Ilya repin arts academy state academic institute

DEFINITION

The Arts Academy was founded in 1757 and is the largest arts educational institution and one of the most important scientific centers in Russia. For almost two and a half centuries the Academy has been promoting the traditional and classical fine art of Russia and plays a key part in the preservation of its native style. Presently there are more than seven hundred students during the day and over five hundred attending evening courses at the Academy. About 100 professors, associate professors, and 60 teachers teach at the Academy. The Academy has 5 faculties: Fine Art, Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Architecture, and Art Theory and History. Source: http://www./Ilya+Repin+St.+Petersburg+State+Academic+Institute+of++Fine+Arts,+Sculpture+and+Architecture/408.html