China Academy of Art is a fine arts college under the direct charge of the Ministry of Culture of China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of the Republic of China and the renowned educator Cai Yuanpei. It was the first Art University and first graduate school in Chinese history. At the time, China Academy of Art's goal was to promote fine arts education as a replacement for religion in the then war-torn China. The fine arts have been held as equal to a religion at the institution for almost eight decades. The academy has many renowned artists in its alumni and is considered one of the most prestigious art institutions in the country. It is colloquially called Guomei. It has tens of thousands applicants every year, with an attrition rate of well over 95%.
China Academy of Art is the most influential academy of fine arts with the most complete range of degree offerings and programs of study in Ch..View more