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ABOUT THE ACADEMY
National Academy of Arts of Ukraine
is a self-administered scientific organisation in the field of culture and arts, based on state ownership.
The Academy of Arts of Ukraine was founded under Decree No. 1209 of the President of Ukraine, dated December 14, 1996. It became an outstanding event for the artistic and scientific community of the country. Considering the professional achievements of the Academy, the institution was granted the status of the ‘national’ by the Decree of the President of Ukraine under No. 191 dated 18.02.2010.
The Academy interacts with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, as well as other central and local executive authorities, the National Academy of Sciences, other branch academies of sciences, creative unions, art institutions and educational establishments.
NAAU Mission
NAAU Objectives
Research
Fundamental scientific and theoretical research on artistic creativity, theory and history of world and Ukrainian art, art criticism, art education, and aesthetic education, as well as the publication of monographs in the respective scientific fields.
Projects
Exhibitions and various promotional events.
Coordination
Integration and coordination of scientific activities in the field of art and culture in order to develop proposals for improving state policy in the respective sphere.
Development
Development of effective ways of revival and enrichment of national traditions in artistic culture, promotion of regional art schools and creative movements.
Copyright Protection
Establishing cooperation with the relevant state authorities on the protection of copyright for artists and scientists for their creative works.
International Collaboration
Development of scientific and cultural cooperation with foreign art academies and universities, scientists and artists, and representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora.
Training Programmes and Assessment
Training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of higher professional qualification (PhD, Major 034 - cultural studies) in the field of culture and art and their qualification assessment.
Supporting Artists and Scientists
Providing support and promoting the scientific and creative activities of artists and scientists, including in particular for their writing papers on the theory and history of art and culture.
Advanced Training
Professional growth of art workers, scientists and teaching staff of higher education art institutions.
Advisory Services
Providing advisory scientific and methodological support to art education institutions, enterprises, institutions and organisations in the implementation of state programmes to promote the further development of artistic culture.
Guidelines
Involvement in the development of proposals and recommendations for addressing the challenges of the development of the science of art and culture, the formation of artistic culture, the refinement of higher art education.
Supporting Youth
Promotion of scientific and artistic creativity of the youth in the artistic culture.
Providing Protection for NAAU Members
Promoting social and legal protection of NAAU members, and their intellectual property, providing support for scientific and creative projects.
NAAU Activity
The activity of the Academy is a form of support and the continuation of the glorious traditions of the Ukrainian people in the field of art, the science of art and culture, and art education, an effective tool for the fulfilment of social and cultural needs and aspirations of the nation.
The further effective work of the Academy, as a self-administered scientific organisation in the field of culture and arts, based on state ownership, is of utmost importance for the development of the best traditions of the past and present, the implementation of fundamental art and cultural studies in the history and theory of visual, musical, theatrical and decorative arts, cinema, architecture and design.
According to the statutory provisions of the NAAU, the principal activities are as follows:
NAAU Structure
1
NAAU General Meeting
The supreme governing body of the Academy is the General Meeting summoned by the Presidium of the Academy on demand, but no less than once a year. Decisions of the General Meeting of the Academy shall be adopted upon open voting by a simple majority of votes in the presence of at least two third of the Academy members.
The General Meeting is attended by academicians and corresponding members, honorary academicians, foreign members, heads and representatives of scientific and creative institutions of the Academy.
2
NAAU President
The President of the Academy is elected by the General Meeting from among the academicians by secret ballot by a simple majority of votes for a term of five years.
The President shall organize the work of the Academy and its Presidium and bear personal responsibility for its activities, shall chair the Presidium and the Bureau of the Presidium, and ensure the implementation of decisions of theGeneral Meeting of the Academy, as well as approve regulations on structural units of the Presidium and job instructions of their heads, issue orders and decrees, etc.
3
NAAU Presidium
The Presidium, headed by the President, shall manage the work of the Academy and control the observance of the Charter (Statute) of the NAAU of Ukraine in the period between sessions of the General Meeting of the Academy.
The Presidium consists of the President, Vice-Presidents, Chief Scientific Secretary and Academicians-Secretaries of the Departments. Meetings of the Presidium are usually held monthly.
The President and other members of the Presidium are elected for a term of five years by secret ballot by the General Meeting of the Academy exclusively from among the academicians by a simple majority vote.
The Presidium of the Academy has an editorial and publishing council, scientific councils, committees and commissions on specific artistic issues. The Presidium has a permanent apparatus that ensures the implementation of its decisions.
4
NAAU Administrative Office
The NAAU Administrative Office operates pursuant to the regulations approved by the Presidium. It is subordinate to the Presidium and ensures the implementation of its decisions.
The general management of the Administrative Office is carried out by the Chief Scientific Secretary of the Academy, and on some certain issues by members of the Presidium according to the distribution of responsibilities.
The structure of the Administrative Office is approved by the Presidium; it provides legal and social protection for its employees and sets the remuneration of the employees of the Administrative Office.
The Administrative Office includes the following departments: art science and education, scientific coordination and information, international scientific and artistic relations, financial and economic department, internal audit, accounting and reporting department, protocol and general department, personnel department, technical operation and material security department.
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NAAU Departments
Members of the Academy of one or more fields are united in the respective departments for the purpose of further development of fundamental and applied research, development of scientific and creative programs, art projects, etc.
The number and names of the Academy's departments are determined by the General Meeting of the Academy. The supreme governing body of the department is its General Meeting.
Today, there are six departments in the structure of the NAAU: fine arts, music, theatre arts (drama), cinema, theory and history of arts, synthesis of plastic arts, the section of aesthetics and cultural studies (as part of the department of synthesis of plastic arts).
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NAAU Institutions
The main pillars of the Academy are two research institutes of art profile (the Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and the Institute for Cultural Research of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine), two locally separated scientific and art structural subdivisions (the Western Regional Scientific and Art Center and the Eastern Regional Scientific and Art Center) and equivalent institutions for advanced training of art workers, research centres, museums, libraries, foundations, etc.
The issues of research activities of scientific institutions, separate subdivisions, enterprises and organizations under the jurisdiction of the Academy shall be heard at the meetings of the Academy's departments.
The head of a research institution shall be appointed upon winning the election by the order of the President of the Academy under a contract for a term ranging from one to five years.
The regional scientific and artistic centre operates on the basis of the charters (statutes, or regulations) approved by the Presidium of the Academy.
NAAU Institutions
NAAU History
The Academy of Arts of Ukraine was founded under Decree No. 1209 of the President of Ukraine, dated December 14, 1996. It became an outstanding event for the artistic and scientific community of the country. Considering the professional achievements of the Academy, the institution was granted the status of the ‘national’ by the Decree of the President of Ukraine under No. 191 dated 18.02.2010.
The cornerstone of the further development of the NAAU as a branch of the Academy of Sciences was the centuries-old glorious history of the development of the spiritual culture of Ukraine, in particular the influence on this process of the activities of the well-known in Europe Kyiv-Mohyla and Ostroh Academies, and later, the Ukrainian Academy of Arts, founded on 18.12.1917.
1576
Ostroh Academy
The oldest Ukrainian scientific and educational institution was founded by Kostiantyn Vasyl Ostrozkyi (Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski)
1658
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Originally founded by Metropolitan Petro Mohyla as the Kyiv Brotherhood School, it later received the status of an academy. During its existence, it was one of the largest and most prominent educational centres in Eastern Europe.
1917
Ukrainian Academy of Art
Established on 18.12.1917 following the initiative of prominent figures of culture, science and art and members of the Central Council of Ukraine. The foundation of the Academy, one of the highest art educational centres in Europe, and its further development was an outstanding event for the Ukrainian art community.
1945
Academy of Architecture of the Ukrainian SSR
Founded in 1944, initially as the Ukrainian branch of the USSR Academy of Architecture, on 21.06.1945 it became the Academy of Architecture of the Ukrainian SSR (president in 1945-1955 - Volodymyr Zabolotnyi). It consisted of a number of research institutes of architecture and construction, as well as art, including the Institute of Monumental Painting and Sculpture, the Institute of Theory and History of Architecture, the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, and the Institute of Art Industry. On 22.09.1955, it was transformed into the Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the Ukrainian SSR, which was eliminated on 06.08.1963. It was restored on 23.04.1992 and existed as the All-Ukrainian Public Organisation "Ukrainian Academy of Architecture".
1996
National Academy of Arts of Ukraine
On December 14, 1996, the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine was founded. Today it is a state scientific and art institution that performs activities in the field of art, culture and art history of Ukraine.
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