Joshibi University of Art and Design
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abbreviated"", is a private art and design university located in Suginami
Suginami, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 538,703, with 301,277 households, and a density of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².-Geography:Suginami occupies the...
and Sagamihara
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
is a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Joshibi is the first art institution for female students in Japan and is the oldest art school as private.
History
Joshibi was founded in October 30,1900, as Private Women's School of Fine Arts(PWSFA), located in Hongo-ku(now Bunkyo-ku), while Tokyo University of the Arts did not admit women as student until 1946.Joshibi founding members include Tamako Yokoi(former tutor of Joshi-gakuin School) and Bunzo Fujita(Sculptor and former Professor of Tokyo University of Arts). Fujita served the first principal, and created school's logo "". PWSFA was officially oped in April 1901 with 60 students at Yumi-cho. PWSFA suffered from financial difficulties six months after the school opened. Yokoi and Fujita petitioned Shidu Sato(wife of Susumu Sato(Military Physician)). Sato's family owned PWSFA in January 1902, Shidu served the second principal. Yokoi passed away on January 4th,1903 from Stomach cancer.Yumi-cho campus was burned down in October 1908. Kikuzaka campus was opened at Kikuzaka-cho in July 1909. Joshibi High School of Art and Design
Joshibi High School of Art and Design
abbreviated , is a private secondary school for girls located in Tokyo, Japan.Joshibi especially emphasizes fine arts and design studies. Joshibi graduates are actively involved in various field in and out of Japan, as artists, designers, and creators....
was opened in April 1915, Fujita serve the first school principal.
PWSFA renamed Women's School of Fine Arts(WSFA) in 1919. WSFA was accredited by the Ministry of Education as a vocational college in 1929, renamed Women's Academy of Fine Arts(WAFA). WAFA moved to Suginami
Suginami, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 538,703, with 301,277 households, and a density of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².-Geography:Suginami occupies the...
in January 1935 due to the increasing number of students. The Ministry of Education has introduced a new university education law in 1949, WAFA renamed Women's College of Fine Arts(WCFA).
The College of Art and Design relocated to Sagamihara in 1990 due to campus expansion. Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
programs have started to offer in 1994, Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(Ph.D.) programs have started to offer in 1996.
WCFA renamed Joshibi University of art and design in 2001.
Joshibi Art Museum(JAM) was opened at Sagamihara campus in 2002.
In 2010, the College of Art and Design underwent restructuring into 3 departments, 12 majors(13 majors from 2012), administering a number of departments have involvements in cross-teaching in numerous academic courses.
Academics & Structures
The College of Art and Design has been offered a Bachelor of Fine Arts(BFA 4-Year) in 3 departments 12 majors(13 majors from 2012):- Department of Fine Arts:Oil PaintingOil paintingOil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
and PrintingPrintingPrinting is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
, NihongaNihongaor literally "Japanese-style paintings" is a term used to describe paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials...
, SculptureSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, Art Theory and Practice, Art Education(from 2012). - Department of Design and Crafts:Crafts, Visual DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, Product DesignProduct design-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
, Environmental DesignEnvironmental designEnvironmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products...
. - Department of Cross Disciplinary art and design:Media ArtNew media artNew media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
, Art and Design for HealingHealingPhysiological healing is the restoration of damaged living tissue, organs and biological system to normal function. It is the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area....
, Fashion designFashion designFashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
, Art Produce and Museum StudyMuseologyMuseology is the diachronic study of museums and how they have established and developed in their role as an educational mechanism under social and political pressures.-Overview:...
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The Junior College of Art Design has been offered an Associate Degree of Fine Arts(AFA 2-Year) in three majors:
- Fine Arts
- Information Design
- Creative Design
Master and Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) degree programs have been offered for both female and male students in 3 areas: Fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
, Design, Art and Cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
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Campuses & Museum
- Suginami Campus
Established in 1935, is located in Suginami
Suginami, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Suginami City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 538,703, with 301,277 households, and a density of 15,834.39 persons per km². The total area is 34.02 km².-Geography:Suginami occupies the...
. The College of Art and Design(Department of Cross-Disciplinary Art and Design), Junior College of Art and Design, Joshibi High School of Art and Design
Joshibi High School of Art and Design
abbreviated , is a private secondary school for girls located in Tokyo, Japan.Joshibi especially emphasizes fine arts and design studies. Joshibi graduates are actively involved in various field in and out of Japan, as artists, designers, and creators....
, University Headquarters are located in Suginami Campus.
- Sagamihara Campus
Established in 1990, is located in Sagamihara
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
is a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been...
. The College of Art and Design(Department of Fine arts, Department of Design and Crafts), Graduate School of Art and Design are located in Sagamihara Campus.
Joshibi Art Museum(JAM) opened at Sagamihara campus in 2002. JAM displays student's, lecturer's fine art and design works. JAM also offers visiting artist programs. Ginza Gallery Joshibi is an open art gallery located in Ginza, Tokyo for Joshibi graduate artists.
Notable alumna
- Nagi NodaNagi Nodawas a Japanese pop artist and director born in Tokyo.Among her works are the short film Mariko Takahashi's Fitness Video for Being Appraised as an "Ex-fat Girl", the half-panda-half-something-else Hanpanda life-sized figures, and the video for Japanese singer Yuki's song "Sentimental Journey"...
- Yuko YamaguchiYuko Yamaguchiis a Japanese character designer, who is also known as the third Hello Kitty designer.- Biography :Yamaguchi was born in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. She attended Joshibi University of Art and Design where she studied industrial design. Yamaguchi joined Sanrio in 1978. She has been the Hello Kitty designer...
- Yuki KirigaYuki Kirigais a Japanese manga author. She is known for creating characters with cute appearances, and even provided chibi illustrations for characters in Sister Princess and Strawberry Panic! in the Japanese bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine.-Works:...
- Tomoko Naraoka Tomoko Naraokais a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō , in what was then the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design....
- Kanako HiguchiKanako Higuchiis a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. She married Shigesato Itoi in 1993 and has a dog named Bouillon....
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