Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

(Redirected from Finnish Art Society) Fine arts school of the University of the Arts Helsinki See also: Ateneum

The Academy of Fine Arts (Finnish: Kuvataideakatemia; Swedish: Bildkonstakademin) in Helsinki, Finland is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and provides the highest university-level theoretical and practical training in the country in fine arts.

Academy

The Academy was founded in 1848 by a private foundation called The Art Society of Finland (or Finnish Art Society, or Finnish Art Association) (fi: Suomen Taideyhdistys). At that time the academy was called a Drawing School.

In 1939 it became The Finnish Art Academy School (fi: Suomen Taideakatemian koulu).

In 1985 it became The Academy of Fine Arts. In the beginning of 1993 the status of the Academy was raised to university level. 3.5 years of full-time study leads to the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, and completing the Master's degree takes two further years.

In the academic year 2012-2013 the number of students was about 280.

The Academy of Fine Arts is located at Sörnäisten rantatie 19 in the neighbourhood of Sörnäinen.

Former Students

Elin Danielson-Gambogi, painter
Hilda Flodin, painter, sculptor
Henry Grahn Hermunen, contemporary artist
Sini Manninen, painter
Ebba Masalin, painter, 1892 - 1898
Eva Ryynänen (1915—2001), sculptor
Eliel Saarinen, architect, member in 1920
Tove Jansson, artist, illustrator, and creator of the Moomins
Heljä Liukko-Sundström, ceramic artist (1938–2024)

References

"Academy Of Fine Arts Helsinki, Finland". saatchigallery.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
"Finnish Academy of Fine Arts - Helsinki". artresearch.eu. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
"Finnish Academy of Fine Arts". artandeducation.net. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
"Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Finland". kuno.ee. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

External links

Academy of Fine Arts - Official site

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