Tama Art University
Art school in Tokyo, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tama Art University (多摩美術大学, Tama bijutsu daigaku) or Tamabi (多摩美) is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.[4]
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| Motto | 自由と意力 |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Freedom and Will |
| Type | Private art school |
| Established | 1935 |
| Affiliation | ICSID |
| Endowment | N/A |
| Chairman | Nobuto Fujitani |
| President | Akira Tatehata |
Academic staff | 146 full-time 439 part-time[1] |
| Undergraduates | 4,220[2] |
| Postgraduates | 259[2] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Suburban 37.78 acres (15.29 ha) (Hachioji campus) 3.98 acres (1.61 ha)(Kaminoge campus)[3] |
| Colors | Blue |
| Nickname | Tamabi, TAU, Tama |
| Website | tamabi.ac.jp |
History
The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1953.
Campus
- Hachioji Campus (Hachioji city, Tokyo)
- Faculty of Art and Design and Graduate School of Art and Design (most of the departments are located on this campus)
- Kaminoge Campus (Kaminoge, Setagaya-ward, Tokyo)
- Headquarters office, Faculty of Art and Design, and Graduate School of Art and Design (Department of Integrated Design and Department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance)
- Seminar House
- Mt. Fuji Foothills Seminar House (Yamanakako, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi)
- Nara Antiquities Seminar House (Nara city, Nara)
Academics
Faculty of Art and Design
- Department of Painting
- Japanese Painting Course
- Oil Painting Course
- Graphic Arts Course
- Department of Sculpture
- Department of Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works
- Ceramic Program
- Glass Program
- Metal Program
- Department of Graphic Design
- Department of Product and Textile Design
- Product Design Course
- Textile Design Course
- Department of Architecture and Environmental Design
- Architecture Design
- Interior Design
- Landscape Design
- Department of Information Design
- Art and Media Course
- Interaction Design Course
- Department of Art Science
- Department of Integrated Design
- Department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance
- Scenography Design Course
- Drama and Dance Course
Graduate School of Art and Design
PBL courses
Tama Art University Creative Leadership Program
Research institutes and facilities
International joint projects
Pacific Rim Project
- Since 2006, students from both Tama Art University and Art Center College of Design who study in the field of design have collaborated on the Pacific Rim Project.[12] The Pacific Rim Project focuses on global issues such as environmental protection, natural disasters and related topics over the course of a 14-week program. The Project is based on collaborative research, the results of which are summarized and shared via public exhibits.
CMTEL (Color/Materials/Trends Exploration Laboratory)
Co-CoRE
Banana Textile Project
Day-see Program
List of presidents
- Reikichi Kita
- Hisui Sugiura, 1935–1947
- Kinji Inoue, 1947–1968
- Ishida Eiichirō, April – November 1968
- Ichiro Fukuzawa, 1968–1970
- Shinichi Mashita, 1970–1975
- Yorihiro Naito, 1979–1987
- Kenshi Goto, 1987–1999
- Nobuo Tsuji, 1999–2003
- Shiro Takahashi, 2003–2007[18]
- Yoshihide Seita, 2007–2011
- Takenobu Igarashi, 2011–2015
- Akira Tatehata, 2015–
Notable current and past faculty
- Shigeo Anzai, photographer
- So Aono, novelist
- Shinji Aoyama, film director
- Ay-O, artist
- Shigeru Ban, architect
- Naoto Fukasawa, industrial designer[19]
- Tsuneari Fukuda, dramatist
- Yasutake Funakoshi, sculptor
- Takashi Hiraide, poet
- Fumiko Hori, painter[20]
- Haruomi Hosono, musician
- Masuo Ikeda, painter
- Kenji Imai, architect
- Eiichiro Ishida, cultural anthropologist
- Toyo Ito, architect
- Bishin Jumonji, photographer
- Kazuo Kawasaki, industrial designer
- Matazo Kayama, Japanese painter
- Lee Ufan, painter and sculptor
- Kiyoshi Miki, philosopher
- Chihiro Minato, photographer and art theorist
- Hideki Noda, actor
- Togyu Okumura, Japanese painter
- Kenjiro Sano, graphic designer
- Timon Screech, historian of Japanese art
- Kazuyo Sejima, architect
- Nobuo Sekine, sculptor
- Keisuke Serizawa, textile designer
- Hisui Sugiura, graphic designer; a founders of Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakko (predecessor of Tama Art University) in 1935
- Isao Takahata, film director
- Saburo Teshigawara, choreographer
- Charles Tsunashima, furniture designer
- Tadanori Yokoo, graphic designer
Notable alumni
Summarize
Perspective
Art and Design
Graphic designers
Fashion designers
Industrial designers
Fine artists
- Firoz Mahmud (Bangladesh)
- Susumu Koshimizu
- Erina Matsui
- Takeshi Motomiya
- Hiroko Okada
- Kenjiro Okazaki
- Kakiemon Sakaida
- Nobuo Sekine
- Kishio Suga
- Aya Takano
- Yuken Teruya
- Fantasista Utamaro
Photographers
Entertainment and communications
Directors/filmmakers
Manga artists
- Usamaru Furuya
- Etsumi Haruki
- Daisuke Igarashi
- Yoshiyuki Nishi
- Saori Oguri
- Mari Okazaki
- Naoki Saito
- Tamakichi Sakura
- Hiroaki Samura
- Kotobuki Shiriagari
- Gengoroh Tagame
- Benkyo Tamaoki
- Kei Toume
- Hajime Ueda
- Reiji Yamada
- Makoto Yukimura
Actors
Comedians
Musicians
Cooperation with other institutions in Japan
ARTSAT Project
Tokyo 5 Art Universities Joint Graduation Exhibition ("Gobidai-ten" Exhibition)
- Joshibi University of Art and Design
- Musashino Art University
- Nihon University College of Art
- Tama Art University
- Tokyo Zokei University
Art Universities Liaison Council
- Joshibi University of Art and Design
- Musashino Art University
- Nihon University College of Art
- Tama Art University
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Tokyo Zokei University
Comprehensive joint agreement
Credit transfer agreement (Consortium of Universities in Hachioji)[24]
- Kyorin University
- Meisei University
- National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College
- Salesian Polytechnic
- Soka University
- Tokyo Junshin University
- Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University
- Tokyo University of Technology
- Tokyo Zokei University
- Yamano College of Aesthetics
- Yamazaki Gakuen University
Regional collaborative projects
- Tama Rivers
- Sagamachi Consortium
- Hachioji Academic City University "Icho-juku"
- University/High School Collaboration Lectures
- Community gallery "Tamabiba"
- Art Laboratory Hashimoto
Art events/exhibitions
Alumni association
Publications
See also
References
Further reading
External links
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