architecture, film, and new media, which constitute the humanities and reflect the Chinese national spirit and creative theories of the era.

Front entrance of Nanshan Campus of China Academy of Art CAA Gate.jpg
Front entrance of Nanshan Campus of China Academy of Art

There are 9,774 undergraduate and graduate students on four campuses with a faculty and staff of 888. The administration is headquartered on the Nanshan Campus, by the West Lake in Hangzhou. Some of the students in the Master's programs live on the alternate campus 40 minutes away, on the outskirts of Hangzhou. A free bus is offered to transport students to and from the campus and the dorms at designated times.

Undergraduate students typically spend one year in general education courses in the School of Foundation Studies and then three years in the core courses of their chosen majors. Graduate courses are typically three years long and include experience in the studio and research with mentoring faculty.

History

In 1928, the National Academy of Art (國立藝術院) was founded in China on the bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou by the educators Cai Yuanpei and Lin Fengmian. It was administered by Yi Tingbai and Zhuang Ziman during the 1940s. Over the decades, the locations of the academy had changed ten times and its name, five times, as follows:

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China Academy of Art


Campuses

Colleges and departments

Nanshan Campus

School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy (中国画与书法艺术学院)

  • Department of Chinese Painting (中国画系)
  • Department of Calligraphy (书法系)

School of Painting (绘画艺术学院)

  • Department of Oil Painting (油画系)
  • Department of Print-making (版画系)
  • Department of Mural Painting (壁画系)
  • Department of Integrated Art (currently under development) (综合绘画系)

School of Intermedia Art ([SIMA], 跨媒体艺术学院)

  • Department of Experimental Art (实验艺术系)
  • Department of Media Performance (媒介展演系)
  • Department of Open Media (开放媒体系)

School of Art and Humanities (藝術人文學院)

  • Department of Visual Culture Studies (视觉文化系)
  • Department of Art History (美术史系)
  • Department of Curatorial Studies and Administration (艺术策划系)
  • Department of Archeology and Museology (考古与博物馆学系)
  • Department of Liberal Education (通识教育部)

School of Marxism Studies (马克思主义學院)

Zhangjiang Campus

Shanghai Institute of Design (上海設計學院)

  • Department of Urban Space Design (城市空间设计系)
  • Department of Digital Media Design (数字媒体設計系)
  • Department of Fashion Product Design (时尚产品設計系)
  • Department of Foundation Studies and Common Courses (公共基础教学部)
  • Department of Industrial Design (工業設計系)
  • Department of Urban Landscape Plastic Art Design (城市景觀造型藝術系)
  • Department of Digital Publishing and Exhibition Design (數字出版與展示設計)

Xiangshan Campus

School of Design (設計藝術學院)

  • Department of Visual Communication (视觉传达设计系)
  • Department of Fashion and Textile Design (染织与服装設計系)
  • Department of Industrial Design (工業設計系)
  • Department of Integrated Design (綜合設計系)
  • Department of Design Studies (設計艺术學系)

School of Sculpture and Public Art (雕塑与公共艺术學院)

  • Department of Sculpture (雕塑系)
  • Department of Public Art (公共空间艺术系)
  • Department of Fiber Art (纤维艺术系)

School of Crafts (手工藝術學院)

  • Department of Ceramics (陶瓷艺术系)
  • Department of Crafts (工艺美术系)

School of Film and Animation (影视与動畫艺术學院)

  • Department of Animation (動畫系)
  • Department of Video Production (影视制作系)
  • Department of Film and Television Production (影视编导系)
  • Department of Online Game Design (网游系)
  • Department of Photography (摄影系)

School of Architecture (建築藝術學院)

  • Department of Architecture (建築藝術系)
  • Department of Urban Design (城市設計系)
  • Department of Environmental Design (環境藝術系)
  • Department of Landscape Architecture (景觀設計系)

School of Art Administration and Education (艺术管理与教育學院)

  • Department of Art Administration (艺术管理系)
  • Department of Art Education (美术教育系)
  • Department of Art Appreciation (艺术鉴藏系)

Liangzhu Campus

School of Design & Innovation (创新设计學院)

  • Research Institute of Society & Strategy (社会与策略研究所)
  • Research Institute of Media & Interaction Design (媒介与交互研究所)
  • Research Institute of Enterprise & Prospect (产业与图景研究所)
  • Research Institute of Science & Creation (技术与造物研究所)
  • Research Institute of Intelligence & Systematics (智能与系统研究所)

Other colleges/Institutes

Department of Fine Arts 造型分部 Department of Multimedia 图像与媒体分部 Department of Design 设计分部

Museum of Contemporary Art南山路美术馆 Crafts Museum 中国美术学院民艺博物馆 China Design Museum 中国国际设计博物馆

Notable alumni

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