Studying art in the world’s best schools is an opportunity to learn from eminent masters, practice in the most famous companies, and get one of the most demanded professions in the modern market.
Top Art Schools in 2021
- Paris School of Fine Arts
The Paris National Graduate School of Fine Arts is a fortress of French classicism and a treasure trove of world art. This is a higher educational institution that has presented the world with great painting geniuses and numerous artistic and sculptural masterpieces. The world-famous and most reputable art school in France is an example of imitation for similar educational institutions. Education is based on excellent theoretical training and great practical activity in the workshops where the greats Degas, Delacroix, Ingres, Monet, Renoir, and Gericault once worked.
- Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
The Fine Arts department has a wide variety of classes, including abstract and figurative painting. They stand out as more advanced classes in sculpture in its various forms, conceptual art, art and photography, video installation, and art in public space.
The academy has a very advanced department of Cultural Studies with a postcolonial bias. The famous German theorist Diedrich Diederichsen works here. And, of course, art students also attend his lectures.
- Parsons School of Design in Paris
The mission of this school is to provide a unique opportunity for education in various fields: design, design management, fashion, visual arts, and photography. A characteristic feature of Parsons Paris is the absence of a campus (dormitory) for students. They live in city apartments, which, according to the management of the school, help them integrate into the European cultural environment and its center, namely, Paris.
To enter this school, students have to draw a pencil self-portrait or write a short essay about an artist or designer who inspired them. Despite the seeming simplicity of the test, its results play an important role in the admission decision.
- Korea National University of Arts
The biggest advantage of the Korea National University of Arts is that it teaches all areas of the arts, including music, theater, video, dance, traditional arts, as well as architecture, literature, and art management. Students can open up a whole new world of creativity that isn’t possible in other schools or countries.
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
“Art” is the keyword in the name of the educational institution. Here professionals help students realize their creative ambitions to a greater extent than provide the necessary set of knowledge and skills. However, in order to “survive” at the academy, you need to be extremely dedicated to your work. Not everyone can cope with constant challenges when you need to demonstrate your creativity and constantly create innovative and avant-garde projects.
- Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
The school is famous primarily for being in the same building with the Center for Communication and Media Technologies — an advanced museum, archive, and research center for contemporary art. It teaches the art of new media, including 3D animation, film, photography, video, audio, design, and media theory. The place is promising — there are many opportunities for those who know what they want.
- Royal Academy of Art in the Hague
This place is famous for the world’s best education in graphic design and related disciplines. Here you can take a course on interactive and media design, interior design, textiles and fashion, art technology, fine arts, and photography. To enter the academy, you need to pass a creativity test. You can be asked to come up with a cover design for any music artist’s CDs or keep a diary for two weeks and each day should be illustrated with a separate picture.
- Tokyo University of the Arts
Today this is the most prestigious Japanese art school. The university consists of departments of fine arts and music, as well as the Higher School of Cinematography and Media. Students study visual arts, design, Japanese painting, sculpture, crafts, architecture, multi-instrument play, art history, traditional Japanese music, media, cinema, and other disciplines. The university has a high level of professionalism.
- Goldsmiths University of London
It is a large university and art is one of many departments. Goldsmith is mainly known for courses in theory, postcolonial and curatorial studies. The peculiarity of study is in the emphasis on a critical understanding of contemporary art and the student’s own work. The most important task is to develop interpretive, critical, and analytical skills.
- The Slade School of Fine Art
This is a more conservative art school that teaches fairly traditional arts. There are three departments — painting, sculpture, and other media (digital media, photography, film, and video). Here students constantly discuss their and other people’s works and study the theory and history of art. The university works closely with industry experts and offers quality internships to students.
