Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (Honduras)

The Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (ENBA, or National School of Fine Arts) is the main centre of education and training of artists in the republic of Honduras.

History

Precursors

On 15 April 1878 the first arts school in Honduras, the School of Drawing and Painting. In 1890 it the Academy of Fine arts and of Drawing Applied to the Industrial Arts was founded, directed by Tomás Mur . In 1934, the National Academy of Drawing, was opened under the direction of Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa, and in 1938 the School of Arts and Technology started a section of Artistic Drawing that suggested the creation of the National School of Fine Arts.

The school of Fine arts

The National School of Fine arts (ENBA) was founded in 1940 by the President of the Republic, Tiburcio Carias Andino.

He has given in 1939 a mandate for the creation of theschool to the artists Arturo López Rodezno, Maximiliano Ramírez Euceda, Samuel Salgado and Salvador Posed. The school was situated in the building of arts of the And.N.B.To. 6 street, 2 and 3 avenue, in front of the Park “The Freedom” in Comayagüela, D.C. he students received classes in drawing, painting, and sculpture.

Mission

The ENBA is an educational institution that offers skilled services in the visual arts to formal half level and no formal; with the end to contribute to the development of the plastic Honduran, the appreciate of the art, the national and universal culture.

Vision

The ENBA pretends to be an educational institution leader in the artistic training-visual in all the levels of the National Educational System, promoter at the same time, of the distinct demonstrations of the visual arts and cultural by means of the activities of teaching, investigation and extension. Regarding his politics of cultural growth, academician and of support to the process of education-learning poses to short, average and long term the following put: Concretise a process of reform that define the administrative and academic rule. Establish a mechanism of autogestión financial with the end to strengthen the academic process and cultural extension of the institution. Formulate and promote a proposal of creation of the Career of Visual arts in the degree of Degree with distinct specialitys. Attain the construction of a new building that house the installations of what will be the New National School of Fine arts. And, creation of an interactive didactic Museum of the visual arts.

Historical and legal issues

In 1940, it creates the National School of Fine arts ascribed to the Ministry responsible for public works, Industry and Trade, offering courses and degrees to graduates of the sixth grade in the modalities of: drawing, perspective, painting, sculpture, decoration, ceramic, size in wood and religious sculpture, cursadas these in five years.

In 1953, the School happens to form part of the Ministry of Education. In 1956, it creates the Plan for Bachilleres and Professors of Primary Education awarding the Title of Professor of Drawing and Modelling, same that cursa in two years. This Plan of studies disappears in 1965.

In 1966 it Initiates the Plan of Professor of Plastic Arts for graduates of the Common Cycle of General Culture. This modality substitutes to the one of the Professor of Drawing and Modelling and extends until the year 1975; in this same year, issues the agreement of Legalisation of Titles and Diplomas awarded from 1940.

In 1976 was created by decret National School of Fine arts. In 1976 it Initiates he master plan of Plastic Arts, the one who worked until the year 2005. In 1980 it creates the Bachillerato in Graphic Arts. In 1993, it initiates the Plan for Bachilleres in Plastic Arts, the one who works until the actuality. In the year 2003 creates the Bachillerato in Sciences with Orientation in Plastic Education in the frame of the Transformation of the Normal Schools, substituting in Plan of Teachers in above-mentioned Plastic Arts.

Institutional frame 1940 – 2014

National School of Fine arts, is a public educational institution of artistic training-plastic of the half level, only in his gender and his academic degree. It depends on the Secretary of Education through the Departamental Direction of Francisco Morazán and the direction Distrital No. 9. His currícula is composed by three modalities of study to level diversified:

• 1. Bachillerato In Plastic Arts.
• 2. Bachillerato In Graphic Arts.
• 3. Teaching in Plastic Arts.

In the frame of the no formal education offers the following modalities:

• 1. Free courses of Artistic Qualification.
• 2. Courses of Drawing and Childish Painting.

This educational centre, in his path has been very important in the Honduran society by his contribution to the development of the Visual arts and of the National Culture. It has formed more than 90% of the creators, contempladores and educators of art.

Academy

The formal academic activity has three programs:
Bachelor In Plastic Arts. This plan of studies pretends to endow to his students of the artistic knowledges theorists and practical that allow them the preparation of the work of art, with regard to that turn into the artists representatives of the plastic national . In addition to forming them like professionals in this field, prepares them to confront the future personal challenges, of participation in the society and to opt to upper studies. The appearances in that it bases this plan are: aesthetic Creativity, plastic artistic Promoter. Human and ethical relations professional. Trial criticise. National identity; and democratic Attitude.

Bachelor In Graphic Arts. This plan proposes cater to his students of artistic technical knowledges and scientists that allow them manage like professionals in the field of the visual communication exerting like graphic designers, also the form in the scientific area-humanist what will allow them opt to upper studies.

Teaching in Plastic Arts. Plan of studies that pretends to provide to his students pedagogical knowledges, artistic and scientists to initiate them in the development of necessary competitions in the education of the plastic art, in addition to preparing them to follow upper studies in this field. By means of these modalities of study from the year 1977 until the 2006 has graduate 1,034 pertinent youngsters of the distinct departments of the country. In the modalities of study established in the period of 1957 to 1976 egresó to 154 youngsters, doing a total of 1,188 professionals in this field.

Reforms curriculares specific in the educational training

The ENBA designs and executes diverse models curriculares in reply to social demands and to specific historical moments. In the first years of his operation the ENBA offers courses and diplomados to graduates of the sixth degree in modalities or sections of: drawing, perspective, painting, sculpture, decoration, ceramic, size in wood and religious sculpture. These developed with a length of five years.

In 1956 it creates the plan for Bachillellors and Professors of Primary Education. Awarding them the title of Professor of Drawing and Modelling, this plan cursaba in two years. In 1966 it initiates the plan of Professor of Plastic Arts for the graduates of the Cycle of Common of General Culture, this modality substitutes to the of Professor of Drawing and Modelling and extends until the year 1975. This plan cursaba in three years. 1976 it initiates the plan of Teachers in Plastic Arts which works until the year 2005. 1975 the issues the Agreement of Legalisation of Titles and Diplomas awarded from 1940 until 1975 and creates “” of right the National School of Fine arts, ascribed to the Executive Department of Normal and Artistic.

In the 2003 initiates the Bachillerato in Sciences with Orientation in Plastic Education BEP in the frame of the reforms of the normal and artistic education, presented by the Office of Education. This process only lasted five years.

In the 2008 under agreement 1710- -2008, initiates again the educational training under the plan of Teachers of Primary Education in Plastic Arts, which cursa in a period of three years, working to date. From the 2005, this institution has pretended to elevate the training of his modalities of study to an upper level.

In the 2015 initiate converstion from bachellor degrees to professional technical bachellor degrees in three fields or areas; B.T.P In Design, B.T.P In Cultural and Educational Management and B.T.P In Plastic Arts.

Cultural work

The National School of Fine arts, makes the following events.

* Annual exhibitions of visual arts of his students, graduates and invited.

* Ensenarte Project.

* Academic travels

* Preparation of artistic projects in the frame of Social Educational Works.

* Technical Practices and Professional Practices.

* Develop Workshops of plastic qualification to educational.

* Preparation and publication of magazine, manual. Educational texts and didactic material.

* Participation in two Meetings of plastic artists to Latin American and worldwide level.

* Organisation and development of conferences on subjects of Art, Culture and Social dictated by stood out plastic artists, sociologists and national and international writers.

* Participation in exhibitions and contests to national and international level.

* Form part of the Jury of the National Prize of Art, Pablo Zelaya. Form part of the Jury of distinct biennial to national level.

* Creation and awarding of Prize ITZAMNA, by a space of six consecutive years. Organisation of three meetings of National and international artist.

* Collaboration in the organisation and setting of the Biennial of the Autonomous National University of Honduras, the Honduran Institute of Inter-American Culture, IHCI and the Anthology of the Plastic Arts.

* Demonstrations in public places of the country of the processes of preparation of the artistic work.

National prize of Art Itzamná

It is the national prize that awards this school of arts to the stood out national artists that manage in his respective disciplines.

• Delivered to the writer Eduardo Bärh, in 1981 in branch of Literature.
• Delivered to the Director of cinema Sami Kafati in 1982 for being the pioneer in Honduras, in the cinematography with his work fílmica "My Fellow Ángel".
• Delivered to the writer José Adán Castelar, in 1982 in branch of Literature.
• Delivered to the writer Rigoberto Walls, in 1983 in the branch of Literature.
• Delivered to the writer Marcos Carías Zapata, in 1984 in branch of Literature.

Teachers of the And.N.B.To.

Between the teachers of the And.N.B.To. They stand out Alfredo Ruiz Barrier, Arturo López Rodezno, Carlos Zuñiga Figueroa, Carlos Garay, Dante Lazzaroni Andean, José Rony Castle, Horace Reina, Mario M. Castle, Mario Mejía Turcios, Maximiliano Ramírez Euceda, Pablo Zelaya Sierra, Raúl Fiallos, Teresa Victoria Fortín Franco, and Pastor Sabillón Fernández among others.

Inside a new generation of artists and educational that acuerpan the School encontramosBlas Aguilar, Gabriel Zaldibar, Víctor López, Oscar Mendoza, Víctor Hugo Cruz, Gilberto Videz, Teresa Silva, Marcia Ney Rivera, Delmer Mejia, Antonio Baquedano, Luis Enrique Cruz, Juan Sunday Torres Q.D.D.G., Ernesto Argueta, Luci Martínez, Rafael Cáceres, Daniel Rivera, Kelvin Kings, Medardo Cardona, among others.

Graduates of the And.N.B.To.

Between the artists graduated in the And.N.B.To. They stand out Álvaro Channels, Ánibal Cruz, Armando Lara, Mario Zamora Alcantara, Miguel Ángel Ruiz Matute, Moses Becerra, Nury Reina of Toffe, Ricardo Aguilar, Virgil To. Guardiola, Leonel Benítez Efraín, Jesús Antonio Zelaya, Arturo Moon, Delmer Mejía, Luis Hernán Padilla, Ezequiel Padilla Ayestas, Julio Visquerra, Margarita Velásquez, Dino Mario Fanconi Moncada, Isabel Membreño, Hermes Armijo Maletz, José Joaquín Urquía García and Francis Spanish of Ayala, Patricia Toledo Bautista, among others.

Actuality of the National School of Fine arts

The National School of Fine arts (And. N. B. To.) survive with a small support of institutions and of the government, although his greater contribution to continue existing, bases in the fees paid by students.

Initiated in the anniversary of the 50 years of the School, of 1990 to the 2007, the National School of Fine arts together with the Cultural Centre of Spain in Tegucigalpa and the Office of Culture, Arts and Sports, summoned each 15 November the Anthology of the Plastic and Visual Arts of Honduras for incentivar and document the annual creativity, as well as improve the social projection of the And.N.B.To. Equally, every year it surrendered homage to a teacher of the plastic Honduran.

In the 2009 the number of alumni was of 260 students and it went to lower levels in 2015, when National School of Fine arts only has 236 students, in spite of the scholarships and helps awarded.

Careers

The institution offers artistic degrees that are a combination of art type and academic level.

• Teaching Degree for Visual Arts
• Bachelor In Graphic Arts
• Bachelor In Visual Arts
• Bachelor Professional Technician of Visual Artistic Design
• Bachelor Professional Technician of Visual Arts
• Bachelor In Humanities with Focus in Visual Arts Education

Budget

The government of Honduras decided to invest an additional 18 billion Lempiras ($933 million USD) between 2001 and 2015, towards social projects in education, health and culture amounting to 35% of the budget for the reducing poverty strategy.

This investment is one more component of the already decided and pre-established budget for these sectors, something the government has not made, instead maintaining the National School of Fine Arts working with a lowered budget and as of the date of May, 2014 has not delivered the 2013 budget, besides the scholarship of $15/month assigned for each student in school. Art has been ignored in Honduras, for example the maximum prize that a national artist can aspire to win is the National Prize of Art Pablo Zelaya Sierra, which only has an annual monetary reward of $500 USD to the first place.

See also

• Art in Honduras
• National prize of Art Pablo Zelaya Sierra
• Painting of Honduras
• Culture of Honduras
• Education in Honduras
• History of the Education in Honduras
• Annex:Teachers of the National School of Fine arts (Honduras)
• Annex:Artists graduated in National School of Fine arts (Honduras)