FACULTY OF ARTS

Dean's Message

Here you will discover a vibrant, dedicated, creative, and artistic community that will bring your potential at its highest level. At the Faculty of Arts, we offer a friendly and exciting academic environment in which the views, values, ideas, and experiences are not only shared but also analyzed and reexamined through continuous interaction among students and faculty members. All that’s required is a passion for learning and developing your skills as an artist.

Here in ARUCAD, we believe that the best tutors are actual working creatives. Our faculty is comprised of art and design experts who maintain careers on the leading edge of industry trends.

The Faculty of Arts is committed to the enduring values of interdisciplinary liberal arts education; therefore, our vigorous curricula have deep multidisciplinary roots. In the course of addressing emergent challenges and complex artistic issues, we are building a creative bridge across theory, research, and practice drawn from different art disciplines. Our emphasis on diversity, civic engagement, and cultural exchange across disciplines ensures that every student has an opportunity to gain critical skills to lead in the contemporary art world.

I believe that by supporting existing and new collaborations with other divisions and units, the Faculty of Arts will continue to play a crucial role in furthering the university’s mission of learning, discovery, improving creativity, and making a difference in society.

I would like to cordially invite all of you who are interested in expanding your knowledge and creativity and enriching your careers to explore our faculty further either online or through a visit to our campus.

About Faculty

As the ARUCAD Faculty of Art, we promise you a participatory and exciting academic environment where perspectives, values, ideas and experiences are not only shared, but also analysed and re-questioned through ongoing interactions between students and faculty members.

The only condition of being a part of this environment is to develop your creative thinking and productive skills along with a passion for learning.

The vision of the Faculty of Arts is based on an unbounded art education that prioritises the interdisciplinary concept. As a part of our vision, the education programmes in our departments have been prepared with a multi-disciplinary perspective. Our faculty aims to create a bridge consisting of theory, research and practice in order to address and comprehend new arguments in today’s art environment with innovative teaching programmes. We wholeheartedly believe that the importance we attach to interdisciplinary diversity, civic engagement and cultural exchange will provide all our students with the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to adapt to today’s art environment.

In line with ARUCAD’s institutional mission, the Faculty of Arts aims to establish an interdisciplinary and practice-based academic structure that carries out education, research, and artistic production activities in the field of arts through a holistic approach.

Through an educational model that integrates theoretical knowledge with artistic practice, the Faculty aims to equip students with critical thinking skills, research abilities, the capacity for original production, and professional competencies grounded in ethical values. It adopts as its principle the education of individuals who are able to analyze contemporary art practices, evaluate local and global contexts, and possess lifelong learning skills.

By considering the societal contribution dimension of artistic and academic production, the Faculty adopts as its mission the conduct of activities that support cultural development and are aligned with the principles of sustainability and environmental awareness.

The vision of the Faculty of Arts is to become a faculty that is recognized at national and international levels in the field of arts, distinguished by its high-quality education, research, and artistic production activities, and that effectively implements quality assurance processes.

The Faculty aims to become a reference center in the fields of contemporary art and cultural production through its academic structure that promotes interdisciplinary interaction, its internationalization goals, and its research-oriented approach. It adopts an academic vision that evaluates local cultural values within a universal art perspective, considers societal needs, and contributes to sustainable development.

In this direction, the Faculty aims to adopt an institutional development approach that strengthens collaboration with stakeholders, monitors artistic and academic outputs through measurable quality indicators, and is based on continuous improvement.

In line with ARUCAD’s institutional values, the Faculty of Arts adopts the following core values in its education, research, and artistic production processes:

Academic Excellence
Supports high-quality education and production processes at international standards by addressing the theoretical and practical dimensions of art education through a holistic approach.

Creativity and Critical Thinking
Encourages originality in artistic production, promotes creative thinking and critical approaches, and values the development of students as innovative and inquisitive individuals.

Interdisciplinary Approach
Promotes interaction between different art disciplines and fields of knowledge, supporting the development of multidimensional thinking and production skills.

Sustainability and Environmental Awareness
Adopts an approach that considers environmental impacts in artistic production processes, promotes responsible use of resources, and embraces sustainable production practices.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness
Values diversity as richness, fosters an inclusive and equitable learning environment, and supports spaces where multiple voices and free expression can thrive.

Social Contribution and Engagement
Emphasizes the societal dimension of artistic production, adopts an approach that contributes to cultural development, engages with society, and generates public value.

Research and Knowledge Production
Approaches artistic production as a research-based process and provides an academic environment that supports critical thinking, inquiry, and knowledge production.

Innovation and Use of Technology
Encourages the integration of contemporary art practices and current technologies into artistic production processes.

Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Adheres to ethical values, human rights, and professional responsibilities in artistic production and academic processes.

Quality and Continuous Improvement
Adopts quality assurance as a principle in education, research, and artistic production processes, and supports continuous development through measurement, evaluation, and feedback mechanisms.