Art Academy of Latvia
The Art Academy of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija) is an institution of higher education and scientific research in art, located in Riga, Latvia. The neo-Gothic brick building is located on Krišjānis Valdemārs Street, next to the National Museum of Art.[1][2]
Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija | |
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| Established | 1921 |
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| Rector | Kristaps Zariņš |
| Address | O.Kalpaka bulvāris 13 LV - 1867 , , |
| Website | http://www.lma.lv |
Building on Krišjānis Valdemārs Street.
Organization
Faculties
The Academy has 5 faculties:[3]
- Faculty of Visual Arts (2D)
- Department of Painting
- Department of Graphic Art
- Department of Textile Art
- Department of Drawing
- Faculty of Visual Plastic Arts (3D)
- Department of Sculpture
- Department of Ceramics
- Department of Glass Art
- Faculty of Design
- Department of Functional Design
- Department of Environmental Art
- Department of Metal Design
- Department of Fashion Design
- Faculty of Audio-Visual Media Art
- Department of Visual Communication
- Department "Motion. Image. Sound"
- Department of Stage Design
- Faculty of Art History
- Department of Art History and Theory
- Department of Restoration
- Department of Humanities
Notable alumni
- Sandra Kalniete - Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner and Member of the European Parliament
- Lidija Auza - Assemblage and Abstract artist
- Biruta Baumane - 2002 winner of the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science
- Gunārs Lūsis - Graphic designer responsible with Jānis Strupulis for the design of coinage of the post-Soviet edition of the lat
- Anšlavs Eglītis - Novelist and author of short stories
- Kārlis Padegs - Expressionist painter
- Ināra Tetereva - Philanthropist behind the Boris and Ināra Teterev fund, a Latvian patron of the arts.
- Daina Skadmane - (2011-2013), she left more than 342 art works in her young life, her name is associated with the artwork "Vēja egle" (Fir of Wind) in Riga[4][5][6] and her internationally famous collection devoted to the events of the Holocaust in Latvia.[7]
Gallery
Graduation photo of the Landscape Workshop in 1942. Seated in the middle of the front row is Professor Vilhelms Purvītis. To the left of him is Mārtiņš Krūmiņš.
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Sculpture art outside the Academy.
Dainas Skadmane's art installation "Vēja egle" next to the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga 2015.
External links
- "Art Academy of Latvia site". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
References
- "OUR STORY". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- Lana Kazlauskiene (27 August 2013). "Mākslas potenciāls Kuldīgā" (in Latvian). Diena (laikraksts). Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija: Faculties". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- "List of Eglu Festivals" (PDF). Eglufestivals.lv. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- Jansons, Aris (2013-12-16). "Fir-Tree in Wind, Christmas installation by Daina Skadmane at House of Congresses in Riga, Latvia. December 16, 2013 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- "The tragedy in Riga. Personal experience and condolences M.L.Skadmanis, CEO of the LBCC". Anglo-Baltic News. November 23, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- "Journey to Dainas Skadman Art World at Rietumu Bank / Article / LSM". tech2.org. 2018-01-17. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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