Art Academy of Latvia explained

Art Academy of Latvia
Established:	1921
City:	Riga
Country:	Latvia
Native Name:	Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija
Rector:	Kristaps Zariņš
Website:	http://www.lma.lv
Address:	O.Kalpaka bulvāris 13 LV - 1050

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]}

In autumn 2021, the LMA together with the University of Lapland in Finland plan to enrol students in the two-year international Master's programme "Service Design Strategies and Innovation". The study process will take place internationally both in Kuldīga and Rovaniemi, Finland.^[3]

Organization

Faculties

The Academy has 5 faculties:^[4]

• 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

Latgale Branch

The Academy has a branch in Latgale located in Rēzekne.

Notable alumni

• Arturs Akopjans - figurative and abstract artist
• Lidija Auza - assemblage and abstract artist
• Biruta Baumane - 2002 winner of the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science
• Anšlavs Eglītis - novelist and author of short stories
• Sandra Kalniete - Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner and Member of the European Parliament
• Gunārs Lūsis - graphic designer responsible with Jānis Strupulis for the design of coinage of the post-Soviet edition of the lat
• Kārlis Padegs - expressionist painter
• Ināra Tetereva - philanthropist behind the Boris and Ināra Teterev fund, a Latvian patron of the arts
• Ēvī Upeniece - sculptor

External links

• Web site: Art Academy of Latvia site. 2017-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526055128/http://www.lma.lv/eng/. 2015-05-26. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: OUR STORY. 2017-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226000724/http://www.lma.lv/eng/?parent=579. 2014-02-26. dead.
2. Web site: Mākslas potenciāls Kuldīgā.. Lana Kazlauskiene . 27 August 2013. Diena (laikraksts) . 2015-04-16. lv.
3. Web site: Māksla / Diena . 2023-08-17 . www.diena.lv.
4. Web site: Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija: Faculties . 2017-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526055128/http://www.lma.lv/eng/ . 2015-05-26 . dead .