The National University of the Arts, in
Spanish: ''UNA - Universidad Nacional de las Artes'', formerly known as IUNA - Instituto Universitario Nacional de las Artes, is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
university established in 1996 as an incorporation of various national institutions dedicated to the teaching of
fine arts
In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...
.
The origins of the current UNA University lay in the 1875 founding of the
National Society of the Stimulus of the Arts by painters
Eduardo Schiaffino
Eduardo Schiaffino (1858-1935) was an Argentine painter, critic, intellectual and historian. A member of a group known as the '' Generation of '80'', he founded the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires and sparked the development of pa ...
,
Eduardo Sívori, and others. Their
guild was rechartered as the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1905 and, in 1923, on the initiative of painter and academic
Ernesto de la Cárcova, as a department in the
University of Buenos Aires, the Superior Art School of the Nation.
The latter in 1927 created the Museum of Reproductions and Comparative Sculpture. In 1936 theatre director
Antonio Cunill Cabanellas
Antonio Cunill Cabanellas (August 27, 1894 – February 18, 1969) was an influential Spanish-Argentine playwright, theatre actor, director and instructor.
Life and work
Cunill Cabanellas was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1894. His father, Juan Cuni ...
founded the National Institute of Theatrical Studies. These institutions of
Performing Arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
, including the
Carlos López Buchardo National Conservatory of Music, the National Institute of Superior Education and Folklore, the
María Ruanova
María Ruanova (July 3, 1912 – June 5, 1976) was an Argentine dancer, choreographer, teacher and ballet master, known for her performances at the Teatro Colón and internationally. She is considered the first Argentina-grown ballet dancer to ga ...
National Institute of Superior Education and Dance, and the National Institutes of
Liberal Arts Education
Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term ''art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the ...
, all united forming the new National University of the Arts, ''"Universidad Nacional de las Artes"'', issued in 1996 by Argentina's Ministry of Education.
Departments
* Audiovisual Arts
http://audiovisuales.una.edu.ar/
* Dramatic Arts
http://dramaticas.una.edu.ar/
* Kinetic Arts
http://movimiento.una.edu.ar/
* Music
https://musicalesysonoras.una.edu.ar/
* Visual Arts
http://visuales.una.edu.ar/
* Art Criticism
http://criticadeartes.una.edu.ar/
* Folklore
http://folklore.una.edu.ar/
* Educators Program
http://formaciondocente.una.edu.ar/
* Multimedia
http://multimedia.una.edu.ar/
* Writing Arts
http://artesdelaescritura.una.edu.ar/
* The
Ernesto de la Cárcova Museum of Reproductions and Comparative Sculpturehttp://carcova.una.edu.ar/
Notable alumni
*
Eduardo Arnosi Eduardo Arnosi (November 6, 1924 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – December 23, 2012) was an Argentinian music critic, writer on music, and academic. He wrote articles on opera and classical music for the newspapers '' El Mundo'' and ''La Nación''; n ...
, music critic, radio personality, and writer on music
See also
*
List of Argentine universities
References
External links
Official website
Argentine national universities
Art schools in Argentina
Arts schools in Argentina
Education in Buenos Aires
Educational institutions established in 1996
Universidad Nacional de las Artes
Universities in Buenos Aires Province
1996 establishments in Argentina
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