Belarusian State Academy of Arts

Belarusian State Academy of Arts (Belarusian: Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія мастацтваў Russian: Белорусская государственная академия искусств) is a state-owned institution of higher education in Minsk, Belarus.^[1]

It was established in 1945 as the Belarus Theatrical institute. Art faculty was established in 1953, and renamed into the "Belarusian State Academy of Arts" in 2001. With an enrolment of over 1,300 students, the academy is largest art and design institution in the Republic of Belarus.

Rectors

• data absent - present: Richard Smolsky ^[2]

Faculty and Curriculum

• Theatrical
• Design
• Easel painting
• Monumental and Decorative painting
• Graphics and printmaking

Notable alumni

• Boris Zaborov, Contemporary painter, living in France.
• Valery Shkaruba, Landscape painter, represented Belarus at Venice biennale 2005.

Notable faculty and staff

• Mai Danzig, Narodny xudojnik USSR / Dean, Art faculty

References

External links

• Official website of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts
• Info Page