The Schoolof Art of QingdaoAgriculturalUniversityhas a long history. Offering specialized education and incorporating different disciplines, we stand out among other universities. Currently we offer two levels of education, undergraduate level and postgraduate level. We offer master degree in Landscape Design which has three directions, Public Art, Visual & Digital Landscape and Landscape Aesthetics. For undergraduates, we have four majors, Visual Communication Design, Environmental Design, Painting and Product Design, under which there are six directions, namely, Visual Communication Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Illustration, Chinese Calligraphy & Artworks Dealing and Decoration & Jewelry Design. More than 700 students from four provinces (including Shandong) are registered in the Schoolof Arts.

The teachers in the ArtsSchoolare experienced and energetic. There are altogether 42 faculty members, among whom 32 are professional teachers including 9 professors and associate professors, 24 lecturers. Teachers with doctoral or master degrees account for 90% of the total. 5 teachers are also members of associations at national level and many others are active in associations at provincial level. For years we have been attaching great importance to the creation of artworks and academic studies and achieved landmark success. We’ve been awarded the gold prize by the Ministry of Culture, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Ministry of Education and many other prizes at ministerial and provincial level. Our academic accomplishments have been shown in the Beijing International Art Biennale. We’ve presided over 7 research projects at prefectural and departmental level, 4 at provincial and ministerial level and 1 at national level. 5 textbooks and more than 900 thesis have been published, among which 2 have won the first and second prize in the “Award for Cultural, Artistic and Scientific Achievement of Shandong”. All these achievements have laid a solid foundation for high quality teaching and research.

The School is well equipped, facilitating with an art gallery of 1800m2, 23 computer labs and workshops for design and material studies, with an average of 7m2per person. The 11 teaching and practicing sites in Beijing, Anhui, Shanghai, Shanxiand Qingdaomeet the need for teaching and students’ practicing.  Students, for their wonderful works, have won 76 prizes at national and provincial level. Some works have been recognized in Shanghai International Art Biennale, the fourth National Youth Art Exhibition. The employment rate of the graduates from the Schoolof Artsis well above 90%.

The goal of the School is to cultivate students with noble minds and global views, equipping them with specialized knowledge and skills in art and helping them adapt to the changing world and meet the demands of social and economic development. To achieve this goal, the School will be in close contact with Qingdaogovernment and many other art colleges and research institutes worldwide.

The gallary for exhibition of graduation works

The communication with the Arts School of the Murray State University

Classroom-teaching: the students are having their Hand-painting class