About the Institute of Fine Arts and Theory of Art pp

Art education has been an integral part of the two-and-a-half-century high education of Eger for more than seventy years. The Department of Drawing founded in 1948, was defined by teacher training until the beginning of the 1990s. From 1993, the training was expanded to include the major Drawing-Visual Communication. The Institute of Visual Arts, established in 2016, consisted of four departments: the Department of Fine Arts, the Department of Media and Design, the Department of Cinematography and Communication, and finally, the Department of Visual Education and Art Theory. From August 1. 2021, the institution has been maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger and the institution was renamed Eszterházy Károly Catholic University. In parallel with this event, the Institute of Visual Arts was transformed into three separate institutes, the Institute of Fine Arts and Theory of Art, the Institute of Cinematography and Communication, and the Institute of Media and Design.

Department of Fine Arts

Tamás Kopasz_ director of institute, associate professor Dr. habil Zsolt Ferenczy DLA_ head of department, associate professor Dr. habil Péter Lenkey-Tóth DLA_ associate professor Dr. habil István Erőss DLA_ professor Dr. habil Péter Balázs DLA_ associate professor Tamás Kótai_ associate professor Dr. Dániel Horváth DLA_ senior lecturer Dr. Katalin Káldi DLA_ senior lecturer Dr. Péter Jónás DLA_ senior lecturer Erik Mátrai_ senior lecturer Péter Lipkovics_ assistant lecturer (doctoral candidate) Kund Kopacz_ assistant lecturer (doctoral candidate) Gergely Sárréti_ assistant lecturer Erika Fábián_ artist instructor Zsolt Molnár_ artist instructor

Department of Visual Education and Theory of Art

Dr. Gerda Széplaky PhD_ head of department, associate professor Dr. Lili Boros PhD_ associate professor Dr. Csaba Orosz DLA_ associate professor Dr. Virág Kiss PhD_ associate professor Ágnes Virág_ assistant lecturer (doctoral candidate) Júlia Egervári_ assistant lecturer (doctoral candidate) Dr. Ferenc Barnás PhD_ senior lecturer, external lecturer Ágota H. Szilasi_ art historian, external lecturer Dénes Fajcsák_ architect, external lecturer

The art teacher training in Eger, which has a long tradition, is continued by the two departments of the Institute of Fine Arts and Theory of Art, which have undergone significant changes in recent decades and have moved toward artist training. Thanks to this, we can provide more choices for our students in the fields of classical fine art genres such as unified MA degree in Graphic art, BA degree in Visual Representation with Specializations in Painting and Nature Art, as well as Visual Culture Teacher Training. Our goal is to train professionals who stand out as autonomous creators and educators who know the visual literacy better than average, professionals who are prepared for the new challenges in both education and the independent arts. It is based on sound professional knowledge, from classical drawing to the confident use of the most modern tools, as well as theoretical proficiency in art history and aesthetics. We are aware that our work as a teacher and organizer goes far beyond the 3 or 5 years, we have spent with the students here, and even the professional success of our students. As an artist and educator, the students graduating from our university will greatly influence the visual culture of a community, and several generations of an area. They will teach future generations about aesthetic sensitivity, visual sophistication, and openness to embracing the art of the age. In addition to teaching, the professors at the Institute place special emphasis on giving our students the opportunity to put their own work and achievements into context. That is why we have built professional relationships with domestic, cross-border, European, and Far Eastern educational and artistic institutions. Due to these collaborations, our students could attend several universities (in Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Kosice, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan), could participate in local art colonies, and could also exhibit their works. Of course, this works because of mutual relationship, so the students and professors of the partner institutions are also hosted by our Institute: many come to us to study for a semester, participate in art colonies, exhibitions, and workshops we organize. These possibilities can mean a great motivating factor. Beside the international reputation or the appearance in the most prominent local institutions, the students participating in such events can also become members of such professional network from which they can benefit for a lifetime.

Art education has been an integral part of the two-and-a-half-century high education of Eger for more than seventy years. The Department of Drawing founded in 1948, was defined by teacher training until the beginning of the 1990s. From 1993, the training was expanded to include the major Drawing-Visual Communication. The Institute of Visual Arts, established in 2016, consisted of four departments: the Department of Fine Arts, the Department of Media and Design, the Department of Cinematography and Communication, and finally, the Department of Visual Education and Art Theory.