Seoul Institute of the Arts () is an arts university in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The Namsan campus in Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for educational training.
History August 1958 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was founded. April 1962 – Drama Center and Theatre Library were opened. June 1962 – Korean Theatre Academy was founded (closed March 1964). March 1964 – Seoul Drama School was founded (closed December 1973) December 1973 – Seoul Art Academy was founded. December 1978 – Seoul Art Academy was renamed to Seoul Art College. February 1982 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was renamed to Korea Research Center for Arts. February 1998 – Korea Research Center for Arts was renamed to Dongnang Art Center. June 1998 – Seoul Art College was renamed to Seoul Institute of the Arts. March 2001 – Namsan Education Center was opened. September 2002 – Dongnang Acting Class for the Youth was opened.
Former presidents Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (December 1978 – March 1994) Prof. Yang Jung-hyun (March 1994 – March 1998) Prof. Kim Ki-duk (March 1998 – March 2001) Ahn Min-soo (March 2001 – February 2004) Ro Kun-il (March 2004 – February 2007) Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (March 2007 – July 2019) Lee Nam-shik (August 2019 - July 2022) Prof. Yoo Tay Guhn (August 2022)
Departments DepartmentEstablishedApplied MusicNovember 1987 BroadcastingDecember 1978Creative AdvertisingNovember 1988Creative WritingDecember 1978DanceDecember 1978Digital ArtsMarch 2003FilmDecember 1978Interior DesignNovember 1987 Korean MusicDecember 1980PhotographyDecember 1980Dramatic WritingNovember 1987 TheatreDecember 1978Visual ArtsMarch 1989Visual DesignNovember 1987 ActingMarch 2007School of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Media Arts (Bachelor's degree)School of Performing Arts (Bachelor's degree)School of Experimental Media and Performing Arts (Master's degree)
Notable alumni Actors and actresses
Ahn Jae-wook Bang Eun-hee Cha Tae-hyun Choi Ja-hye Choi Jong-hwan Choi Jong-won Choi Min-soo Choi Myung-gil Dokgo Young-jae Ga Deuk-hee Go Bo-gyeol Han Hye-jin Han Joo-wan Han Jung-soo Han Sang-jin Hong Ah-reum Hong Eun-hee Huh Joon-ho Hwang Jung-min Hyun Jyu-ni Im Hyung-joon Im Ji-eun Im Won-hee Jang Hyuk Jang Hyun-sung Jang Jin Jang Yong Jang Young-nam Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Mi-seon Jeon Moo-song Jin Tae-hyun Jo Jae-yoon Jo Jung-suk Jo Mi-ryung Jo Sung-ha Jung Dong-hwan Jung Eun-pyo Jung Hye-young Jung Il-woo Jung Jae-young Jung Woo Jung Woong-in Jung Yu-mi Kang Eun-tak Kang Hye-jung Kang Sung-yeon Kil Yong-woo Kim Bo-kyung Kim Bum Kim Eung-soo Kim Ha-neul Kim Hee-won Kim Ho-jin Kim Hye-ok Kim Jae-wook Kim Joo-hun Kim Ji-han Kim Kyu-chul Kim Min-jong Kim Min-kyo Kim Myung-min Kim Na-woon Kim San-ho Kim Seon-ho Kim Seul-gi Kim Su-ro Kim Won-hae Kim Won-jun Kim Yoo-mi Kim Young-hoon Ko Chang-seok Koo Hye-sun Koo Kyo-hwan Kwon Hyuk-soo Lee Cho-hee Lee Chun-hee Lee Dong-gun Lee Dong-hwi Lee Elijah Lee Ho-jae Lee Hwi-hyang Lee Jong-hyuk Lee Joon-gi Lee Kan-hee Lee Ki-young Lee Pil-mo Lee Seung-joon Lee Si-eon Lee Yi-kyung Min Young-won Moon Ji-in On Joo-wan Park Eun-hye Park Eun-seok Park Gun-hyung Park Hee-soon Park Hyuk-kwon Park Jin-joo Park Joo-mi Park Sang-myun Park Sang-won Park Seo-joon Park Sun-young Park Hae-jin Park Yeong-gyu Ra Mi-ran Ryu Seung-ryong Ryu Seung-soo Ryoo Seung-bum Seo Bum-june Seo Ji-seokProfile of Suh Ji Suk (서지석) Seol In-ah Shin Eun-jung Shin Goo Shin Ha-kyun Shin Seung-hwan Son Ye-jin Son Seung-won Song Chang-eui Song Jae-hee Sunwoo Eun-sook Sunwoo Jae-duk Woo Hee-jin Yang Hee-kyung Ye Ji-won Yoo Ara Yoo Dong-geun Yoo Gun Yoo Hae-jin Yoo Ho-jeong Yoo Se-rye Yoon Je-moon Yoon Ji-hye Yoon Jin-seo Yoon Yoo-sun
Music
Chae Yeon Dia Jang Do-yoon Jang Gyu-ri Jang Wooyoung Jang Yun-jeong Kim Bum-soo Kim Gun-mo Kim Jae-wook Kim Min-seok Kim Se-yong Kim Yeon-woo Lee Bo-ram Lee Jin-ah Lim Jeong-hee Lee Ki-chan Lee Sung-min Lu Han Maya Meng Jia Nana Park Shin-won Sangah Noona Wang Feifei
TV hosts Euna Lee Jang Yoon-ju Lee Hwi-jae Shin Dong-yup Yoo Jae-suk
Authors & screenwriters Choi In-hun Jang Jin Noh Hee-kyung Kim Ryeo-ryeong Shin Kyung-sook Kim Eun-sook Ha Seong-nan
Directors & filmmakers Han Jae-rim Jang Jin Jang Hang-jun Kim Jee-woon Lee Myung-se Lee Ok-seop Lee Hwan-kyung Roh Deok
Fashion designers Lie Sang Bong
References
External links Official homepage (in English)