Type Public university Students 7600 students Postgraduates 522 postgraduates Founded 1953 | Established 1953 Undergraduates 5127 undergraduates Province Guangdong Province | |
Former names Central South China Fine Arts School
South China Literature & Arts College
Central South China Literature & Arts Institute Address Dang'anguan Rd, Panyu Qu, Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China, 510320 Notable alumni Elvis Tsui, Zheng Guogu, Wang Du, Alexander Chen Similar China Academy of Art, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, China Central Academy | ||
Guangzhou academy of fine arts china
The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA; simplified Chinese: 广州美术学院; traditional Chinese: 廣州美術學院) (also as Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts according to the art dictionary) is a Chinese national university based in Guangzhou which provides Fine Arts and Design Doctoral, Master and bachelor's degrees .
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- Guangzhou academy of fine arts china
- Guangzhou academy of fine arts
- History
- Student Population
- Campus
- Controversy
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Guangzhou academy of fine arts
History
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts established in 1953 as the Central South China Fine Arts School, which consisted of the South China Literature & Arts College, Central South China Literature & Arts Institute and the Fine Arts Department of Guangxi Art Institute.
It was initially based in Wuchang, Hubei Province, and then relocated to Guangzhou and renamed the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1958. The undergraduate course was offered in 1958 and the postgraduate courses were subsequently offered in 1978. The postgraduate M.F.A. degree course was established in 1982. GAFA is one of the first authorised institutions to award M.F.A degrees in the whole of China. In 1986 it started to enroll students from foreign countries and overseas Chinese students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In 2005, it was one of the first academies in China to offer the Master of Fine Arts. In 2010, it was named a candidate for a PhD program by Guangdong Provincial Department of Education. The Academy consists of School of Traditional Chinese Painting, School of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, School of Industrial Design, School of Visual Communication and Media Design, School of Art Education, School of Arts and Humanities, College of Continuing Education, and Section of Political Science.
Student Population
There is a total student population of more than 7,600 and consists of
Campus
The academy consists of Changgang Campus and University Town Campus and occupies an area of 564 mu (92.9 acres) and the floor space totals 362,500 square meters. The library contains art books, journals, replicas, rubbings of ancient bronze and stone carvings, and rare thread-bound Chinese books. It has a collection of more than 400,000 books, 157,000 electronic books, and 15 databases. The school has three galleries totalling 2,000 meters and a sculpture exhibition occupying 1,015 square meters. The library contains more than 10,000 pieces of rare works of art dating back to the Tang Dynasty and includes modern works.
Controversy
On Monday, July 20th, 2015, the curator/chief librarian of the Academy was charged with corruption. The librarian swapped the landscapes and calligraphies of 17th and 20th-century Chinese artists, namely Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, and Zhu Da, with his own forgeries. He chose the easier works of art that were capable of being forged over a weekend and avoided the well-known pieces. From between 2004 and 2006, Xiao Yuan removed 143 paintings and auctioned 125 of them, earning him 34 million yuan (USD $5.48 million). China Guardian and Zhejiang Yitong, both auction houses, were mentioned in court as having played a role in the selling of the artwork though none were accused of wrongdoing.