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]

Art Academy of Latvia
Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija
Established1919
RectorKristaps Zariņš
Address
O.Kalpaka bulvāris 13 LV - 1050
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Websitehttp://www.lma.lv
Building on Krišjānis Valdemārs Street.

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

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Faculties

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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

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The Academy has a branch in Latgale located in Rēzekne.

Notable alumni

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  • "Art Academy of Latvia site". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.

References

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  1. ^ "OUR STORY". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. ^ Lana Kazlauskiene (27 August 2013). "Mākslas potenciāls Kuldīgā" (in Latvian). Diena (laikraksts). Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  3. ^ "Māksla / Diena". www.diena.lv. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. ^ "Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija: Faculties". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-11-17.

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