Lviv National Academy of Arts
Ukrainian: Львівська Національна академія мистецтв | |
Established | 1946 |
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Rector | Andriy Bokotey[1] |
Address | 38 Kubiyovycha Str. 79011 LVIV UKRAINE , L'viv , Ukraine |
Website | http://www.lnam.edu.ua/ |
Lviv National Academy of Arts is a higher education establishment in Lviv, Ukraine.[2]
History
Officially opened in September 1946 as the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts, the Academy was reorganized into the Lviv Academy of Arts in 1994. On August 21, 2004 it was granted the status of a national higher educational institution by the Decree of the President of Ukraine for "significant contribution to the development of national education and science, national and international activities".
Until 2020, the Lviv National Academy of Arts was subordinated to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. In 2020, the Ministry of Education and Science transferred the institution to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.
Origins and Foundation
The idea of an Art Academy in Lviv began over 100 years ago. The institution is considered a legal successor of the traditions of
The foundation of the higher artistic educational institution in Lviv in 1946 was caused by an acute need of highly qualified specialists of fine art, applied and decorative art in Lviv. Hence at first the chairs of art textile, art ceramics, woodware, sculpture, and painting played the leading role. They were closely connected with the local traditions, folk art creation, and at the same time they traditionally kept on accumulating the achievements of European art education and art. During the next ten years, the Lviv Academy essentially extended its educational propositions, it was enriched with a lot of new forms and trends of artists training admittedly meets the European standards. A large competition among entrants that come from different regions of Ukraine as well as from many foreign countries is a convincing confirmation of its high level. Among the educational innovations introduced by the Lviv Academy, there are numerous specializations that correspond to the modern requirements of entrants. The matter concerns the exclusive trends of graphic design, artistic means of advertisement, monumental painting, art metal, interior design, furniture design, and new kinds of ceramics, art glass, art textile, and other media.
Transition to the Lviv Academy of Arts
In 1994, the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Art was converted into the Lviv Academy of Arts. In 2004, it received the status of a national educational institution for its significant contribution to the development of the national education and science, state and international activity by the resolution of the Ministry of Ukraine. In the structure of the Academy, there are five departments (one of them is in
21 graduates of the Academy became T. Shevchenko prize-winners.[
Faculties
Faculty of design
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Clothing Design
Faculty of decorative and applied arts
- Art Textile
- Art Ceramic
- Art Glass
- Art Woodware
- Art Metalware
Faculty of fine arts and restoration
- Monumental Painting
- Monumental and Decorative Sculpture
- Restoration of Works of Art
- Sacral Art
- Drawing
- Academic Painting
Faculty of history and theory of arts
- Art Management
- History and Theory of Art
- Humanities
- Languages and Literature
- Physical Education
Sevastopol faculty
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
Notable people tied to the Lviv National Academy of Arts
- Giennadij Jerszow, studied 1988-1991
- Liudmyla Zhogol, People's Artist of Ukraine
- Alexander Klevan, studied 1974–1979
- Witold Manastyrski, instructor
- Judaica.
- Tetiana Vytiahlovska, textile artist and tapestry weaver
References
- ^ Power structure Lviv National Academy of Arts. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Lviv National Academy of Arts". TransArtists.
- ^ "Lviv National Academy of Arts".
- ^ "New platform offers mentoring and financial aid to art students in Ukraine".
- ^ "Dispatch from Lviv: The City that Became a 'Cultural Fortress'". The Frieze.