Tama Art University
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.
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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 |
| Undergraduates | 4,220 |
| Postgraduates | 259 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Suburban 37.78 acres (15.29 ha) (Hachioji campus) 3.98 acres (1.61 ha)(Kaminoge campus) |
| 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
- Master's Degree Course
- Experimental Workshop (EWS)
- Doctoral Degree Course
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. 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 to 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
- Yoshihide Seita, 2007–2011
- Takenobu Igarashi, 2011–2015
- Akira Tatehata, 2015-
Notable current and past faculty
- Shigeo Anzai, photographer
- Ay-O, artist
- So Aono, novelist
- Shinji Aoyama, film director
- Shigeru Ban, architect
- Naoto Fukasawa, industrial designer
- Tsuneari Fukuda, dramatist
- Yasutake Funakoshi, sculptor
- Takashi Hiraide, poet
- Fumiko Hori, painter
- 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. One of the 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
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
- Akira Fujii
- Miyako Ishiuchi
- Yoshio Itagaki
- Ryuji Miyamoto
- Mika Ninagawa
Entertainment and communications
Directors/filmmakers
- Hibiki Yoshizaki
- Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Kunio Kato
- Kentaro Otani
- Sarina Nihei
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)
- 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
- 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
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