Introduction to the Painting Major

The Painting major is affiliated with the Department of Fine Arts, School of Arts. Established in September 2003, it began enrolling students in September 2004. The Painting major is designated as a Jiangxi Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Major and ranked first in the province in the 2022 comprehensive evaluation of undergraduate majors in Jiangxi. The major currently offers four specialized tracks: Oil Painting, Chinese Painting, Mixed Media Art, and Digital Painting.

The major aims to cultivate well-rounded, high-quality, and versatile professionals with a strong sense of social responsibility and an international perspective. Graduates will possess a solid understanding of painting theory and practice, along with knowledge and skills in artistic creation, the integration of art and technology, and application services in the cultural tourism and museum industries. They will be able to meet the diverse needs of the cultural and artistic industries. Graduates primarily work in fields such as culture and arts, education, design, publishing, and museum publicity, engaging in teaching, creation, research, publishing, and management.

Core courses include Fundamentals of Digital Painting, Calligraphy Art, Fundamentals of Chinese Painting, Anatomy for Artists, Art and Technology, Professional Theory and Writing, Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills, and Frontier Art Practice.

The major advocates the teaching philosophies of “equal emphasis on teaching and research, and on moral education and talent cultivation” and “respecting individuality and inspiring potential”. Taking the modernity of Chinese art education and the contemporaneity of artistic creation as entry points, and basing itself on Chinese cultural characteristics, the major constructs a distinctive curriculum system that integrates traditional art with modern technology. It extensively absorbs social resources to promote the “integration of society and the classroom”. By participating in the Taoxichuan Art Market and organizing the Lakeside Art Market, the major realizes the goal of researching through teaching and growing through promotion.