Faculty of Art and Design

History

Founded in 1958, the Institute of Art and Design began as a music and pedagogical faculty within the Kyrgyz Women’s Pedagogical Institute, named after V. V. Mayakovsky. In the 1986-1987 academic year, the music and pedagogical faculty transformed into the Faculty of Culture with the opening of the Department of Painting, Drawing, and Costume Modeling. In 1999, the Center of Cultural Education (license number AL 200 Ministry of Education and Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic) was organized on the basis of the Faculty of Culture. From 2000 to 2022, it functioned as the Faculty of Art, Culture, and Education. Currently, by the decision of the Academic Council of KSU named after I. Arabaev and the order of the Rector, it was officially renamed the Faculty of Art and Design. In 2025, the Academic Council of KSU named after I. Arabaev changed its name to the Institute of Art and Design by order of the Rector.

The heads of the Institute have included Mukash Abdraev, Nasyr Davlesov, Asankan Zhumakmatov, Asanbek Ayilchiev, Sharshenbek Aliev, Gulzat Berdalieva, Erkin Toksombaeva, Melis Onolbaev, Kubatbek Dzhakypov, Zhyldyz Sulaimanova, and Aizat Mamytova. The current director of the Institute is the People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic and professor, Kadyraly Artykov. Among the deans, we can highlight the fruitful work of Toksombaeva Erkina Turgambekovna, a Candidate of Pedagogy and Associate Professor who worked at the faculty for more than 20 years. She founded a cultural and

Goal:

To train specialists with creative, aesthetic, and professional skills, and to provide students with professional pedagogical knowledge in art, music, and design. The curriculum aims at developing students’ artistic taste, creative thinking, and ability to realize ideas through practical work. It also aims at elaborating new ideas and techniques in the field of art and design and at studying, preserving, and promoting the national characteristics, traditional arts, and cultural values of Kyrgyzstan on the world stage. The faculty aims to provide quality education in art, design, and cultural heritage.

The Institute has its own logo and anthem, the authors of which are teaching staff members. The Institute employs highly qualified specialists, including graduates and masters from central and republican universities; People’s Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic; Honored Workers of Culture and Education of the Kyrgyz Republic; members of the Union of Composers and Artists; and other talented figures from our republic. These individuals contribute to the education of the younger generation in the fields of art and education.

The following courses of study are conducted as part of our institute:

Bachelor’s Degree Program

- Costume Design (full-time)

- Music Education (full-time/part-time)

- Environmental Design (full-time/part-time)

- Artwork (full-time/part-time)

- Teacher of painting and environmental design (full-time/part-time)

- Technology and Design (full-time/part-time)

- Graphic Design (full-time)

- Fashion Design (full-time)

Master’s Degree Program

- Music Education (full-time)

- Painting (full-time)

- Technology and Design (full-time)

Secondary Vocational Education (College)

- Designer-constructor (full-time)

- Design (graphic design) (full-time)

- Design (by industries) (full-time)

- Vocational training (by industries) (full-time)