The École Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Reims is a college of art and design in
Reims, France.
History
The school of fine arts was founded in 1748 by
Reims local government. Its founder,
Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly
Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (1691, Reims - 1750, Paris) was a French philosopher. A member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, he founded the ESAD de Reims.
Lévesque de Pouilly studied philosophy and literature in Paris. H ...
, sought to attract artists, architects and craftsmen from France and neighbouring countries.
In 1992, the French
Minister of Culture
A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...
and the town of Reims declared the school a college of fine arts and design. The college manager, Gervais Jassaud, recruited practicing designers as teaching staff.
The school offers courses in graphic, multimedia, product and furniture design, as well as studies in fine art. ESAD offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.
ESAD has approximately 200 students and 40 permanent teaching staff, as well as visiting artists and lecturers.
Location
The school is located in Reims town centre, near
Notre Dame Cathedral
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.
Logo
The college logo was designed by Jean-Charles Amey in 2006. The logo was inspired by simple geometric form. Its derivation into a typeface and layout structure refers to a process of translating two dimensions into volume.
International programmes
ESAD participates in Erasmus university exchange programmes, allowing students and staff to work at partner institutions including:
* HBKSaar, Saarbrücken, Germany;
*
George Enescu University of Arts of Iaşi, Iaşi, Romania;
* Ecole Supérieure d’Art Visuel de
La Cambre
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It was founded as the ''Institut supérieur des Arts décoratifs'' ...
, Brussels, Belgium;
*
Danmarks Designskole
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, Copenhagen, Denmark;
*
Istanbul Technical University
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, Istanbul, Turkey;
* Technical Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece;
* EASD Valencia, Valencia, Spain;
*
Escola Superior de Disseny, Barcelona, Spain;
*
VUT Brno, Brno, Czech Republic;
*
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*Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche
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Faenza, Faenza, Italy.
External links
official website
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Art schools in France
1748 establishments in France
Educational institutions established in 1748
Education in Reims