Tartu Art College (TAC) is the only institution of higher education in applied arts in Estonia. TAC offers seven curricula in the three fields of design, conservation/restoration, and the arts: photography, painting, wall painting's restoration, media, advertisement design, furniture and restoration, leather design and restoration, sculpture, and textile. The curricula are equivalent to Bachelor's studies.
TAC's vision: TAC is an ethical, open, and consistent institution of higher education that encourages innovative thinking.
TAC has become an essential shaper of Estonian life in education, art, and culture. TAC has stood out with its openness and activeness to participate in shaping society and public spaces. TAC has created an environment that supports internationalization and has made its studies international in Estonia by involving foreign experts and lecturers in studies and participating in international projects held in Estonia.
The world is based on myths, beliefs, and stories of something that existed before us. Do we still sense these stories and believe that these things once happened? A myth is like a story that does not fade away; instead, it becomes a fairytale that everyone not necessarily believes but cannot ignore.
A myth is like a story that does not fade away; instead, it becomes a fairytale that everyone not necessarily believes but cannot ignore. What kind of myths do we connect with the specialty of textiles? Is it still seems to be a field in which great things can be made of non-existent materials with non-existent equipment on a non-existent budget? How much digital processes and a shift in the way people perceive the world changes the standard definition of the textile as material? Is textile still a warm, tactile, soft material? Do a textile artist and designer only work with textile materials? Is it possible to create textile art and design without using textile materials?
Tartu Art College has invited to participate in the exhibition textile students from different countries. At the gallery will be exhibited approximately 30 works from six universities: Art Academy of Latvia (Latvia), CIT Crawford College of Art and Design (Ireland), Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Strzemiński Academy of Art Łódź (Poland), Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania) and Tartu Art College (Estonia). Inside the exhibition will also be presented TAC department of Textile handcrafted project about mythological seats, created by fourth-year students and made in cooperation with second-year students. A particular area will be created for presenting the MultiWeave - applied research project started by Kadi Pajupuu, where first-year students use the logic of added manufacturing (similar to 3D printers) to investigate the possibilities to "weave" textile material.
The studies' nominal length is four years, and the curriculum volume is 240 ECTS credits.
The general condition for enrolling in Tartu Art College in secondary education or a corresponding foreign classification. State examinations' results are not required.
Each candidate can apply for two curricula. Student vacancies are filled based on the results of the entrance examinations.
Candidates can take a preparatory course, which advises the participants based on the entrance examinations' requirements.
In 2013 Enterprise and Development Centre was created to raise the awareness of entrepreneurship among students and link TAC with the business environment. The center co-ordinates business-related projects and communication with the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The center aims to develop cooperation between TAC and other higher education institutions and development organizations to create students' opportunities to be involved in collaborative projects. This helps to familiarize students with the business environment.
Tartu Art College (TAC) participates in different cooperation projects and performs commissioned works in three more expansive areas: design, conservation/restoration, and fine art. We collaborate with companies, the public sector, and private individuals. In the field of conservation/restoration, we have collaborated with different Estonian memory institutions.
This publication introduces different projects carried out in public space, but also different technological and design solutions. You can also find examples in the field of conservation and restoration. The common feature of all the projects is that they have been performed in collaboration with different partners or commissioning parties. The presented projects involve all seven curricula of TAC: photography, painting and wall paintings restoration, media and advertisement design, furniture and restoration, leather design and restoration, sculpture, and textile.
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Tartu Art College
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