Tama Art University


Tama Art University or Tamabi is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.

History

The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School founded in 1935. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1953.

Campus

  • Hachioji Campus
  • : Faculty of Art and Design and Graduate School of Art and Design
  • Kaminoge Campus
  • : Headquarters office, Faculty of Art and Design, and Graduate School of Art and Design
  • Seminar House
  • * Mt. Fuji Foothills Seminar House
  • * Nara Antiquities Seminar House

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
  • * Drama and Dance Course

Graduate School of Art and Design

Research institutes and facilities

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 current and past faculty

Notable alumni

Art and Design

Graphic designers
Fashion designers
Industrial designers
Fine artists
Photographers

Entertainment and communications

Directors/filmmakers
Manga artists
Actors
Comedians
Musicians

Cooperation with other institutions in Japan

ARTSAT Project

Tokyo 5 Art Universities Joint Graduation Exhibition ("Gobidai-ten" Exhibition)

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Comprehensive joint agreement

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

Alumni association

Publications