Tama Art University (多摩美術大学, Tama bijutsu daigaku) or Tamabi (多摩美) is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.
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History
The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1953.
Campus
Hachioji Campus (Hachioji city, Tokyo)
Faculty of Art and Design and Graduate School of Art and Design (most of the departments are located on this campus)
Kaminoge Campus (Kaminoge, Setagaya-ward, Tokyo)
Headquarters office, Faculty of Art and Design, and Graduate School of Art and Design (Department of Integrated Design and Department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance)
Seminar House
Mt. Fuji Foothills Seminar House (Yamanakako, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi)
Nara Antiquities Seminar House (Nara city, Nara)
Academics
Faculty of Art and Design
Department of Painting
Japanese Painting Course
Oil Painting Course
Graphic Arts Course
Department of Sculpture
Department of Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works
Ceramic Program
Glass Program
Metal Program
Department of Graphic Design
Department of Product and Textile Design
Product Design Course
Textile Design Course
Department of Architecture and Environmental Design
Architecture Design
Interior Design
Landscape Design
Department of Information Design
Art and Media Course
Interaction Design Course
Department of Art Science
Department of Integrated Design
Department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance
Scenography Design Course
Graduate School of Art and Design
Master's Degree Course
Experimental Workshop (EWS)
Doctoral Degree Course
Research institutes and facilities
Tama Art University Library
FabLab (beta)
International joint projects
Pacific Rim Project
Since 2006, students from both Tama Art University and Art Center College of Design who study in the field of design have collaborated on the Pacific Rim Project. The Pacific Rim Project focuses on global issues such as environmental protection, natural disasters and related topics over the course of a 14-week program. The Project is based on collaborative research, the results of which are summarized and shared via public exhibits.
List of presidents
Reikichi Kita
Hisui Sugiura, 1935–1947
Kinji Inoue, 1947–1968
Ishida Eiichirō, April – November 1968
Ichiro Fukuzawa, 1968–1970
Shinichi Mashita, 1970–1975
Yorihiro Naito, 1979–1987
Kenshi Goto, 1987–1999
Nobuo Tsuji, 1999–2003
Shiro Takahashi, 2003–2007
Yoshihide Seita, 2007–2011
Takenobu Igarashi, 2011–2015
Akira Tatehata, 2015–
Notable alumni
Cooperation with other institutions in Japan
ARTSAT Project
University of Tokyo
Tokyo 5 Art Universities Joint Graduation Exhibition ("Gobidai-ten" Exhibition)
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Musashino Art University
Nihon University College of Art
Tama Art University
Tokyo Zokei University
Art Universities Liaison Council
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Musashino Art University
Nihon University College of Art
Tama Art University
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo Zokei University
Comprehensive joint agreement
Waseda University
Showa University
Tokyo City University
Credit transfer agreement (Consortium of Universities in Hachioji)
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Regional collaborative projects
Tama Rivers
Sagamachi Consortium
Hachioji Academic City University "Icho-juku"
University/High School Collaboration Lectures
Community gallery "Tamabiba"
Art Laboratory Hashimoto
Art events/exhibitions
Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial
TAMAVIVANT
CPUE : Curatorial Practice in the Urban Environment
Tokyo Art Flow
Alumni association
The Alumni Association of Tama Art University
Publications
TAMABI NEWS Archived August 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
tonATELIER
tamabi.tv
OpenCourseWare
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