Course General Description

The master’s study programme of Glass provides university education and theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities of the speciality necessary for professional artist’s practice. Upon completion of the master’s study programme of Glass, graduates will be ready to continue third-cycle university (doctoral) studies, will be able to apply their knowledge in contemporary market conditions, express themselves as critically and conceptually thinking artists both in Lithuanian and international art space (participate in exhibitions and competitions), create and realise interdisciplinary art projects. 3. The main objective of the master’s programme of Glass is to prepare glass artists conforming to international standards and the master’s qualification, who are able to independently conduct scientific research, critically-analytically evaluate and interpret art and cultural phenomena and processes in broad local and international cultural contexts, able to use innovative problem solution methods and develop professional creative activity individually and in an interdisciplinary team; competitive in local and international markets and ready to continue their art doctoral studies or work in the sphere of glass education.

School General Description

Vilnius Academy of Arts is the largest and oldest art university in the Baltic States, established in 1793 as an Architecture department at the Chief school of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Vilnius. At the end of the 19th century it was closed together with Vilnius University by the tsarist government, and then reopened in 1919. After the World War II Academy was merged with Kaunas Art Institute and since then was called The State Art Institute of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania. In 1990 the Academy regained its name of Vilnius Academy of Arts. Since 1990, almost 100 alumni of the Academy were awarded National Art Awards. Today Academy has over 1,800 students in four cities – Vilnius, Kaunas and Telšiai. Each faculty has its own unique study programmes, which offer Lithuanian students a possibility to find a specific art specialisation in different cities. Vilnius faculty has a wide collection of most popular art study programmes varying from Painting to Culture Management and Culture Politics. Kaunas faculty offers Glass Art study programme that is unique throughout the Baltic region.