Painting chair was founded the first year with the academy’s establishment in 1945. Throughout the decades of its existence an exceptional educational methodology has been developed that enriches students with deep painting knowledge during their six-year education /Bachelor – 4 years and Master – 2 years/ and encourages them to achieve high...

The chair of sculpture is one of the first chairs of the academy. It was founded in 1945. The first head of the chair was SSRA people’s artist, real member of SSRA Academy of Fine Arts, professor Ara Sargsyan. Due to the efforts and lecturing experience gathered through decades of the best specialist-sculptures in RA a methodology has been processed within...

Graphic art is one of the most expressive types of fine arts. It is not only a means of expression but also way of thinking. The variety of graphic techniques and materials opens wider opportunities for the artist to turn his ideas into plastic works. Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts is the only higher educational institution in RA carrying out education for...

Drawing is the basis of art and has been one of the leading subjects since the first days of the foundation of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts. Originally the chairs of drawing and painting were combined in one, the chairholder of which was honorary art figure of ASSR, painter B.A. Kolozyan. In a short while, parallel to the expansion of the activity of the...

The objective of the chair of history and theory of fine arts is to prepare highly qualified art-critics. With four-year Bachelor and two-year Master programmes and adopted credit system the chair prepares specialists for the history of fine arts, fictional criticism, museum activities, tourism and other fields requiring high professionalism of fine arts. In...

The chair of design was founded in 1964 in the academy. Later the chair of outfit modeling was joined. Currently the chair prepares highly qualified specialists in “Design” with Bachelor (4 years) and Master (2 years) educational programmes for industry, environmental design (exterior, interior), advertising and other areas of design,...