The Arts Faculty, University of Chile (), is an

academic discipline An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

within at the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, which is located in the capital city of

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

. Within the Arts Faculty the following departments are represented:

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 art ...

, dance, music, sound, theatre, and arts theory; which occupy three buildings on campus.

History

Founded in 1849 under the leadership of Alejandro Ciccarelli, as the ''School of Fine Arts of Santiago'' (), and later known as the ''Academy of Painting'' (). In 1932, the ''Academy of Painting'' merged with the University of Chile to create the Department of Visual Arts. The

Sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

and Design School was added five years later and the school renamed The Fine Arts School. The Music School at University of Chile was also created in 1849. By 1929 and during a cultural boom both schools, plus the Kinematic School, were merged and became what is today's University of Chile's Arts Faculty. In 1941 The Dance Department was added from which the Chilean National Ballet was born. The Teatro Experimental was also created that year. It was founded by

Pedro de la Barra Pedro de la Barra (October 23, 1912 - July 6, 1977) was a Chilean theatre director. He won the National Prize of Art of Chile in 1952. References 1912 births 1977 deaths University of Chile alumni Chilean theatre directors Death in Car ...

and is today the modern day Theater Department. Today the Arts Faculty is one of the most important cultural hubs in Chile.

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* Art schools in Chile Music schools in Chile Educational institutions established in 1932 1932 establishments in Chile {{Chile-university-stub