Estonian Academy of Arts

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Estonian Academy of Arts
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia
Other name
EKA
MottoKunst on töö hing. (Art is the soul of work.)
Typepublic
Established1914
Academic affiliations
ELIA, CUMULUS, EAAE, KUNO, CIRRUS, Nordic Academy of Architecture
RectorMart Kalm
Academic staff
109
Administrative staff
138
Students1210
Undergraduates659
Postgraduates476
62
Location
Tallinn
,
Estonia
Websitewww.artun.ee

The Estonian Academy of Arts (

conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn
.

According to the Statutes of the EKA, the main objective of activity at the Estonian Academy of Arts is to promote creativity and research, enabling the acquirement of a contemporary higher education based on integrated study, meeting the standard of higher education in the field of

conservation-restoration and teacher education
.

With the Estonian Minister of Education and Research' Act no.145 from February 10, 2007, the EKA was accredited by an international expert committee as an institution.

The Estonian Academy of Arts has signed around 80

ERASMUS programme, but has also partner institutions outside the ERASMUS higher education space – in Switzerland, United States, Russia, Australia and also with some private universities within the European Union
.

History

Foundation

The origin of EKA dates back to 1914, when the Estonian Art Society founded the Tallinn Industrial Art School.[1] It was the first and for a while the only art school in Estonia. The founders based the original curriculum on that of the art school founded by Baron Alexander von Stieglitz in St. Petersburg. This system prioritised technical and practical skills.

Interwar independence period

Following the

applied arts. Educational reformation was completed by 1922, crossing over to a European multi-stage school type. As a result, it became possible to apply for a specialist diploma or applied artist (from 1934). During the 1920s new workshops and departments were opened (study of printery, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, metal, glass grinding and engraving, fabric weaving), which essentially made studies more versatile. Among the teaching staff there were many who had studied in Europe. In 1938 the State School of Industrial Arts was reformed into two separate institutions: the State School of Industrial and Pictorial Arts and the Higher State Art School.[2]

Soviet period

The 1940

Soviet occupation of Estonia, severed the country's art contacts with the rest of the world. State art schools were liquidated, the school was renamed State Applied Art School named after Jaan Koort. During World War II
the school was often closed and teaching was highly episodic.

In 1944 the school was renamed Tallinn State Applied Art Institute of the

Finno-Ugric expeditions of ERKI under the leadership of Professor Kaljo Põllu.[3]
The original building became too small for a rapidly developing school and the main building of the institute was reconstructed according to the plans of architect P. Tarvas (I stage 1965–1967, II stage 1974), also the study building of interior architecture was acquired on Suur-Kloostri street in Tallinn Old Town.

Since 1989

In 1989, ERKI was renamed Tallinn Art University, marking the start of a new period in the history of the school. One of the most prominent Estonian

Minister of Culture
of the Republic of Estonia 1999–2001; member of Parliament 2002–2005). Development of new programmes and strategies started, as a result of which the development programme of The Estonian Academy of Arts for 2006–2010 was certified in the Council of the EKA on January 31, 2006.

In the 2006 spring semester (March 31), the Council of the EKA approved the decision to start construction of a new building for the Estonian Academy of Arts, at the historical location of Tartu Maantee 1. In 2013, however, the Council decided for another location: the former building of the Suva stockings factory, at the corner of Kotzebue tänav and Põhja puiestee in the subdistrict of Kalamaja.[4][5] During the renovation of the building the academy was accommodated in the former Estonian Knighthood House on Toompea. In 2018 it moved to its new premises.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-8135-3042-3
    .
  2. ISBN 0-8179-2852-9
    .
  3. ^ ""Of Borders and Spirit", an exhibition about the XXXVI Finno-Ugric expedition of the Estonian Academy of Arts is open at the Museum of Occupations". Estonian Academy of Arts. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ ‘Arts Academy decides new location’, Postimees, 19-9-2013.
  5. ^ A new building for the EAA.

Further reading

  • Mart Kalm, ed. (2014). Kunsttööstuskoolist kunstiakadeemiaks: 100 aastat kunstiharidust Tallinnas – From the school of arts and crafts to the academy of arts : 100 years of art education in Tallinn. Eesti Kunstiakadeemia.
    ISBN 9789949467587
    .

External links

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