China Academy of Art

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**China Academy of Art**
Motto	团结奋进求实创新
Established	1928
Type	Public
President	Xu Jiang
Faculty	500
Location	Hangzhou,Shanghai, China
Campus	Urban,Suburban
Colors	Black and White
Website	[1]

China Academy of Art is the highest university of art in China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of Republic of China.

1 Introduction
2 History
3 Campuses
4 Colleges and Departments

[edit] Introduction

China Academy of Art (also China National Academy of Fine Arts)(Traditional Chinese: 中國美術學院; Simplified Chinese: 中国美术学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Měishù Xuéyuàn), colloquially known in Chinese as Guomei (国美, Guóměi).

The China Academy of Art has the most complete range of degree offerings and programs of study in fine arts in China. There are eight schools under its jurisdiction offering Ph.D., master’s and bachelor’s degrees in fine arts, design, architecture, multi-media and film.

There are currently 7000 undergraduate and graduate students in four campuses with a faculty and staff of 800. The administration of the Academy is headquartered in the Nanshan campus, which is located right on the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou. There other regional campuses are the Xiangshan Campus, which will become the main campus in 2008, the Binjiang Campus, and the Zhangjiang Campus, which is strategically located in Shanghai. In our eleventh five-year plan, the undergraduate student population will grow to 6,600 with a graduate student body of 800, making it one of the biggest fine art institutions in the world.

Undergraduate students typically spend one year in general education courses in the Department of Foundation and then three years in the core courses of their particular majors. Graduate courses are typically three years long and include extensive experience in the studio and research with mentoring faculty. Foreign students can take short-term or long-term courses in Chinese art, language and culture in the Institute of International Education.

The Academy encourages diversity in thinking, art exploration and academy research. It takes as its motto “diversity in harmony” and fosters an environment for innovation.

[edit] History

In 1928, the National Academy of Art(国立艺术院) was founded as the first comprehensive art academy in China on the bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou by the eminent educator Cai Yuanpei(蔡元培) with Mr. Lin Fengmian(林风眠). It takes integrating eastern and western arts, creating arts of the time and developing Chinese culture as its tenets. Over the decades, the location of the Academy has been changed ten times and its name changed six times, as follows:

1928 - National Academy of Art(国立艺术院).
1929 - Hangzhou National College of Art(国立杭州艺术专科学校).
1938 - National College of Art(国立艺术专科学校).
1950 - East-China Campus of Central Academy of Fine Arts(中央美术学院华东分院).
1958 - Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts(浙江美术学院).
1993 - China Academy of Art(also translated China National Academy of Fine Arts)(中国美术学院).

[edit] Campuses

  In the end of 2006,in China Academy of Art there are four campuses:

Nanshan Campus,located in No.218,Nanshan Road,Shangcheng District,Hangzhou
Zhangjiang Campus,located in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park,Pudong New District,Shanghai
Binjiang Campus,located in Xihuan Road,Binjiang District,Hangzhou
Xiangshan Campus,located in Zhuantang Town,Xihu(West Lake) District,Hangzhou

[edit] Colleges and Departments

The School of Fine Arts(造型学院)

   has 9 departments or division:
   *The Department of Chinese Painting(国画系),
   *The Department of Calligraphy(书法系),
   *The Department of Oil Painting(油画系),
   *The Department of Print-making(版画系),
   *The Department of Sculpture(雕塑系),
   *The Department of Art History and Theories(美术史论系),
   *The Department of Experimental Art(综合艺术系),
   *The Department of New Media Art(新媒体系),
   *The Department of Foundation(基础部),
   located in Nanshan Campus.

The Shanghai School of Design(上海设计学院)

   has 8 departments:
   *The Department of Landscape and Architecture Design(景观与建筑设计系),
   *The Department of Visual Communication Design(视觉传达设计系),
   *The Department of Muti-media and Web Design(多媒体网页设计系),
   *The Department of Industrial Design(工业设计系),
   *The Department of Fashion Design(服装设计系),
   *The Department of Urban Landscape Plastic Art Design(城市景观造型艺术系),
   *The Department of Film Art(电影艺术系)
   *The Department of Foundation(基础部),
   located in Zhangjiang Campus.

The School of Design(设计学院)

   has 7 departments or division:
   *The Department of Visual Communication Design(视觉传达设计系),
   *The Department of Industrial Design(工业设计系),
   *The Department of Ceramics(陶瓷系),
   *The Department of Fashion Design(服装设计系),
   *The Department of Comprehensive Design(综合设计系),
   *The Center of Art Design(艺术设计中心),
   *The Department of Foundation(基础部),
   located in Xiangshan Central Campus(Originally in Binjiang Campus).

The School of Architectural Art(建筑艺术学院)

   has 2 departments:
   *The Department of Environmental Art Design(环境艺术设计系),
   *The Department of Architectural Art(建筑艺术系),
   located in Xiangshan Central Campus(Originally in Binjiang Campus).

Visual Art Institute(视觉艺术学院)

   A private sub-college,has 6 departments:
   *The Department of Public Art Education(公共美术教育),
   *The Department of Murals(壁画),
   *The Department of Landscape Plastic Art(景观造型艺术),
   *The Department of Glass Plastic Art(玻璃造型艺术),
   *The Department of Process Toy Design(工艺玩具设计),
   *The Department of Furniture Design(家具设计),
   and a Department of Foundation.
   located in Xiangshan Central Campus(Originally in Xiangshan Campus).

Media and Animation Institute(传媒动画学院)

   A private sub-college,has 4 Departments:
   *The Department of Photographic(摄影),
   *The Department of Animation(动画),
   *The Departmnet of Online Games(网络游戏系)
   *The Department of Film and Video(影视系)
   and a Department of Foundation.
   located in Xiangshan Central Campus(Originally in Xiangshan Campus).

(All schools in the Xiangshan Central Campus share a common department of foundation.)