School of Calligraphy

The school's philosophy emphasizes 'painting as a door into tradition, and calligraphy as a bond bridging the ancient to the present.' Individuals study to astutely carry on the tradition of the ancient saints and sages, using art as a means of internal cultivation, in order to enhance their insight into the world, and to ultimately expand their paths of creative understanding. The program is founded on the rich cultural legacy of China's ancestral tradition. Each individual utilizes these foundations to produce impactful and meaningful works of art that are rooted in tradition. The school seeks to nurture students to become talented individuals of high moral character, who possess great proficiency and clear prospects as practitioners of Chinese painting and calligraphy. The school currently stands as the main artistic institution of higher education in China with the strongest educational model in the area of Chinese painting and calligraphy. In light of the school's rich cultural history and superior pedagogy, it now serves as a keystone in the China Academy of Art's specialized Chinese Visual Culture programming and the recently developed Contemporary Eastern Studies Culture Center. The School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy also works to express the essential values and consciousness at the core of Chinese traditional art, using methods of research and laboratory work to perfect the strategy of imparting ‘important points of superior tradition’ into a specialized framework for study of Chinese painting and calligraphy.

Department of Calligraphy

The department emphasizes a solid foundation in classical Chinese studies and pays great attention to the individual's refined appreciation and sensibility, both aesthetically and in personal character. Cultural cultivation, based upon the integration of theory and practice, all combined to structure the department's philosophy and teaching methods. These elements assist the department to create a complete and advanced structure of Calligraphy teaching pedagogy, and a specialized clear-cut approach to training, which both domestically and internationally has raised the bar in the field and study of Calligraphy. Ultimately the department's goal is to nurture individuals with advanced capabilities in the practice and artistic creation of calligraphy and seal cutting, as well as in professional academic research. The department's majors include, Calligraphy and Seal Cutting, Calligraphy and Education.

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