formerly known as "Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music" is a

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in the city of

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in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The university was established in 1966 and is located in a hilly area on the eastern outskirts of

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. The campus covers an area of approximately 410,000 square meters, with university facilities blending in with the surrounding nature and greenery.

History

*1966 – Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music is established
History of University
The Painting, Sculpture, and Design Divisions are established in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art
The Composition, Voice, and Instrumental Music (Piano, Strings) Divisions are established in the Department of Music, Faculty of Music
Naoteru Ueno assumes office as the first President *1970 – Graduate School (Master Course) opens
The Painting, Sculpture, and Design Divisions are established in the Graduate School of Fine Arts
The Composition, Voice, and Instrumental Music (Piano, Strings) Divisions are established in the Graduate School of Music *1972 – Shinichiro Kozuka assumes office as the second President *1977 – Masaaki Oshita becomes acting president upon the death of Shinichiro Kozuka
Masuto Toyooka assumes office as the third President *1983 – Takashi Kono assumes office as the fourth President *1985 – Student exchange agreement between Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts is signed *1989 – The Faculty of Art is expanded to include the Department of Design and Craft; the Design Division is transferred from the Department of Fine Arts to the Department of Design and Craft; the Ceramics Division is established in the Department of Design and Craft
The Painting Division in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art is reorganized into the Japanese Painting and Oil Painting Divisions
The Winds and Percussion Course is introduced in the Instrumental Music Division of the Department of Music, Faculty of Music
Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions opens
Yoshikado Tatehata assumes office as the fifth President *1993 – The Painting Division is subdivided into the Japanese Painting and Oil Painting Divisions, and the Ceramics Division is introduced, in the Graduate School of Fine Arts *1994 – The Composition (Musicology) Course is established in the Composition Division of the Department of Music, Faculty of Music
The Composition (Musicology) Course is established in the Composition Division, along with the establishment of the Instrumental Music (Winds and Percussion) Courses in the Instrumental Music Division, Graduate School of Music *1995 – Makoto Kawakami assumes office as the sixth President *2001 – The Art History, Art Theory and Conservation Division is established in the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art
Shozo Shimada assumes office as the seventh President *2007 – Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music becomes independent, now run by the Aichi Public University Corporation
The Master Course is reorganized; as a result, the five Divisions of the Graduate School of Fine Arts are combined into a single division, while the three divisions of the Graduate School of Music are combined into a single division
Teruo Isomi assumes office as the eighth President *2009 – Graduate School (Doctor Course) opens
Doctor Courses are now established in the Fine Arts Division, the Graduate School of Fine Arts, and the Music Division of the Graduate School of Music, respectively.

Departments

Department of Fine Arts

(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs) *Japanese Painting *Oil Painting *Sculpture *Art History, Art Theory and Conservation Division *Craft&Design **Design **Ceramics

Department of Music

(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs) *Composition **Composition **Musicology *Vocal Music *Instrumental Music **Piano **String Instruments **The Winds and Percussion

Organisation & Facilities

*University Art Museum *University Library *Sogakudo Concert Hall *Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproduction
Virtual tour of the Museum of Horyuji Mural Reproductions
*Center for Promoting Fine Arts and Music *Art Information Center *Art Education/Student Support Center *Administration Office *Student Dormitory

Artists

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(Artist) * Atsuko Ishizuka (Film director, animator) *

Yukinobu Hoshino is a Japanese manga artist. Life He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaidō and dropped out of Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music after two years of studying mid-semester from the fine arts department. He moved to Tokyo in order to pu ...

(Manga artist)

Musicians

* Hiro Fujikake (Composer/Conductor/Producer/Synthesizer player) * Yuko Kawai (Pianist) *

Shigenobu Nakamura , born in Osaka in 1950, is a Japanese composer and music teacher. He teaches at Kyushu University (Faculty of Design). He has written fifteen books and done both chamber music and symphonies. In the 1990s his visual works were performed at festiva ...

(Composer) *

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(Composer)

Faculty members

*Fram Kitagawa (Art director) *Tsuneyuki Morita (Conservation Science) *

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(Conducting) * Hiroyuki Yamamoto (Composition)

International Exchanges

*Nanjing Arts Institute ( China) *Edinburgh College of Art (

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)

Contact information

*Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
1-1 Sagamine Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

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