Belarusian State Academy of Arts
The Belarusian State Academy of Arts (Belarusian: Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія мастацтваў Russian: Белорусская государственная академия искусств) is a state-owned institution of higher education in Minsk, Belarus.[1] The Belarusian State Academy of Arts has status as a leading institution of the national system of art and cultural education alongside the Belarusian State Academy of Music and the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts.[2]
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| Established | 1945 |
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| Location | Nezavisimosti Ave, Minsk 220012, Republic of Belarus |
| Public transit access | Subway: Akademiya Nauk |
| Website | http://www.bdam.by |
It was established in 1945 as the Belarus Theatrical institute. Art faculty was established in 1953, and renamed into the "Belarusian State Academy of Arts" in 2001. With an enrolment of over 1,300 students, the academy is the largest art and design institution in the Republic of Belarus.
Rectors
- Richard Smolsky (1997—2010)[3]
- Mikhail Borozna (2010—present)[4]
Faculty and Curriculum
- Theatrical
- Design
- Easel painting
- Monumental and Decorative painting
- Graphics and printmaking
- Sculpture
- Cinema and TV direction
Notable alumni
- Palina, Belarusian singer.
- Zianon Pazniak, Belarusan nationalist politician, art critic, historian.
- Boris Zaborov, Contemporary painter, living in France.
- Valery Shkaruba, Landscape painter, represented Belarus at Venice biennale 2005.
- Alexandr Rodin, Contemporary painter, living in Germany.
- Viktar Kopach, Contemporary sculptor, living in Belarus.
- Kirill Dytsevich, Actor, living in Belarus.
- Viktar Dashkevich, Actor.
Notable faculty and staff
- Victor V. Nemtsov, teacher, master draughtsman
- Vitaliy A. Gerasimov, teacher, art theoretician
- Vladimir I. Stel'mashenok, teacher, National artist of USSR, member of the Parliament of USSR
- Mai Dantsig, National artist of USSR / Dean, Art faculty
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References
- "Все новости". www.buk.by.
- Russian education and society Vol 48 2006 "at the top of the pyramid are 3 functioning higher educational institutions: the Belarusian State Academy of Music, the Belarusian State Academy of the Arts, and the Belarusian State University of Culture and the Arts."
- "Белорусская государственная академия искусств". www.bdam.by.
- "Борозна Михаил Григорьевич" (PDF). www.bdam.by.
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