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. 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 Tama Art University Library FabLab (beta) 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 – 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 Notable alumni Art and Design Entertainment and communications Cooperation with other institutions in Japan ARTSAT Project University of Tokyo 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 Waseda University Showa University Tokyo City University Credit transfer agreement (Consortium of Universities in Hachioji) Source: 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 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial TAMAVIVANT CPUE : Curatorial Practice in the Urban Environment Tokyo Art Flow Alumni association The Alumni Association of Tama Art University Publications TAMABI NEWS Archived August 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine tonATELIER tamabi.tv OpenCourseWare R See also INVADER Mono-ha 2020 Summer Olympics 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 Tama Art University Official Website Tama Art University on X Tama Art University on Facebook Works by notable alumni tamabi.tv - OpenCourseWare Tama Art University Faculty Database