University Today
The Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts or KSADA is a state institution of higher education in the field of Art (Design), subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and located in Kharkiv. The activities of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts are associated with the names of outstanding Ukrainian artists and designers who were graduates or worked at the Academy during the last 10 years. All of them made a significant contribution to the treasury of national fine art and project culture, for which they were awarded the highest state honors and gained the recognition of the cultural and creative public of Ukraine.
Today, the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts houses generally recognized Schools of Drawing, Painting, Graphics, Industrial Design, Environmental Design, Graphic Design, Poster, Sculpture, Monumental Art, Restoration of Works of Art, Theory, and History of Art, which are successfully operating and developing. About 1,300 local and foreign students, study at 4 educational faculties in 4 specialties. The Academy has 3 educational and laboratory buildings, more than 20 laboratories and educational workshops, a computer technology center, a library, the fund of which includes more than 140,000 items of literature, a museum, a student theater Publicist, a student fashion theater, a dormitory, and more. The Academy has created preparatory courses and a children’s studio of fine arts and design.
Specialties and Programs
Design
- Graphic Design
- Clothing Design
- Environment Design
- Industrial Design
- Multimedia Design
- Innovative Design
- Design of Visual Communications
- Conceptual Design
- Art Therapy and Communicative Practices
- Design of the Architectural and Landscape Environment
Fine Art, Decorative Art, Restoration
- Graphics
- Street Art and Monumental Art
- Easel Painting
- Easel and Monumental Sculpture
- Restoration and Examination of Works of Art
- Art History
- Easel Painting
- Modern Visual Practices
- Art History
- Graphic Practices
- Creative Drawing
Architecture and Urban Planning
- Architectural and Landscape Environment
Audiovisual Art and Production
- Advertising and Video Art
- Photo Art and Visual Practices
- Production and Art Curation
- Event Directing
Library
The library’s collection at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts is over 146,000 copies. It is one of the oldest collections of literature in the field. The fund of second-hand publications contains books published since 1800, which provide the opportunity for generations of students to touch the artistic culture of the past and get acquainted with the book art of the 19th-early 20th century. During the 20th century, the library’s funds were supplemented with literature by the specialty of the educational institution, namely, fine arts, industrial design, decorative and applied arts, and other literature related to the educational process. The library currently has 4 reading rooms and a subscription. In the reading room of scientific and educational literature, a space is organized for the exposition of the works of teachers and students of the Academy.