Pyongyang University of Fine Arts

{{Short description|University in Pyongyang, North Korea}}

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| name = Pyongyang University of Fine Arts

| native_name = 평양미술대학

| native_name_lang = ko

| established = {{start date and age|1947|09|10}}

| city = Pyongyang

| country = North Korea

| campus_type = Urban

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http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/education/organ_detail?id=38&language=english

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Pyongyang University of Fine Arts ({{Korean|hangul=평양미술대학|hanja=平壤美術大學}}; lit. Pyongyang Art University) is an art university located in Tongdaewon District, Pyongyang, North Korea.

Pyongyang Art University is the most prestigious{{Cite web |date=2001-09-20 |title=북한의 석고상 |url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11378 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=통일뉴스 |language=ko}}North Korean Images At Utopia’s Edge. Exhibitions/Installations, 2009. https://jstor.org/stable/community.34568531. art university in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, being awarded the Order of Kim Il Sung, the highest decoration award of North Korea.{{Cite web |title=Korean Art {{!}} Pyongyang University of Fine Arts |url=http://www.korart.sca.kp/index.php/education/organ_detail?id=38&language=english |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.korart.sca.kp}} It is the foremost educational institute in the nation for teaching propaganda art or "Juche-art". Graduates of the university have included Kim Il Sung Prize winners, People's Artists, and Merited Artists.

The university is divided into several faculties and departments including the Graphic Art Faculty, Crafts Faculty, Industrial Art Faculty, Korean Painting (Joseonhwa 조선화) Faculty, Sculpture Faculty, Educational Faculty, Basic Art Science Faculty, Online Education Faculty, Social Sciences Department, and the Fine Arts Research Institute. The university also has an art museum.