Brief Introduction

School of Art was founded in January, 2002. It comes into being by incorporating musicology and fine arts in the former Normal College. The disciplines of pedagogics and fine arts were set up in the mid-1980s at the original Wuxi Educational College. From 2001, we began to recruit undergraduate students; in 2005, musicology and fine arts were entitled to grant bachelor’s diploma and fine arts was qualified to cultivate graduate students. In addition, the school has also developed new disciplines like dancing guidance. Presently there are altogether 68 faculty members, among whom there are 4 professors and 12 associate professors, accounting for 33% of all the teaching staff. Besides, there are 544 full-time students.

School of Art focuses on cultivating all-round talents who are innovative, versatile and professional. Our three specialties have developed their specific features by mingling with each other and have yielded fruitful results in various performances and in scientific research as well. The discipline of dancing boasts of its several teachers and exports in the field of dancing. In 2005, students in this concentration have, on behalf of Chinese college students, paid a visit to Singapore. As pedagogic disciplines, fine arts and musicology have become the pillar that in engaged in cultivating teachers-to-be for secondary schools in Jiangsu and some parts of the country. Moreover, our graduates are often highly hailed by the employers.

Dean

Prof. Jianyuan WANG

Majors/Disciplines

Main courses of fine arts include an introduction of art, the history of fine arts, line drawing, tint, the art of modern education, Chinese paintings, craftwork and design, calligraphy and seal cutting, computer brushwork, and English.

Main courses of musicology include the basic knowledge of musicology, vocal, piano, musical instruments, sightseeing, composing, physique and dancing, an appreciation of the history of music, and English.

Main courses of choreography include make-up of dances, the history of dancing, the theory of dancing, basic skills of dancing, ballet, folk dancing, classical dancing, modern dances, and the basic knowledge of music.

Research Orientation

Chinese paintings, western paintings, calligraphy, design, piano, vocal, the guidance of dancing

Research Achievements

Since 2003, our teaching staff have had 22 research projects that are awarded by SYTU and other influential institutions. 25 monographs and text books and 75 academic papers have been published. Besides, our department has 97 works issued. Among them 15 were exhibited in a national-level exhibition and 10 won prizes; 60 were exhibited in a provincial one and 12 won prizes. In addition, we have set up Qian Shaowu Arts Education Academy and Calligraphy &Painting Academy at JU, and employed some renowned visiting professors such as Qian Shaowu, Jin Kaicheng, Yang Feiyun and Chen Xiaobing for giving our students’ lectures.

Int'l Exchanges & Cooperation

“International Calligraphy and Painting Forum conducted by China, Japan and Korea” and an exhibition of calligraphy and paintings were held in 2006.

Contacts

Tel: 86-510-85329044

Email: art@jiangnan.edu.cn