The University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design, popularly known as UST–CFAD, is the fine arts school of the
University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...
, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines.
History
The college originated from the original College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) founded in 1946. In 1785, the Dominicans made the first attempt to invest art and painting with academic value and formal presence and not merely an accessory to missionary work. That year when Fr. Juan Amador was Rector-chancellor of the university, the Academia de Bellas Artes was opened. The school, however, was not firmly established and its influence was not far-reaching for it was founded as an experiment. Its training on painting functioned only for a short time because there were few enrollees to that course. The Academia later became one of the Estudios de Adorno that existed in the University of Santo Tomas, Ateneo de Manila, and Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Thus in 1935, the Dominicans merely reestablished the fine art school with the primary goal of meeting the ever-present and increasing demand for good catholic artists. It was to be an institution designed to conform to the latest and most advanced artistic theories and practices.
From 1935 to 1939, students chose from two areas specialization, interior design and public school arts. Interior design was offered in order to meet the demands for professional interior designers due to construction and remodeling activities that were greater than ever. Public school art, according to Victorio Edades (the first school director), an answer to the immediate need of preparing future teachers of arts for private and public schools.
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UST was the first Philippine school to introduce interior design as a fine arts major in 1954.
In 2000, the Department of Fine Arts separated from the College of Architecture. In 2002, the two colleges transferred to the Beato Angelico Building.
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Academic programs
* Undergraduate programs
** Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in advertising arts, industrial design, and painting)
** Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
* Graduate programs
** Master of Fine Arts
Notable people
The college has produced numerous national artists like Victorio Edades
Victorio Candido Edades (December 23, 1895 – March 7, 1985) was a Filipino painter. He led the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns, who engaged their classical compatriots in heated debate over the nature and function of art. He was named a Nat ...
, Jerry Navarro Elizalde
Jeremias "Jerry" Elizalde Navarro (22 May 1924 – 10 June 1999) was a Filipino artist.
Early life and education
As a young artist, Navarro was very passionate in creating new ways of art. He experimented with different kinds of art media su ...
, and Ang Kiukok
Ang Kiukok (March 1, 1931 – May 9, 2005) was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent and was a National Artist for Visual Arts.
Early life and training
Ang was born on March 1, 1931, in Davao, Davao Province, Philippines to Vicente Ang and Ch ...
for Visual Arts
The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts al ...
. Ildefonso Santos Jr, Juan Nakpil
Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR (born Juan Felipe Nakpil y de Jesús; May 26, 1899 – May 7, 1986) known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architec ...
, and Leandro Locsin
Leandro V. Locsin (August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994) was a Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, he was fond of mo ...
for Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
. Ronnie del Carmen
Ronnie del Carmen (born December 31, 1959) is a Filipino animation writer, director, story artist, story supervisor and production designer. He co-directed and was one of the story writers for the 2015 Pixar film '' Inside Out'', for which he ...
, codirector of the Pixar film Inside Out, is an alumnus of CFAD.
References
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Educational institutions established in 2000
Fine Arts and Design, College of
Design schools
Art schools in the Philippines
2000 establishments in the Philippines