Tartu Art College

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Tartu Art College (TAC) is the only institution of higher education in the field of applied arts in Estonia. TAC offers seven curricula in the three fields of design, conservation/restoration and the arts: photography, painting and wall painting’s restoration, media and advertisement design, furniture and restoration, leather design and restoration, sculpture and textile. The curricula are eq...uivalent to Bachelor"s studies.
TAC"s vision: TAC is an ethical, open and consistent institution of higher education that encourages innovative thinking.
TAC has become an important shaper of Estonian life in the areas of education, art, and culture. TAC has stood out with its openness and activeness to participate in shaping society and public spaces as well. TAC has created an environment that supports internationalisation and has made its studies international in Estonia by involving foreign experts and lecturers in studies and by participating in international projects held in Estonia.
The world is based on myths, beliefs and stories of something that existed before us. Do we still sense these stories and believe that these things once happened? A myth is like a story that does not fade away, instead it becomes a fairytale that everyone not necessarily believes but cannot ignore.
A myth is like a story that does not fade away, instead it becomes a fairytale that everyone not necessarily believes but cannot ignore. What kind of myths we connect with the specialty of textile? Is it still seems to be a field in which great things can be made of non-existent materials with non-existent equipment on a non-existent budget? How much digital processes and a shift in the way people perceive the world change the everyday definition of textile as material? Is textile still a warm, tactile, soft material? Does a textile artist and designer only work with textile materials? Is it possible to create textile art and design without using textile materials?
Tartu Art College has invited to participate to the exhibition textile students from different countries. At the gallery will be exhibited approximately 30 works from six universities: Art Academy of Latvia (Latvia), CIT Crawford College of Art and Design (Ireland), Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Strzemiński Academy of Art Łódź (Poland), Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania) and Tartu Art College (Estonia). Inside the exhibition will be presented also TAC department of Textile handtufted project about mythological seats, created by fourth year students and made in cooperation with second year students. Special area will be created for presenting MultiWeave - applied research project started by Kadi Pajupuu, where first year students use the logic of added manufacturing (similar to 3D printers) to investigate the possibilities to “weave” textile material.
The nominal length of the studies is four years and the volume of the curriculum is 240 ECTS credits.
The general condition for enrolling in Tartu Art College is secondary education or a corresponding foreign classification. State examinations’ results are not required.
Each candidate can apply for two curricula. Student vacancies are filled on the basis of the results of the entrance examinations.
Candidates have the possibility to take preparatory course, which advises the participants on the basis of the requirements of the entrance examinations.
In 2013 Enterprise and Development Centre was created to raise the awareness of entrepreneurship among students and to link TAC with the business environment. The centre co-ordinates business related projects and communication with public, private and non-profit sector.
The centre aims to develop co-operation between TAC and other higher education institutions and development organisations to create opportunities for students to be involved in collaborative projects. This helps to familiarise students with the business environment.
Tartu Art College (TAC) participates in different cooperation projects and performs commissioned works in three wider areas: design, conservation/restoration and fine art. We collaborate with companies, the public sector and private individuals. In the field of conservation/restoration, we have collaborated with different Estonian memory institutions.
This publication introduces different projects carried out in public space, but also different technological and design solutions. You can also find examples in the field of conservation and restoration. The common feature of all the projects is the fact that they have been performed in collaboration with different partners or commissioning parties. The presented projects involve all seven curricula of TAC: photography, painting and wall paintings restoration, media and advertisement design, furniture and restoration, leather design and restoration, sculpture and textile.