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Department of History and Theory of Arts

The activities of the department are built on the belief that the specific language of visual and artistic culture can express different dimensions of our existence than that of verbal and scientific language. Through mapping, exploring, and interpreting phenomena and trends in visual culture, it strives to create a foundation for the application of visual art in the contemporary world. The concept of the department is based on the idea that the creation of a complete artwork enables a diverse and broad cultural community capable of self-reflection, arising from a dialogue of various approaches, creative, theoretical, or historical.

The department provides education in theoretical and historical subjects of a more general nature for undergraduate students. It offers lectures on the history of ancient cultures, Christian art of Europe, and the development of modern visual and artistic creation. Study plans are further enriched by courses focused on the specifics of individual fields of study, particularly the history of photography and electronic media, as well as the history of design and artistic craftsmanship. The bachelor's study plan also includes seminars dedicated to basic orientation in aesthetic and theoretical space and current cultural developments.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARTS

Contacts

Head of Department of History and Theory of Arts
MgA. Adéla Machová, Ph.D.

 Guarantor of Curatorial Studies
prof. Mgr. Michal Koleček, Ph.D.

Department of History and Theory of Arts Assistant
Ing. Šárka Novotná

People

Department of Art Practice

The mission of the department is to provide students of the faculty with foundational skills in techniques of drawing, painting, graphics, and spatial creation. This practical education is undergone by design and applied arts students, as well as students of photography and digital media, each following different paths within their study plans.

The Drawing and Painting Studio is focused on the development of drawing and painting skills and techniques. The instruction primarily centers around still life and figurative composition, with a significant emphasis on painting technology. This technology exposes students to both traditional and contemporary techniques. In the Graphics Studio, students gain practical experience with traditional graphic techniques such as lithography, intaglio, screen printing, and more. The Spatial Creation Studio introduces students to the fundamental aspects of three-dimensional artistic disciplines, such as objects, sculptures, installations, along with their basic techniques, materials, and tools, emphasizing the relationship between space and form. The department also manages comprehensively equipped workshops for processing wood, metal, plaster, stone, as well as the latest digital technology of 3D printing.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT DEPARTMENT of art practice

Contacts

Head of the Department of Art Practice
MgA. Lenka Kahuda Klokočková, MA, Ph.D.

Deputy Head of the Department of Art Practice
doc. MgA. Martin Kuriš, Ph.D.

Department of Art Practice Assistant
Ing. Šárka Novotná

Workshop

PLANET FUD: 2026 Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Exhibition

14. 4. 2026

This year’s exhibition of graduation projects captures the faculty as a complex organism at the very moment before its departure—when its inhabitants venture beyond the school’s orbit into the open space of the broader artistic and professional field. Opening of the exhibition will be held at 20. May.

Facing Art and Design #2 / Slavs and Tatars

3. 3. 2026

We cordially invite you to the next lecture in the Facing Art and Design series, this time featuring Slavs and Tatars! The lecture will take place on the final day of the Shared Existences exhibition. It will be held at FUD UJEP in Auditorium No. 537.

We invite you to the Faculty Round of the Student Research Conference

28. 1. 2026

We cordially invite you to the faculty round of the Student Research Conference, where doctoral students of the Faculty of Art and Design will present their student projects.

The conference will take place on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 10:00 in the Lecture Hall 537 at the Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.