China Academy of Art

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China Academy of Art

中国美术学院
Former name	National Academy of Art
Motto	行健 居敬 汇通 履远
Type	Public
Established	1928; 96 years ago (1928)
President	Gao Shiming (高世名)
Academic staff	513
Undergraduates	7,234
Location	Hangzhou , China
Campus	Urban, Suburban
Colors	Black and white
Website	caa.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中国美术学院
Traditional Chinese	中國美術學院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Měishù Xuéyuàn

The China Academy of Art (CAA; 中国美术学院) is one of the most prestigious top colleges of fine arts in China, and is the first national comprehensive institution of higher art education in modern China. It is recognized as the country's First-Class Discipline Construction University.

The China Academy of Art was founded in 1928 and was called the National Academy of Art; in 1929, it was renamed the National Hangzhou Art College; in 1938, it was renamed the National Art College. In 1950, it became the East China Branch of the Central Academy of Fine Arts; in 1958, it was renamed Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts; in 1993, it was renamed China Academy of Art. Before 2000, it was under the management of the Ministry of Culture. In 2000, it became a university jointly built by the province and the ministry. In 2016, it was approved to become a university jointly funded by the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture.^[1]