Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
| 广州美术学院 | |
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Central South China Fine Arts School South China Literature & Arts College Central South China Literature & Arts Institute |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1953 |
| Students | 7600 students |
| Undergraduates | 5127 undergraduates |
| Postgraduates | 522 postgraduates |
| Address |
168 Daxuecheng Outer Ring W Rd, Panyu Qu, Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China, 510006, Guangzhou, Guangdong,  People's Republic of China
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| Website | http://www.gzarts.edu.cn/ |
The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA; simplified Chinese: 广州美术学院; traditional Chinese: 廣州美術學院) (also as Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts according to the art dictionary) is a Chinese national university based in Guangzhou which provides Fine Arts and Design Doctoral, Master and bachelor's degrees .
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts established in 1953 as the Central South China Fine Arts School, which consisted of the South China Literature & Arts College, Central South China Literature & Arts Institute and the Fine Arts Department of Guangxi Art Institute.
It was initially based in Wuchang, Hubei Province, and then relocated to Guangzhou and renamed the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1958. The undergraduate course was offered in 1958 and the postgraduate courses were subsequently offered in 1978. The postgraduate M.F.A. degree course was established in 1982. GAFA is one of the first authorised institutions to award M.F.A degrees in the whole of China. In 1986 it started to enroll students from foreign countries and overseas Chinese students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In 2005, it was one of the first academies in China to offer the Master of Fine Arts. In 2010, it was named a candidate for a PhD program by Guangdong Provincial Department of Education. The Academy consists of School of Traditional Chinese Painting, School of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, School of Industrial Design, School of Visual Communication and Media Design, School of Art Education, School of Arts and Humanities, College of Continuing Education, and Section of Political Science.
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