Art Academy of Latvia
The eighth one in the top 10 best universities in Latvia that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Art Academy of Latvia. The Art Academy of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija) is a higher education and scientific research institution in Riga, Latvia. The neo-Gothic brick structure can be found on Krišjānis Valdemārs Street, right next to the National Museum of Art. In Latgale, there is a branch of the Academy in Rēzekne.
There are five faculties at the Art Academy of Latvia:
- 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
Notable alumni:
- Sandra Kalniete - Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Commissioner and Member of the European Parliament
- Lidija Auza - Assemblage and Abstract artist
- Biruta Baumane - 2002 winner of the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science
- Gunārs Lūsis - Graphic designer responsible with Jānis Strupulis for the design of coinage of the post-Soviet edition of the lat
- Anšlavs Eglītis - Novelist and author of short stories
- Kārlis Padegs - Expressionist painter
Website: http://www.lma.lv
