China Academy of Art

Founded in 1928 as the first art academy with complete academic programs in China, the China Academy of Art (CAA), although undergoing changes in name and location, continues to yield outstanding achievements known both at home and abroad. CAA has weathered early hardship, ample maturity, and leaps and bounds of expansion as an artistic vanguard. With a mission to revitalize Chinese art, it is engaged in active dialogue with the world and has exerted great influence on the development of modern and contemporary art in China.

Today, the academy has expanded its departments and academic teams and has achieved tremendous achievements throughout the school's history. The infrastructure of the CAA has been improved in a way that has never been seen before. With Nanshan Campus completed in 2003 and Xiangshan Campus fully functional in 2007, the academy now has three beautiful and well-equipped campuses in Hangzhou and Shanghai.

The serene views of the West Lake and the inviting vistas of the Xiangshan campus have fostered the academy's unique spirit, inspiring a poetic dialogue between nature and the heart that has also shaped the academy's legacy. This serene natural environment is a beacon for the individual to reflect and explore, to observe and create..Thus, the spirit of China Academy of Art is not only composed of the picturesque landscape of the lakes and hills but also of the minds and horizon of artists it fosters. The China Academy of Art has moved its campuses from Gushan Hill to Nanshan Hill and Xiangshan Hill. From hill to hill, it conveys a strong sense of mission, a sense of cultural responsibility and spirit, and a poetic tradition linked to hills and water.

Address: 352 Xiangshan Village, Zhuantang Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou

Telephone: +86 571 86717707