Tama Art University

Coordinates: 35°36′51″N 139°38′12″E / 35.61417°N 139.63667°E / 35.61417; 139.63667
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Tama Art University
多摩美術大学
Motto自由と意力
Motto in English
Freedom and Will
TypePrivate art school
Established1935
Affiliation　 ICSID
EndowmentN/A
ChairmanNobuto Fujitani
PresidentAkira Tatehata
Academic staff
146 full-time
439 part-time[1]
Undergraduates4,220[2]
Postgraduates259[2]
Location
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusSuburban
37.78 acres (15.29 ha) (Hachioji campus)
3.98 acres (1.61 ha)(Kaminoge campus)[3]
Colors  Blue
NicknameTamabi, TAU, Tama
Websitetamabi.ac.jp

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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Hachioji 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 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[edit]

[5]

Faculty of Art and Design[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Master's Degree Course
  • Experimental Workshop (EWS)[6][7][8][9]
  • Doctoral Degree Course

PBL courses[edit]

Tama Art University Creative Leadership Program[edit]

Research institutes and facilities[edit]

Tama Art University Library at Hachioji Campus
Tama Art University Museum near Tama-Center Station
3331 Arts Chiyoda in Akihabara

International joint projects[edit]

Pacific Rim Project[edit]

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.[10] 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)[edit]

Co-CoRE[edit]

Banana Textile Project[edit]

Day-see Program[edit]

List of presidents[edit]

[11]

Notable current and past faculty[edit]

Notable alumni[edit]

Art and Design[edit]

Firoz Mahmud, visual artist and educator
Takeshi Motomiya, painter and engraver

Graphic designers

Fashion designers

Industrial designers

Fine artists

Photographers

Entertainment and communications[edit]

Directors/filmmakers

Manga artists

Actors

Comedians

Musicians

Cooperation with other institutions in Japan[edit]

ARTSAT Project[15][edit]

Tokyo 5 Art Universities Joint Graduation Exhibition ("Gobidai-ten" Exhibition)[16][edit]

Art Universities Liaison Council[17][edit]

Comprehensive joint agreement[edit]

Credit transfer agreement (Consortium of Universities in Hachioji)[18][edit]

Regional collaborative projects[edit]

  • Tama Rivers
  • Sagamachi Consortium
  • Hachioji Academic City University "Icho-juku"
  • University/High School Collaboration Lectures
  • Community gallery "Tamabiba"
  • Art Laboratory Hashimoto

Art events/exhibitions[edit]

Alumni association[edit]

Publications[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "教員組織". Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  2. ^ a b "2014年度 収容定員と入学者・在学生数" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  3. ^ "大学基礎データ". Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  4. ^ "Tamabi". Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. ^ "Academic Programs". Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  6. ^ "開かれた枠組みで新たな創作の世界を開拓する大学院プログラム「エクスペリメンタル・ワークショップ（Ews）」の創設".
  7. ^ "プレスリリース". 朝日新聞デジタルマガジン＆[and].
  8. ^ "開かれた枠組みで新たな創作の世界を開拓する大学院講座「エクスペリメンタル・ワークショップ（Ews）」の創設".
  9. ^ @tamabi_kikaku (December 4, 2020). "【大学院受験を考える皆様へ】 本年度創設の「エクスペリメンタル･ワークショップ」｡「世界的な視野」と「領域横断的な活動」を目指します。このプログラムが受講できる大学院(修士)課程の出願期間は12/11 18時迄。詳細はHPより▼" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Pacific Rim Project 9 | Tama Art University". www2.tamabi.ac.jp.
  11. ^ "大学概要：沿革". Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  12. ^ "多摩美術大学 卒業生たちがつくったもの。高橋士郎". Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  13. ^ "naoto fukasawa brings integrated design program to tama art university". September 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  14. ^ "孤高の日本画家・堀文子さん100歳逝く | 大磯・二宮・中井". タウンニュース (in Japanese). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  15. ^ "Artsat Project1:Invader".
  16. ^ "統合デザイン学科 卒業・修了制作展2021（多摩美術大学卒業制作展・大学院修了制作展2021ご案内）". 多摩美術大学.
  17. ^ "東京藝術大学 | 美術系大学連絡協議会の発足".
  18. ^ "多摩美術大学｜地域連携".

Further reading[edit]

  • Minato, Chihiro and Yasuhito Nagahara et al. Sozo-sei no uchu [創造性の宇宙], Tokyo: Kosakusha, 2008. ISBN 978-4-87502-413-2
  • Suzuki, Akira and Chihiro Minato (eds.) Tsukuru toshokan wo tsukuru [つくる図書館をつくる], Tokyo: Kashima Shuppankai, 2007. ISBN 978-4-306-04484-5

External links[edit]

35°36′51″N 139°38′12″E / 35.61417°N 139.63667°E / 35.61417; 139.63667

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