Transcript Janis Rozentals Riga Art Highschool

Art education in Latvia
Janis Rozentals Riga Art Highschool
Address: 2a Hāmaņa Street,
Riga LV-1007, Latvia
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (371)7601783;
Fax: (371)7614709
www.jrrmv.lv
History
•In 1895 the Latvian Union of Decorative Painters
established the Decorative Painters School.
•1928 – 1944 the school’s title was “Vocational
School of Latvia’s Decorative Painter Trade Promotion
and Assistance Society.”
•1944 - 1946 - Riga Art Highschool;
On March 18, 1946, the school was named after
Janis Rozentals, a prominent Latvian painter (1866 –
1916). The school’s full title was:
Janis Rozentals Riga Art Highschool
The School is financed by the Ministry
of Culture of Republic of Latvia
In education process follows the Law on
Education and the Law on Vocational
education of Republic of Latvia.
Mission
Provide secondary vocational education in art
and preliminary vocational education in art
Provide the possibility to master secondary
vocational education programs in art so that
graduates are able to continue studies at
university level schools
Educate qualified art professionals who
posess theoretical knowledge and practical
skills to be able to enter the job market
Structure
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School has two components:
– Janis Rozentals Riga Art High-school,
which provides secondary vocational
education
Children’s Art School, which provides
preliminary vocational education and
serves as a basis for entering the Janis
Rozentals Riga Art High-school
Janis Rozentals Riga Art High-school
Two programs: Visual art and Visual
Communications Art
4 years, i.e. secondary school grades 10, 11, 12 + 1
extra year
134 students, aged 16 – 20
Enrollment is by entrance exams
36 students in each grade
16 art teachers (full time), 7 (part time)
6 full time general subjects teachers, 7 part time
teachers
Janis Rozentals Riga Art High-school
Provides secondary vocational education, which
consists of standard secondary school curriculum
(math, language, history, etc.) in combination with
art subjects.
2 art programs:
Visual art: specialty – Illustrator
Visual communications art: Specialties are Multimedia
Designer and Fine Art Photographer
European Quality Framework (EQL) level 4
General subjects
Mathematics
Latvian language and literature
English language
Natural sciences
History
Sports
Information sciences
Geography
German or Russian language
History of cultures
Basics of business
Art subjects
Drawing
Painting
Visual Art Composition
Conceptual/contemporary art
Graphic arts
Sculpture
Photography
2D digital design
3D digital design
Video art
Internet web page design
Decorative design
Art history
Plastic anatomy
Specialization
During the first 2 years all students take the
same art classes
In the 3rd and 4th year students focus on the
program they have selected, i.e. visual art or
visual communications art (multimedia
design, photography),
In the 4th year they create diploma work in
their specialty
Classes
40 minutes long
Maximum 38 classes per week
(Monday-Friday) for students under the
age of 18
Maximum 40 classes per week for
students aged 18 and older
60% are general subjects, 40% are art
subjects
School year
Starts on 1 September, ends on 28 June
2 Semesters
Christmas break 25 December – 5
January
Summer practice is 1-28 June
Evaluation
Grades are from 1(very, very bad) to 10
(outstanding)
At the end of semester students display their art
works and are evaluated by a commission of art
teachers
Grade 4 is the minimum for “pass”
Children’s Art School
105 pupils
10 teachers
Grades 5 – 9
Ages 11 – 16
Art subjects only
Classes take place in the evening and on
Saturdays
Questions?