The Department of Fine Arts of the
Faculty of Arts
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,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...
, was founded in 1957 as part of
New Asia College
New Asia College is a List of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong. The College was founded in 1949 by a g ...
.
History
The department was founded in 1957 within
New Asia College
New Asia College is a List of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong. The College was founded in 1949 by a g ...
. It initially offered a two-year study programme.
One of the founding professors was Chen Shih Wen, who trained at several art schools in France and had previously taught in Shanghai.
The two-year fine arts training programme was expanded to a four-year programme in 1959.
Students were required to take courses in Chinese history and literature, as the curriculum emphasized the close relationship between these subjects and Chinese art.
In 1963, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was founded, consisting of three existing Chinese-language post-secondary colleges, namely: New Asia College,
United College, and
Chung Chi College
The Chung Chi College is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong.
The college is one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963. F ...
.
In 1973, New Asia College moved from Farm Road in Kowloon to its newly built campus at CUHK, where it remains today. The Cheng Ming Building was built to accommodate the college administration and the Department of Fine Arts.
The Alumni Association of the Fine Arts Department was established in 1982.
Campus
The Department of Fine Arts is based in the Cheng Ming Building and Humanities Building of New Asia College, within the CUHK campus in Shatin.
Notable people
Alumni
Teaching staff
See also
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Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum
Further reading
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References
External links
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1957 establishments in Hong Kong
Art schools in Hong Kong
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New Asia College