China Academy of Art

（中国美术学院）

Basic information

City: Guangzhou, Guangdong
Founded in: 1928
Type: Public University
Number of total students: 10000
Number of international students: 10
Number of faculty: 1000

Image by iStudy-Emma, West Lake (the Symbol of Hangzhou)

About Hangzhou

Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province, is the southern terminus of the ancient Grand Canal waterway, which originates in Beijing. Its West Lake, celebrated by poets and artists since the 9th century, encompasses islands (reachable by boat), temples, pavilions, gardens and arched bridges. On its south bank is 5-story Leifeng Pagoda, a modern reconstruction of a structure built in 975 A.D. ― Google

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About China Academy of Art

Founded in 1928 as the first art academy with complete academic programs in China, China Academy of Art, undergoing changes in name and location, continues to yield outstanding achievements known both at home and abroad. CAA has experienced early hardship, ample maturity and leaping expansion as a vanguard in art. With a mission to revitalize Chinese art, it is in active dialogue with the world and has great influence in the development of modern and contemporary art in China.

Nowadays the academy has expanded its departments and academic teams and has garnered tremendous achievements in the school history. The infrastructure of CAA has improved in unprecedented ways. With Nanshan Campus being finished in 2003, and Xiangshan Campus being fully functional in 2007, covering an area of 1000 hectares and total space of 300,000 square meters, the academy now has three beautiful and well equipped campuses in the cities of Hangzhou and Shanghai.

Core Values

The serene views of the West Lake and the inviting vistas of the Xiangshan campus nurture the unique spirit of the academy, inspire a poetic dialogue between nature and mind, which also shaped the legacy of the academy. This peaceful natural environment beacons the individual to reflect and explore, to observe and to create. Thus, the spirit of China Academy of Art is not only composed of the picturesque landscape of the lakes and hills, but also of the minds and horizon of artists it fosters. The China Academy of Art has moved its campuses from Gushan Hill to Nanshan Hill and Xiangshan Hill. From hill to hill, conveying A strong sense of mission, A cultural responsibility and spirit, A poetic tradition linked with the hills and waters.

China Academy of Art has developed its unique multiple academic structure. Its fine arts major has been honoured the key discipline of the nation, while fine arts, art of design and art theory have been listed as three key provincial research bases of humanities.Also its majors such as art of design, film, architecture, television and broadcasting are listed as provincial key disciplines during the “11th Five Year Plan”; while architecture, drama and film, and public art are listed as provincial key disciplines during the “12th Five Year Plan”.

CAA now has 4 first standard doctoral programs, which are art theory, fine arts, design, drama and film. And has over 1200 graduate students.

Advantages

The School of International Education is an important entity of the China Academy of Art’s foreign teaching and exchange, aiming to promote Chinese culture and promote artistic exchanges and friendship with people from all over the world. The college now has three teaching studios: Chinese painting, calligraphy, Chinese culture and Chinese language. In addition, we also recruit overseas academic and postgraduate students from oil painting, printmaking, sculpture, cross-media, art history, media animation, design, architecture and other majors. Since the enrollment of foreign and overseas students began in 1980, there have been nearly 4,000 international students studying in this school, and there are more than 700 long-term and short-term overseas students. In order to let more foreign friends know about Chinese culture, the college also organizes various kinds of Chinese culture and art short courses every year, so that foreign friends can enjoy Chinese culture through art tourism activities while learning traditional Chinese art. We sincerely welcome friends from all over the world to study in our school with our rich teaching experience and humanized management service.

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