Seoul Institute of the Arts
서울예술대학교
Motto	창의, 성실, 협동
Motto in English	"Creativity, Sincerity, Cooperation"
Type	Private
Established	September 1962 (1962-09)
Founder	Yoo Chi-Jin
President	Yoo Tay Guhn
Total staff	449 (2022)
Students	4,169 (2022)
Location	Ansan , Gyeonggi Province , South Korea
Campus	Urban
Website	www.seoularts.ac.kr

Korean name
Hangul	서울예술대학교
Hanja	서울藝術大學校
Revised Romanization	Seoul Yesul Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul Yesul Taehakkyo

Seoul Institute of the Arts is a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as well as internationally. The Namsan campus in the heart of Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for educational training, which aims to tear down barriers between disciplines, genres, and majors. The Institute continues to be a forerunner in globalization of Korean arts and creation of new forms of arts.

Purpose of establishment

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Through theater education, it was established to overcome the breakdown of national culture caused by the Japanese colonial period and the Korean war, and to nurture professional artists who will establish and revitalize national cinema.^[1]

History

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August 1958 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was founded.
April 1962 – Drama Center and Theatre Library were opened.
June 1962 – Korean Theatre Academy was founded (closed March 1964).
March 1964 – Seoul Drama School was founded (closed December 1973)
December 1973 – Seoul Art Academy was founded.
December 1978 – Seoul Art Academy was renamed to Seoul Art College.
February 1982 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was renamed to Korea Research Center for Arts.
February 1998 – Korea Research Center for Arts was renamed to Dongnang Art Center.
June 1998 – Seoul Art College was renamed to Seoul Institute of the Arts.
March 2001 – Namsan Education Center was opened.
September 2002 – Dongnang Acting Class for the Youth was opened.

Former presidents

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Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (December 1978 – March 1994)
Prof. Yang Jung-hyun (March 1994 – March 1998)
Prof. Kim Ki-duk (March 1998 – March 2001)
Ahn Min-soo (March 2001 – February 2004)
Ro Kun-il (March 2004 – February 2007)
Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (March 2007 – July 2019)
Lee Nam-shik (August 2019 - July 2022)
Prof. Yoo Tay Guhn (August 2022)

Departments

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Department	Established
Applied Music	November 1987
Broadcasting	December 1978
Creative Advertising	November 1988
Creative Writing	December 1978
Dance	December 1978
Digital Arts	March 2003
Film	December 1978
Interior Design	November 1987
Korean Music	December 1980
Photography	December 1980
Dramatic Writing	November 1987
Theatre	December 1978
Visual Arts	March 1989
Visual Design	November 1987
Acting	March 2007
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School of Performing Arts (Bachelor's degree)
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