Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts (愛知県立芸術大学, Aichi kenritsu geijutsu daigaku) formerly known as "Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music" is a public university in the city of Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The university was established in 1966 and is located in a hilly area on the eastern outskirts of Nagoya. The campus covers an area of approximately 410,000 square meters, with university facilities blending in with the surrounding nature and greenery.
History
1966 – Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music is established[4] The Painting, Sculpture, and Design Divisions are established in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art The Composition, Voice, and Instrumental Music (Piano, Strings) Divisions are established in the Department of Music, Faculty of Music Naoteru Ueno assumes office as the first President
1970 – Graduate School (Master Course) opens The Painting, Sculpture, and Design Divisions are established in the Graduate School of Fine Arts The Composition, Voice, and Instrumental Music (Piano, Strings) Divisions are established in the Graduate School of Music
1972 – Shinichiro Kozuka assumes office as the second President
1977 – Masaaki Oshita becomes acting president upon the death of Shinichiro Kozuka Masuto Toyooka assumes office as the third President
1983 – Takashi Kono assumes office as the fourth President
1985 – Student exchange agreement between Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts is signed
1989 – The Faculty of Art is expanded to include the Department of Design and Craft; the Design Division is transferred from the Department of Fine Arts to the Department of Design and Craft; the Ceramics Division is established in the Department of Design and Craft The Painting Division in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art is reorganized into the Japanese Painting and Oil Painting Divisions The Winds and Percussion Course is introduced in the Instrumental Music Division of the Department of Music, Faculty of Music Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions opens Yoshikado Tatehata assumes office as the fifth President
1993 – The Painting Division is subdivided into the Japanese Painting and Oil Painting Divisions, and the Ceramics Division is introduced, in the Graduate School of Fine Arts
1994 – The Composition (Musicology) Course is established in the Composition Division of the Department of Music, Faculty of Music The Composition (Musicology) Course is established in the Composition Division, along with the establishment of the Instrumental Music (Winds and Percussion) Courses in the Instrumental Music Division, Graduate School of Music
1995 – Makoto Kawakami assumes office as the sixth President
2001 – The Art History, Art Theory and Conservation Division is established in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art Shozo Shimada assumes office as the seventh President
2007 – Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music becomes independent, now run by the Aichi Public University Corporation The Master Course is reorganized; as a result, the five Divisions of the Graduate School of Fine Arts are combined into a single division, while the three divisions of the Graduate School of Music are combined into a single division Teruo Isomi assumes office as the eighth President
2009 – Graduate School (Doctor Course) opens Doctor Courses are now established in the Fine Arts Division, the Graduate School of Fine Arts, and the Music Division of the Graduate School of Music, respectively.
Departments
Department of Fine Arts
(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs)
Japanese Painting
Oil Painting
Sculpture
Art History, Art Theory and Conservation Division
Craft&Design
Design
Ceramics
Department of Music
(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs)
