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Faculty of Architecture Open Lecture: Ulrika Karlson

The second lecturer of the Open Lecture Series this spring semester will be Ulrika Karlsson, stepping on the stage of Kanuti Gildi Saal (Pikk 20, Tallinn) on 22nd of February at 6 pm. Her lecture is titled “Rustic Figurations and Aesthetics Of ...

Follow the construction of the EKA new building on webcam!

We can keep up with the construction progress via webcam on this link: http://veebikaamera.ee/Kotzebue_1.html

Expert committee: the Estonian Academy of Arts and its activities have visibility both in Estonia and internationally

The Quality Assessment Council of the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education

Tallinn Summer Academy 2017 – Toys for Elephants video

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WqYNBZBqZg&t=20s During Tallinn Summer Academy 2017, the Estonian Academy of Arts Department of Product Design invited students to participate in an international workshop entitled Toys for Elephants. ...

OPEN LECTURE_Jewellery artist Philip Sajet `THE BATTLE FOR BEAUTY`

On Wednesday, 4 Oct at 5.30pm will be open lecture “The Battle For Beauty” by jewellery artist Philip Sajet (The Netherlands/France). The lecture will take place at Estonia pst 7, room 426. *

INTERIOR ARCHITECTS OF EUROPEAN STATES GATHER IN PÄRNU, ESTONIA TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT, SPATIAL DESIGN AND THE EDUCATION CHARTER

On 8th and 9th september, interior architects and designers from European countries will convene in Pärnu, Estonia to discuss the current issues surrounding our living space and to set new directions to enhance the profession as well as unify ...

Summer School FLOODED to open a floating sauna on 10th August in Soomaa!

The Estonian Academy of Arts Interior Architecture department’s international Summer School returned this summer for a second instalment, this time under the title FLOODED. Last year, the Summer School team ended up building floating object ...

The Estonian Academy of Arts launches its first international summer academy in 2017

The Tallinn Summer Academy of Art, Design and Architecture – Edge/Blurring Boundaries drew 183 applicants, of whom 77 have been chosen to participate. The aim of the EAA Summer Academy is to contribute to fulfilling the mission, vision and ...

1. Semester: A Crash Course in Planning Practices

We have undertaken an ambitious task. To clarify in a short period of time how a city is planned. Which parties use what kind of instruments to make decisions concerning Tallinn? And as if the task itself wasn’t complex enough, we have also ...

UMWELT – glass exhibition at the Adamson-Eric Museum

OMAILM / UMWELT 09. 06 – 01. 10. 2017 ADAMSON-ERICU MUSEUM Curators Ülle Kruus & Mare Saare Design Mari Kurismaa Graphic design Külli Kaats Artists: 1. 1967 Maie Mikof 2. 1970 Peeter Rudaš 3. 1975 Rait Prääts 4. 1979 ...

Maks Roosma grant for Maarja Mäemets, student of glass

For the year 2016/17 the annual grant for a glass student of the EAA goes to MAARJA MÄEMETS for her outstanding results in combining glass and photography in her creative work and for winning the first prize of the student art competition ...

Speed of Sculpture

The objective of the exhibition "Speed of Space" is to investigate the space as an environment that has a duration. This duration can be perceived, used, manipulated, maybe controlled. Sculpture is very much of the object of duration, ...

Heritage and Conservation BA defenses

31st May, 2017 Schedule Kunstikultuuri teaduskond, Suur - Kloostri 11, ruum 103 10.15 - Kristiina Frolova Bakalaureusetöö teema: Laudise profiilide tüübid ja puitpits Kärdlas Types of Weatherboards and Dekorative Woodcut on Kärdla ...

INTERNATIONAL MA PROGRAMME INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE MASTER’S THESIS DEFENCE

10:00-11:00 Andrea Tamm "Rewilding the Abandoned" Supervisor: Leena Torim, Keiti Kljavin, Edina Dufala-Pärn, Kärt Ojavee Reviewer: Anna-Liisa Unt 11:00-12:00 Oksana Hetman “Adondoned Underground. Finding Additional Functions for the ...

BA SCENOGRAPHY DEGREE SHOW

From the 3rd through the 9th of June at VABA LAVA Small Stage. Opening time M--S 12p.m.-7p.m; ELLISKIVI LOOMELINNAK, Telliskivi 60a-C1, Tallinn 10412

Opening of OBSERVA(C)TION – contemporary jewellery exhibition students of Estonian Academy of Arts at Russian theatre on May 18th

Contemporary jewellery exhibition OBSERVA(C)TION will be opening on Thursday, 18th of May at 3 PM in the Russian Theatre. The exhibition displays the works of the second course students of the Jewellery and Blacksmithing Department of the ...

2.06 event Final Thesis in The Elevator in Cafe Noble

In the event Final Thesis in The Elevator there will be short presentations of the best final thesis of EAA graduates in 2017. The event will be in Estonian. The graduates and their final thesis subjects: Johanna Jõekalda "Ruumielamuste ...

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR 2017 TALLINN SUMMER ACADEMY ARE OPEN!

International applications for 2017 #TallinnSummerAcademy of Art, Design and Architecture are open! The 2017 courses include: Clay 3D Printing, Toys for Elephants, Telling Stories, Numbers and Cognition, The Contemporary Art Field in Estonia ...

Joint workshops between EEA and Paris-Belleville architecture students

On spring semester of this year, the 2nd year EAA architecture students had an opportunity to share ideas and knowledge with the students from the École d’Architecture Paris-Belleville. Collaboration began in Estonia in February, when ...

ERASMUS+ programme 30 

ERASMUS+ programme is celebrating 30 years anniversary this year. Estonian Academy of Arts has participated in the programme since 1999, when Estonia and other Eastern European countries joined the initiative. It has always been a success at our ...

MASTER CLASS: OPTICAL THEATRE

From the 27th through 29th of March a masterclass on optical theatre was delivered by Henk van der Geest, a lighting designer from Amsterdam.

Contemporary Art of Lighting/HENK van der Geest

From 27th through 29th of March, a master class on contemporary art of lighting is run by a Dutch lighting designer Henk van der Geest. The focus of the master class is on constructing optical effects by digital as well as low tech technologies ...

Open LECTURE / Prof Ryo Saito_Tue, March 21 at 5pm, room 426

On Tuesday, March 21 at 5pm open lecture in Estonian Academy of Arts by Prof Ryo Saito from Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo. Lecture will be held in room 426 (Estonia pst 7 4.floor). Everybody is welcome! * 齋藤良|RYO SAITO 1974 ...

TSIRKUS – exhibition of Jewellery & Blacksmithing Department in Saaremaa Kunstistuudio

TSIRKUS - Contemporary Art Jewellery - Objects March 17 – April 17, 2017 / Saaremaa Kunstistuudio / Saaremaa, Estonia “They are enthusiasts, devotees. Addicts. Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is ...

How many pOSTcards have you already sent?

We have launched a postcard campaign to inform friends, relatives, families about the EKA Open Doors Day on 23 March, 2017. Please join us in sending postcards to your dear ones and acquaintances and let them know how you are doing ...

Estonian Academy of Arts excels as top 200 art & design university in QS World Ranking, being the only one from the Eastern European region

The British education consultancy company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released its World University Rankings by Subject 2017, which ranks universities from all over the world by 46 subjects. For the first time and as the only university from ...

Garage48 Hardware & Arts 2017 brings ideas to daylight

The “Garage48 Hardware & Arts” hackathon, happening already for the 4th time on 17-19th of February in Tartu, brings together skilled individuals all across the Baltics to build ideas into working prototypes. For 48 hours the Tartu ...

STARTERcreative idea generation program starts 21.02, registration open

STARTERcreative program (designed by 5 universities) is in English The program is free for students. You may join as a one person or with the team with an idea and without. All training sessions start at 17.00 in ...

The Faculty of Fine Arts of the Estonian Academy of Arts hosts students from the Nordic and Baltic countries

Tallinn Noir international workshop started today at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Estonian Academy of Arts. During the workshop, 20 art students from the Nordic and Baltic countries will make ‘one-scene-films’ set in Tallinn. The participants ...

Linked stools project wins first prize at the Garage48 Spatial Hack!

Last weekend, a number of architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, interaction design and other disciplines’ students gathered in the interior architecture dept, where in collaboration with Garage48 another design hack took place, this ...

Garage48 Spatial Hack: The Garage from 20th to 22nd Jan, 2017

The interior architecture department of the Estonian Academy of Arts is happy to host together with Linnalabor and Tallinn Music Week the very first spatial design hackathon Garage48THE GARAGE, inviting all students of architecture from any ...

Garage48 Spatial Hack: The Garage from 20th to 22nd Jan, 2017

The interior architecture department of the Estonian Academy of Arts is happy to host together with Linnalabor and Tallinn Music Week the very first spatial design hackathon Garage48THE GARAGE, inviting all students of architecture from any ...

ERASMUS+ internship at ERKI FASHION show

The ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS seeks an ERASMUS+ intern for the ERKI FASHION SHOW! DUTIES: HELPING WITH DAY–TO–DAY ACTIVITIES, KEEPING ...

Garage48 Hardware & Arts 2017 hackathon is open for registration!

On February 17-19th the Garage48 Hardware & Arts 2017 is happening again at the Institute of Physics, University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia. The hackathon gathers electronics, mechatronics and software engineers, UI/UX and ...

SIGN UP for Garage48 Spatial Hack: THE GARAGE – 21st-22nd January in Tallinn

The interior architecture department of the Estonian Academy of Arts is happy to host the space design oriented hackathon, inviting all students of architecture from any school in Estonia as well as urban planning, anthropology, human geography, ...

9.12 sTARTUpDAY STARTER Pitching Contest in Tartu

At Startup Day 2016 business festival six best student teams from all over Estonia pitch their ideas and the winners are selected. Pitching Competition is the final event of the STARTER program: a business development program helping student ...

Creative Practice Research intensive seminar “Tacit Knowledge”

The Estonian Academy of Arts (EAA) Faculty of Architecture is inviting PhD students involved in creative practice research to participate in international intensive seminar „Tacit Knowledge“. The seminar takes place on the 18th November at 10am ...

Two interior architecture department projects running for Estonian Wooden Building 2016 Award

It’s award season, once again! Two projects from the interior architecture department have been nominated for the Estonian Wooden Building 2016 Award: congrats to both our international Wilderness Summer School team who built VEETEE ...

12.10-13.10.2016 – Experimental casting masterclass: Type of Pain or P.I.T.A

On Wednesday 12th Oct and Thursday 13th Oct is possible to see results of experimental casting workshop in hall of Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia pst 7. Keywords of masterclass: VALU - CASTING VALU - PAIN VALUVORM - MOLD VALU VORM - TYPE ...

Students build floating structures for a seasonally flooded area in Estonia

In August, a group of students from architecture, design and art universities spent 10 days in a summer Cirrus network workshop in Soomaa forests, Estonia, studying the unique context of the area, where the landscape is severely altered by ...

Open lecture series: Jannis Merz form Snøhetta talking about playground morphologies

On September 22nd, the Open Lecture Series of the architecture department will kick off its autumn season at Kanuti Gildi SAAL (Pikk 20, Tallinn) with lecture by Jannis Merz from Snøhetta, talking about playground morphologies. ...

STARTERcreative free business idea generation program starts 13.09 (in English)

Dear student! Come and join Creative business development program STARTERcreative! In the program designed by 8 universities we will help you define a viable business model and teach you the basics (business development, marketing, sales, ...

Laura Kuusk exhibition Flatland

The exhibition Flatland is held from 6th of September to 1st of October 2016 at the gallery Positiiv in Tallinn (Roo 21a). The exhibition is open from Monday to Friday from 12 to 18, and from 12th to 18th of September from 12 to 19 during the ...

MA SCENOGRAPHY – a brand new inspirational course of innovative visual staging.

Applications for MA Scenography are accepted for one more day. Interviews on the 7th of July.

The EAA student animation by Sander Joon Best of the Festival yet again

A master student Sander Joon's animaton film "Velodrool" was chosen as Best of the Festival at the Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2016. The film was made during his bachelor studies here at the Estonian Academy of Arts under the ...

Priit Pärn will continue teaching at the Estonian Academy of Arts

At a meeting after the Estonian Midsummer (Jaanipäev), the Estonian Academy of Arts and the current Professor of Animation, Priit Pärn agreed upon the future teaching responsibilities at the Animation Department for the next three years. Priit ...

Talented Aesthetic Spontaneous Excitement prolonged!

We are pleased to announce that the Main Exhibition of the Graduation Works Show TASE'16 at Kotzebue 1/Põhja pst 7 building has been prolonged till 18th June. Use your chance to visit or visit again!

5th Season Summer School in Soomaa: APPLY NOW!

After success of CIRRUS 1st summer school in Norway, Sykkylven,Estonian Academy of Arts’, Department of Interior Architecture in collaboration with Estonian State Forest Management Centre and CIRRUS/Nordplus network announces a call for ...

The Estonian Academy of Arts fills its future building with fresh works and world-changing ideas from young architects, artists, and designers

From 2 -- 16 June the Estonian Academy of Arts will present works from this year’s Master students at its annual Graduation Works Festival called TASE ’16 (LEVEL ’16) at the Rauaniidi building, Kotzebue 1/ Põhja pst ...

DO I FIT?

Last weekend, the Fine Arts master's students held an exhibition curated by Andres Tali called "The Limits of the Unknown" ("Tundmatuse piir"). The works looked at the concept of borders, examining real and virtual friction, familiar and ...

II year students are opening the Gates of Hell at Patarei Prison

Estonian Academy of Arts’ II year students are opening the Gates of Hell at Patarei Prison on the 12 th of May, 6 PM. We will bring the medieval vision of Hell out of the books, take a look at what is around us in the world today, ...

Admission to international MA programme in interior architecture open until May 1st 2016

The overall objective of the Master’s curriculum is to prepare an independent creative person, who is able to create personalised three-dimensional environments, combining architecture, design, art and technology into a coherent whole and lead ...

“Expedition Wunderlich” transformed into web exhibition!

We’re especially glad to announce that Expedition Wunderlich exhibition – a joint endeavour of the interior architecture department and the Museum of Estonian Architecture – has migrated to the web, so you’ll be able to enjoy both the ...

Exhibition of shelters and installations built by architecture faculty students now in Narva until April 28th

The exhibition of the wooden installations and shelters that the first year students of the architecture faculty have built from 2006 to 2016, curated by architect Sille Pihlak will be open at the Narva Art School from 14 to 28 April.

Estonian Academy of Arts triumphs at “Habitus Baltija 2016”!

The International Competition for Young Fashion Designers "Habitus Baltija 2016’’ just finished with tears of joy, fever-pitched screams of delight and new, exciting opportunities for emerging designers. The title ...

Deadline approaching for the International Master’s Programmes

The application deadline for the International Master's Programmes is fast approaching! If you (or someone you know) is interested in applying for one of the Master's programmes taught in English, now's the time to gather the application ...

Four-day photo exhibition of Student-built Wooden Shelters from the last 10 years

From March 30th to April 3rd, Tallinn Music Week visitors and anybody walking in the Telliskivi Creative Quarter area will have the opportunity to get a great overview of shelters and installations our interior architecture and architecture ...

Academic Staff Elections 2016

Estonian Academy of Arts announced the Academic Staff Elections. See postings here 

Admissions 2016

Check out the international Master's programmes here: https://www.artun.ee/masters/

WILD TALKs 2: The Space Lady

This Friday, 11 March at 4 pm interior architecture department's WILD TALKs returns with The Space Lady, who will be giving her very first public talk ever. The Space Lady started her street music career in 1970s on the streets of Boston and ...

WILD WILD WEST BANK

This Friday things get wild again. Starting at 6 pm, our MA students will talk about their research trip to Palestine and the sauna-building action in Tulkarem. In addition, documentary maker Toomas Järvet will show and comment his film Rough ...

Kristi Kuusk defended her PhD dissertation at Eindhoven about crafting sustainable smart textiles

A graduate of Estonian Academy of Arts, Kristi Kuusk defended her PhD thesis titled “Crafting sustainable smart textile services” and obtained the degree of doctor (comparable to PhD) at Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of ...

ESTONISHING ! Estonian jewellery exhibition

SCHMUCK 2016, Handwerksmesse, Munich 24.02-01.03.2016 Curators Thomas Cohn and Tanel Veenre The best of contemporary Estonian jewellery art will be on display as part of the Schmuck 2016. Altogether 13 artists are repesented in the ...

Camper held its first Northern European workshop at the EAA

12 students from the top design schools of Nordic countries participated in the Camper Wearables workshop, held for the first time in Northern Europe. Estonian Academy of Arts' Department of Leather Art had the honour to host the event, led by ...

Abandoned House Projects

On January 6, 2016 at 4 PM artists from Latvia Inguna Audere and Imants Kikulis, and Kazushi Nakada (Japan-Finland) will present their project "Abandoned House" in room E-426. After the presentation the exhibition introducing this project will ...

International touring glass exhibition INTERPRETATION in Riga

International glass students' touring exhibition "interpretation" had its last show at the Menzendorff Museum in Riga from November 10 to December 6, 2015. During the vernissage public prizes were attributed. Most of the public voices and the ...

Conference of the Doctoral Studies

The Conference will take palce on the 11th of December 2015, at 10 am, Estonia pst 7 (auditorium 440a).

Artist Piibe Piirma ‘s doctoral defense about hybrid practices of art and research was successful

On November 18th, artist Piibe Piirma successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Estonian Academy of Arts. According to her opponent, dr Rasa Smite the quality of her thesis as well as the scope and results thereof applied to the highest ...

Nos chers étudiants français

Nous partageons votre peine en ce moment de deuil. Nos sincères condoléances, à vous et à vos proches. Nous voulons exprimer notre vive douleur devant les actes terroristes qui ont laissé dans le deuil non seulement les familles et les proches ...

Rector Mart Kalm and the whole EAA's family expresses our deepest condolences to our exchange students from France. Our thoughts are with our French partners.

‘Walking the City’ final presentations: Urban interventions and walking practice

Estonian Academy of Arts Departments of Urban Studies and Photography Friday 13.11.2015, 18.00 'Walking the City' has been a course that brought together urban practitioners from various backgrounds and courses within EKA as well as ...

The Saddling Art Award was given to Tanja Muravskaja

Sadolin Art Award is the oldest private capital art award in Estonia, which is annually awarded since 1996. This year's nominees were Eike Eplik, Kris lemmas, and Tanja Muravskaja, all of whom are alumni of the Estonian Academy of Arts. The ...

Culture Deed 2015 was done by students of Interior Architecture

On October 30, 2015, the traditional annual award Culture Deed of 2015 was announced at the culture conference in Viljandi. The honourable award was given to the interior architecture students of the Estonian Academy of Arts for their forest ...

INTERPRETATION

Interntional students’ exhibition INTERPRETATION will open at the Menzendorff Museum in Riga on November 10, 2015, running until December 6, 2015. The previous venues have been in Estonia and Poland.

WALKING IN CIRCLES: A LECTURE BY STALKER—OSSERVATORIO NOMADE

A lecture by Stalker—Osservatorio Nomade (Rome, Italy) October 29, 2015, 19.00 Faculty of Architecture, Pikk 20, 3rd floor Stalker is a collective of architects and researchers connected to the Roma Tre University who came together in the ...

PHD THESIS DEFENCE OF PIIBE PIIRMA ON 18TH OF NOVEMBER 2015

The Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Art and Design’s external PhD student Piibe Piirma will defend her thesis “Hybrid Practices. Art and Science in Artistic Research” (“Hübriidsed praktikad". Kunst ja teadus loomepõhises uurimistöös”) on ...

ADAPT-r Call – Early Stage Researchers / Experienced Researchers

ADAPT-r Call for Fellows - Early Stage Researchers: Architecture, Arts & Design ADAPT-r Call for Experienced Researcher Deadline 1st of November 2015 ADAPT-r (Architecture, Design and Art Practice Training-research) is a €4M FP7 Marie Curie ...

EAA in BBC

Just listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p034p9kt

Estonian Academy of Arts student receives ESRI Young Scholar Award for mapping Turku’s mobility

The PhD student of the Estonian Academy of Arts Architecture and Urban Planning program, Damiano Cerrone, has received the Young Scholar Award from ESRI at the ESRI User Conference in San Diego. The prize was given for the maps he designed in ...

SPIN, SPAN, SPUN – SPUNK!

Estonian Academy of Arts student receives ESRI Young Scholar Award for mapping Turku’s mobility The PhD student of the Estonian Academy of Arts Architecture and Urban Planning program, Damiano Cerrone, has received the Young ...

The Interior Architecture student megaphones echo all around the world

The Estonian Academy of Arts’ interior architecture student installation of megaphones in the Võrumaa forest trails have gained unbeknownst international media interest. The unique forest furniture has been shown and spoken of in the ...

Scenography prof Blumenfeld’s stage design in Beijing

On September 24, an international exhibition "Cultivating Design in performing Arts" opens at the fancy China National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing.  Estonia is represented by the Estonian Academy of Arts' scenography professor Lilja ...

International touring glass exhibition INTERPRETATION in Poland

The international touring glass exhibition INTERPRETATION, curated by the department of glass of the Estonian Academy of Arts (curator Prof. Mare Saare), was opened in the Olsztyn Park of Sciences and Technology on September 14, 2015 as part of ...

Open lecture by Professor Emeritus of Architecture Marc Treib

‘Art as/and Landscape Research’ September 17th 18.00 Faculty of Architecture / main hall (Pikk Street 20, Tallinn, 3rd Floor) Marc Treib, Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, is a historian and critic ...

EAA Notebooks now for sale at the Library

The annual EAA calendar notebooks are now available at the Estonian Academy of Arts Library. The notebooks contain academic calendars, information about facilities, workshops, locations, printing services and beneficial tips for ...

Stacey Koosel researched the effects of social media on identity and defended her doctoral thesis

Stacey May Koosel defended her doctoral thesis „The Renegotiated Self: Social Media’s Effects on Identity” at the Estonian Academy of Arts on August 27, 2015 as a doctoral student of Art and Design Curriculum. Stacey Koosel’s PhD ...

INTERPRETATION

There are billions of objects made by glass makers during the past five thousand years. Each one of them has a reason to have been born. I believe the first, ancient glass makers to have been very much alike us – curious, experimenting, trying ...

2nd annual Summer School between EAA Doctoral School and Aalto ARTS

On 15. - 17.06.2015 the second annual joint Summer School between Aalto ARTS and the art and design doctoral curriculum in Estonian Academy of Arts will take place in Kallio-Kuninkala, ...

Internship offered – Studio Bas Sala, Rotterdam

For our design studio we are looking for open-minded creative people who both love to design and to experiment. You are interested in many things and as a designer you especially don`t want to work at the desk the whole day? If this addresses to ...

Inaugural speech of the new Rector Professor Mart Kalm

On April 29, the President of the Republic of Estonia inaugurated Professor Mart Kalm to be the Rector of the Estonian Academy of Arts.  The inaugural ceremony took place at the Fine Arts Faculty building at Toompea, Kiriku plats 1. ...

On April 29th, 2015, the President of the Republic of Estonia inaugurated Professor Mart Kalm as the new Rector of the Academy

On April 29th, 2015, the President of the Republic of Estonia inaugurated Professor Mart Kalm as the new Rector of the Academy by placing the Chain of Office upon him. See the photo gallery!

Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova gave a lecture at EAA about Protection of Cultural Heritage. Watch the lecture here!

On May 4, 2015, Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO gave a lecture titled "The Protection of Cultural Heritage" at the Estonian Academy of Arts. You can watch the lecture here: https://

Dates of graduation work defences for 2014/15 spring semester

The dates of graduation work defences for spring semester of 2014/2015 can be seen here. The original document (in Estonian) is available

Intensive seminar “Writing as an Artist – and Thinking About it”

You are kindly invited to participate in the Graduate School of Culture Studies and Arts intensive seminar "Writing as an artist – and thinking about it" on 8 May 2015 at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Registration deadline is 30 April 2015. ...

Interior architecture birdhouse exhibition “13 tits”

Tomorrow, April 9th at 4 pm, the first year students of interior architecture will open an exhibition of birdhouses "13 Tits" at the State Forest Management Centre, Toompuiestee 24 in Tallinn. Celebrate the coming of spring by building your ...

Glowing, Cutting, Shattering – exhibition of contemporary glass

Exhibition of teachers' and students' glass from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius

Best Book Design From All Over the World 2015 Honorary Appreciation goes to Agnes Ratas, Estonia

Agnes Ratas, a recent graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts Department of Graphic Design was awarded a rare prize from the Leipzig Book Fair's competition "Best Book Design From All Over the World". During the 50 year history of the fair, ...

Academic Staff Elections

Estonian Academy of Arts announces faculty elections. All pertinent information about open posts and application procedures can be found at www.artun.ee/elections

Admissions 2015

All information about admissions can be found under Admissions here: https://www.artun.ee/en/admissions/masters/ Please note that the Estonian Academy of Arts offers five ...

Creative Practice Conference: Making Research & Researching Making

Creative Practice Conference: Making Research & Researching Making Conference dates and location: 10-12 September 2015, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark Conference website: http://adapt-r.eu/creative-practice-conference-aarhus/ Deadline ...

Aksel Haagensen’s exhibition “Truth has died. Will she live again?” at EAA gallery

You are invited to the opening of Aksel Haagensen’s exhibition "Truth has died. Will she live again?" on Wednesday, 25 February at 6 pm, at EAA gallery, Vabaduse väljak 6/8. Readers of online news ...

The Young Architect Prize was awarded to alumni of the Estonian Academy of Arts

Young Architect Award goes to the architects of KOKO, Raivo Kotov and Andrus Kõresaar, alumni of the Estonian Academy of Arts On 12th of February at the General Assembly of Estonian Association of Architects held at the KUMU art museum ...

Garage48 Hardware and Arts 2015: The Winners

After the success of last years event. Garage48 returned to Tartu bigger and better than before! Such was the enthusiasm for the event coaches brought participants from both Riga and Tallinn. In total 140 participants from 7 countries took part, ...

The Centennial Anniversary Publication was chosen among 25 BEST DESIGNED ESTONIAN BOOKS OF 2014

FROM THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS TO THE ACADEMY OF ARTS. 100 YEARS OF ART EDUCATION IN TALLINN Compiled by: Mart Kalm Designers: Kaarel Nõmmik, Mikk Heinsoo (graphic design faculty of EAA) Publisher: Estonian Academy of Arts Printer: ...

Exhibition “ETNEW” by fashion design department at EAA gallery

The exhibition "ETNEW" is a collaborative project by 2nd year students of the Estonian Academy of Arts fashion design department, in which the works are initially triggered from the Estonian ethnographic motifs. In the completed ...

The Academy elected prof Mart Kalm to be the new rector

An electoral college at the Estonian Academy of Arts on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 elected Mart Kalm as the new rector of the academy. The three candidates vying for the post were Mart Kalm, the academy's current Vice Rector of ...

“Young Creations Award: Upcycling” goes to Estonia for the first time

Upcycling products are becoming more and more popular – in both the fashion and interior sectors. With the 3rd ‘Young Creations Award: Upcycling’, Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main has once again presented an award devoted to the principle of ...

International students began their exchange semester

23 nationalities and 60 persons meet at the EAA during an information meeting for 2014/15 spring semester on January 16.

FLO KASEARU’S “UPRISING” AT TEMNIKOVA&KASELA GALLERY

Temnikova & Kasela is pleased to invite you to the opening of a solo show by Flo Kasearu which will take place at Lastekodu 1 on the 20th of January 2015 at 7pm. For her first solo show at the gallery, Flo Kasearu will present new works. ...

COPECO AND EMTA INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN “THE CITY COMPOSING”

THE CITY COMPOSING “The City Composing” is a project that gives the chance to everybody to be a musical composer for one day. People will have the possibility to write their ideas and listen to the creation afterwards in a concert where ...

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN: MFA MEDIA DESIGN PRACTICES SEEKS APPLICANTS

Two tracks: Lab + Field Preferred application deadline: February 1, 2015 Art Center College of Design 950 South Raymond Pasadena, CA 91105 mdp@artcenter.edu artcenter.edu/mdp A unique interdisciplinary design MFA Media Design ...

Artist talk on Wendesday 3rd of December at EAA Gallery Space

We would like to draw you attention to the artist talk on Wendesday 3rd of December at the EAA Gallery Space, Freedom Square 6/8. Artists Alina Orav, Henri Hütt, Kristina Õllek, Pille-Riin Jaik, Sten Saarits and Uku Sepsivart ...

Exhibition by glass art students ”Vision of Invisible”

On 21st of November Estonian Academy of Arts glass art students will open an exhibition “Vision of Invisible” in the foyer of Estonian Academy of Arts. The exhibition started as a study project called “Influences” that took place under Eeva ...

ERASMUS+ students exhibition Under one umbrella

Press release, free for public use, 17th of November, 2014UNDER ONE UMBRELLASeven artists all over Europe share their observations and responses of Tallinn, Estonia, and time spent here in Autumn 2014, at Raja Gallery of ...

Workwear design competition Lindström Award finalist entries express bold use of graphics

The finalists of the international workwear design competition come from Finland, Estonia and Denmark. This year diagonal cuts, prints and crispy clean colors pop up as clear trends in the designs.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR GARAGE48 HARDWARE & ARTS 2015

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for Garage48 Hardware & Arts 2015 – the biggest hardware hackathon in the Baltics Garage48 Hardware & Arts will be a one of a kind hackathon, bringing together the creative communities of electronics, mechatronics, ...

Rector Signe Kivi’s centennial Anniversary speech, november 3, 2014, kumu art museum

RECTOR’S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY SPEECH ART IS THE SOUL OF WORK – those meaningful words were crocheted on the flag of the State Industrial Art School, the predecessor of the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1914 – and this beautiful thought is still ...

Estonian Academy of Arts –100 years of higher education in fine arts, design, architecture and art culture

This year, the Estonian Academy of Arts celebrates its jubilee. Tallinn's oldest institution of higher education turned 100 years old on the 30th October. During the 100th year of establishment of ...

ADAPT-r Call for Fellows – Early Stage Researchers: Arts & Design

ADAPT-r Call for Fellows - Early Stage Researchers: Arts & Design Deadline 5th November 2014 ADAPT-r (Architecture, Design and Art Practice Training-research) is a €4M FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network offering a new approach to PhD ...

EAA organising two international seminars in copenhagen and stockholm

In two consequent weeks, October 16-18 and 21-23, 2014, the Estonian Academy of Arts is organizing jointly with The Royal Danish Academy of Art and with

Cooperation with LINDSTRÖM

  Lindström Award 2014 nominees selected from more than 200 participants

High number of international students will begin their studies at the EAA this fall

53 students from mostly European Union, but also from Australia, Russia and Israel will begin their studies at the EAA this autumn. 10 students will study sculpture and installation with Prof Kirke Kangro, but there will be many students also ...

JAANUS SAMMA PICKED FOR ESTONIAN PAVILION AT 56th VENICE BIENNALE

Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia Estonian Ministry of CultureJAANUS SAMMA PICKED FOR ESTONIAN PAVILION AT 56th VENICE BIENNALEThe project “NSFW: From the Abyss of History” by Estonian artist Jaanus Samma and Italian curator Eugenio Viola ...

international curricula

The admission documents deadline is 15th of May 2014

Make Your Own Press in KUMU, April 4, 2014

A one-day seminar on independent artist's book publishing on Friday, April 4 at 12:00 at the auditorium of Kumu Art Museum. Presentations will be held by the participants of the "Make Your Own Press" intensive course (3.02.–14.02.2014, ...

TASE 2014

EKA magistritööde näitus TASE leiab aset 30. maist kuni 13. juunini 2014 Rotermanni Soolalaos. Arhitketuuriteaduskonna näitus Lõppmäng leiab aset 28. maist 20. juunini

seminar “the practice in the practice-based research in art”

You are very welcome to participate in seminar "The Practice in the Practice-Based Research in Art" (lecturer prof Juha Varto, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture). Seminar will take place on 13.-15. May in ...

Rode Imaging Event

The retable of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn is one of the most magnificent and best preserved late medieval Northern German altarpieces in Europe. The artwork was commissioned from the workshop of the Lübeck master Hermen ...

Thunder & Lightning

On Friday, March 14, 18.00, the thrid year of the graphic design department will present the results of a week-long workshop by Nina Paim. The presentation takes place in room 432, Estonia pst 7, Tallinn. See you there!

Estonian Academy of Arts PhD student launches Spin Unit

Damiano Cerrone, PhD student at EAA, and his team launch Spin Unit. Find out more : www.spinunit.eu. The Spatial Intelligence Unit (SPIN) is an international group that combines art and science to study urban design and interaction planning. ...

11th Urban and Landscape Days.

Faculty of Architecture invites you to 11th Urban and Landscape Days. This year's theme is SOCIALIST AND POST-SOCIALIST URBANIZATIONS: ARCHITECTURE, LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS. The event will take place on May 9-10 and it is open to public. ...

Study Abroad 2014/15

If you are a full time student at Estonian Academy of Arts and wish to study abroad or go on traineeship in 2014/15, please visit us at International Office, Estonia pst 7, room 508, 6267 388, international@artun.ee Application deadline: March ...