Académie des Beaux-Arts facts for kids
The Académie des Beaux-Arts (which means 'Academy of Fine Arts' in French) is a special group of talented artists in Paris, France. It's one of five important academies that are part of the Institut de France. In 2021, the president of the academy was Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect.
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What is the Académie des Beaux-Arts?
The Académie des Beaux-Arts was created in 1816 in Paris. It was formed by joining three older academies:
- The Academy of Painting and Sculpture (started in 1648)
- The Academy of Music (started in 1669)
- The Academy of Architecture (started in 1671)
Awards and Prizes
The Académie des Beaux-Arts gives out several awards to talented artists. These awards help support and celebrate great work in different art forms.
Some of the main prizes include:
- Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Choral Singing (for groups who sing together)
- Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation Prize for Music
- Pierre Cardin Prize for Design
- François-Victor Noury Prize
- Fondation Pierre Gianadda Prize
In the past, the Académie also gave out the Prix Rossini for excellent writing or music in operas.
Leaders of the Academy
The Académie des Beaux-Arts has a president who leads the group each year. Here are some of the people who have been president:
- 1995: Serge Nigg
- 1996: Arnaud d'Hauterives
- 1997: Jean Cardot
- 1998: Christian Langlois
- 1999: Jean-Marie Granier
- 2000: Marius Constant
- 2001: Pierre Schoendoerffer
- 2002: Pierre Carron
- 2003: Gérard Lanvin
- 2004: Roger Taillibert
- 2005: Jean Prodromidès
- 2006: François-Bernard Michel
- 2007: Pierre Schoendoerffer (2nd term)
- 2008: Yves Millecamps
- 2009: Antoine Poncet
- 2010: Roger Taillibert (2nd term)
- 2011: Laurent Petitgirard
- 2012: François-Bernard Michel (2nd term)
- 2013: Lucien Clergue
- 2014: Claude Abeille
- 2015: Aymeric Zublena
- 2016: Érik Desmazières
- 2017: Édith Canat de Chizy
- 2018: Patrick de Carolis
- 2019: Pierre Carron (2nd term)
- 2020: Jean Anguera
- 2021 Alain-Charles Perrot
Who are the Members?
The Académie des Beaux-Arts has many members who are experts in different art forms. They believe in having a mix of different artistic talents.
The members are divided into nine main sections based on their art:
- Section I: Painting
- Section II: Sculpture
- Section III: Architecture
- Section IV: Engraving (making prints from carved surfaces)
- Section V: Musical composition (creating music)
- Section VI: Unattached (Free) members (artists who don't fit into other specific categories)
- Section VII: Artistic creation in cinema and audio-visual fields (since 1985)
- Section VIII: Photography (since 2005)
- Section IX: Choreography (creating dance routines, since 2018)
The Académie also includes foreign associate members from other countries.
See also
In Spanish: Academia de Bellas Artes (Francia) para niños
- Academic art
- A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière
- Beaux-Arts architecture
- École des Beaux-Arts
- French art salons and academies
