Joshibi University of Art and Design
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1900 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Sagamihara, Suginami |
| Affiliations | Joshibi High School of Art and Design |
| Website | Joshibi University of Art and Design |
Joshibi University of Art and Design (女子美術大学, Joshibijutsu Daigaku)
abbreviated"女子美 (Joshibi)", is a private art and design university located in Suginami and Sagamihara in Japan.
Joshibi is the first art institution for female students in Japan and is the oldest art school as private.
History
Joshibi was founded in October 30, 1900, as Private Women's School of Fine Arts(PWSFA), located in Hongo-ku(now Bunkyo-ku), while Tokyo University of the Arts did not admit women as student until 1946.
Joshibi founding members include Tamako Yokoi(former tutor of Joshi-gakuin School) and Bunzo Fujita(Sculptor and former Professor of Tokyo University of Arts). Fujita served the first principal, and created school's logo "美 (Bi)". PWSFA was officially oped in April 1901 with 60 students at Yumi-cho. PWSFA suffered from financial difficulties six months after the school opened. Yokoi and Fujita petitioned Shidu Sato(wife of Susumu Sato(Military Physician)). Sato's family owned PWSFA in January 1902, Shidu served the second principal. Yokoi died on January 4, 1903, from stomach cancer. Yumi-cho campus was burned down in October 1908. Kikuzaka campus was opened at Kikuzaka-cho in July 1909. Joshibi High School of Art and Design was opened in April 1915, Fujita serve the first school principal.
PWSFA renamed Women's School of Fine Arts(WSFA) in 1919. WSFA was accredited by the Ministry of Education as a vocational college in 1929, renamed Women's Academy of Fine Arts(WAFA). WAFA moved to Suginami in January 1935 due to the increasing number of students. The Ministry of Education has introduced a new university education law in 1949, WAFA renamed Women's College of Fine Arts(WCFA).
The College of Art and Design relocated to Sagamihara in 1990 due to campus expansion. Master's degree programs have started to offer in 1994, Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) programs have started to offer in 1996.
WCFA renamed Joshibi University of art and design in 2001.
Joshibi Art Museum(JAM) was opened at Sagamihara campus in 2002.
In 2010, the College of Art and Design underwent restructuring into 3 departments, 12 majors(13 majors from 2012), administering a number of departments have involvements in cross-teaching in numerous academic courses.
Academics and structures
The College of Art and Design has been offered a Bachelor of Fine Arts(BFA 4-Year) in 3 departments 13 majors:
- Department of Fine Arts: Oil Painting and Printing, Nihonga, Sculpture, Art Theory and Practice, Art Education.
- Department of Design and Crafts: Crafts, Visual Design, Product Design, Environmental Design.
- Department of Cross Disciplinary art and design: Media Art, Art and Design for Healing, Fashion design, Art Produce and Museum Study.
The Junior College of Art Design has been offered an Associate Degree of Fine Arts(AFA 2-Year) in three majors:
- Fine Arts
- Information Design
- Creative Design
Master and Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) degree programs have been offered for both female and male students in 3 areas: Fine art, Design, Art and Cultural studies.
Campuses and Museum
- Suginami Campus
Established in 1935, is located in Suginami. The College of Art and Design(Department of Cross-Disciplinary Art and Design), Junior College of Art and Design, Joshibi High School of Art and Design, University Headquarters are located at Suginami Campus.
- Sagamihara Campus
Established in 1990, is located in Sagamihara. The College of Art and Design(Department of Fine arts, Department of Design and Crafts), Graduate School of Art and Design are located at Sagamihara Campus.
- Joshibi Art Museum (JAM) collects works with an emphasis on the graduates including OKUBO Fukuko, KATAOKA Tamako, GOKURA Kazuko, TADA Minami, MIGISHI Setsuko, and the artists with deep ties to the university. By acquiring a part of the former Kanebo Collection in 2009, the museum now houses approximately 15,000 works. It is one of the largest textile collections in Japan which covers from the ancient to the contemporary textiles from around the world. The museum opened in 2001 and is located in Sagamihara Campus.
- Joshibi Galleria nike is an art gallery located at Suginami Campus.
Notable alumna
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