The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent (Dutch: Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Gent, KASK) was founded in 1748, making it one of the oldest art schools in Belgium. It is a part of the Hogeschool Gent, a Belgian University college.
History
The Academy was founded in 1748 as a school for drawing by the painter, Philippe Karel Marissal, at his home. During his studies in Paris, Marissal had become impressed by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, and was inspired to create a similar establishment in his home city. The Academy was granted a royal charter in 1771 by the empress Maria Theresa of Austria.
In 1995, the Academy was one of the sixteen educational institutions that were merged into the Hogeschool Gent.