The archetypal value of jewellery as a magical item, its symbolist core that in Estonia forms the intellectual cornerstone of education, requires quite intimate qualities. There is, however, no point offering the world something it already possesses in abundance.
–Professor Kadri Mälk
The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA),founded in 1914, is the only public university in Estonia offering higher education in fine arts, design, architecture, media, visual studies, art culture, cultural heritage, and conservation. Located in the capital city, Tallinn, it is an active study and research institution and the leading national center of innovation in visual culture.
The Estonian Academy of Arts is the only institution in Estonia that educates professionals in the jewellery and blacksmithing fields at the BA and MA levels.
Our aim is to provide the students with a general knowledge in the humanities; to develop their abilities in the visual arts; and their self-expression skills in the jewellery and blacksmithing arts. And also, to provide them with the knowledge and skills for specialized work, by developing their talents and creative thinking.
- The faculty members in the jewellery and blacksmithing department are working artists, who actively show their work in Estonia and abroad, participate in specialized projects, deal with professional development, write and publish articles and books, and participate, as experts, on panels and in decision-making bodies.
- Generally, the orientation in design is on unique jewellery, and in blacksmithing, on architectural details and monumental art objects.
- The people who significantly shape our environment should be more than simply artisans, but professional artists and designers, who can be equal partners with architects and interior designers – the department’s blacksmithing side deals with this.
Practices and masterclasses serve to deepen professional technological skills. An extracurricular workshop, supervised by an international visiting artist, takes place every semester, plus lectures by visiting teachers.
MA curricula – https://www.artun.ee/en/curricula/craft-studies/overview/
A-i-R (artist in residence) – https://www.artun.ee/en/curricula/jewellery-and-blacksmithing/a-i-r/
Staff
Piret Hirv–Head of Jewellery and Blacksmithing Department, Associate Professor
Nils Hint–Associate professor of blacksmithing line
Urmas Lüüs—Lecturer
Eve Margus—Lecturer
Address
Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja puiestee 7
Tallinn 10412
Estonia
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Email: metal@artun.ee
RECENT GRADUATES: If you recently received a degree–BA, BFA, MA, or MFA–from this university, everything you need to know to upload your graduate portfolio can be found at this link.
