Tama Art University (多摩美術大学) or Tamabi (多摩美) is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan.

History

The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1953.

Campus

Academics

Faculty of Art and Design

Graduate School of Art and Design

PBL courses

Tama Art University Creative Leadership Program

Research institutes and facilities

International joint projects

Pacific Rim Project

CMTEL (Color/Materials/Trends Exploration Laboratory)

Co-CoRE

Banana Textile Project

Day-see Program

List of presidents

Notable current and past faculty

Notable alumni

Art and Design

Graphic designers Fashion designers Industrial designers Fine artists Photographers

Entertainment and communications

Directors/filmmakers Manga artists Actors Comedians Musicians

Cooperation with other institutions in Japan

ARTSAT Project

Tokyo 5 Art Universities Joint Graduation Exhibition ("Gobidai-ten" Exhibition)

Art Universities Liaison Council

Comprehensive joint agreement

Credit transfer agreement (Consortium of Universities in Hachioji)

• Kyorin University • Meisei University • National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College • Salesian Polytechnic • Soka University • Tokyo Junshin University • Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University • Tokyo University of Technology • Tokyo Zokei University • Yamano College of Aesthetics • Yamazaki Gakuen University

Regional collaborative projects

Art events/exhibitions

Alumni association

Publications