Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG

What Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG does

The Escola de Belas Artes is a public academic unit of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), founded in 1957 as a pioneer of art education in the state of Minas Gerais. It delivers eight undergraduate programs spanning Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Design, Cinema and Audiovisual, Conservation-Restoration, and Digital Arts, plus four graduate programs (master's and doctoral) in Arts, with the graduate program holding CAPES Level 5 status, the highest classification in Brazil's federal graduate quality assessment.

The institution operates through a faculty of approximately 115 professors distributed across multiple departments, supported by specialized physical infrastructure including eight-plus art studios, digital arts laboratories, photography and animation studios, and the CECOR (Centro de Conservação e Restauração) research center with seven specialized laboratories. CECOR anchors the unit's applied research and external service delivery in cultural heritage conservation, with formal partnerships spanning IPHAN, IBRAM, IEPHA, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Inter-unit academic partnerships extend the portfolio into Museology (with UFMG's School of Information Science) and Design (with the School of Architecture).

The business model is that of a Brazilian federal public university unit: the operating budget is sustained primarily by federal and state government appropriations channeled through UFMG, supplemented by a small ancillary revenue stream from CENEX-EBA extension courses priced between R$210 and R$960 per course. There is no commercial product line, equity funding, or market-based revenue; instead, the unit allocates public resources across teaching, research, extension, and conservation services to multiple stakeholder groups including undergraduate and graduate students, community learners, and government cultural-heritage institutions.

Name

Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG

Legal name

Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG

Website

https://eba.ufmg.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Escola de Belas Artes is a public academic unit of UFMG offering undergraduate and graduate programs in visual arts, design, performing arts, and conservation-restoration, supported by CECOR research center and faculty of approximately 115 professors serving students, community learners, and cultural-heritage institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Fine Arts

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Arts Colleges (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking) (EDAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Colleges (Theatre, Dance, Musical Theatre) (EDAHAJAD), Animation, Game Art & Digital Arts Colleges (EDAHAJAI), Art & Design Teacher Education Colleges (Art Education, Music Education) (EDAHAJAJ), Cultural, Arts & Humanities Community Education (Museums/Arts Councils) (EDAAAFAD)

Keywords

• Fine arts education
• Cultural heritage conservation
• Undergraduate arts programs
• Graduate arts research
• Arts extension courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education: As a public federal university unit, operates primarily through government funding from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC), with no tuition fees for undergraduate programs.
2. Extension Courses: Revenue from fee-based extension courses offered to the community, with pricing ranging from R$210 to R$960 per course, managed through Fundep (UFMG's support foundation).
3. Conservation Services: The CECOR center provides conservation and restoration services for cultural heritage through institutional agreements with IPHAN, IBRAM, IEPHA, and other entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG is a public fine arts school offering degree programs across visual arts, performing arts, design, and conservation. It delivers six undergraduate programs (Visual Arts, Animation Cinema and Digital Arts, Conservation and Restoration of Movable Cultural Property, Fashion Design, Dance, and Theater) along with graduate programs including the CAPES Level 5-rated master's and doctoral programs. The school also operates the CECOR center providing conservation-restoration services for cultural heritage institutions, and offers community extension courses in dance, drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, theater, and digital arts.

Product overview

Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG is a fine arts school within the Federal University of Minas Gerais, offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs and research services. The institution provides six undergraduate programs (Artes Visuais, Cinema de Animação e Artes Digitais, Conservação e Restauração, Design de Moda, Dança, and Teatro), three postgraduate programs (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes with master's and doctoral degrees, Specialization in Visual Arts Teaching, and Professional Master's in Arts), and dozens of extension courses. The CECOR (Centro de Conservação e Restauração de Bens Culturais) serves as a specialized research center for conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, housing multiple laboratories. The institution also operates the CENEX-EBA for extension activities and the Arte Aqui project for community artistic engagement. The school operates from its Pampulha campus and has approximately 115 professors distributed across academic departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• CECOR: Centro de Conservação e Restauração de Bens Culturais - An auxiliary center supporting teaching, extension, and research in conservation and restoration of artistic and cultural works

Products and services

• Artes Visuais (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program with bachelor's degrees in Graphic Arts, Drawing, Sculpture, Engraving, Painting, and a teaching degree (Licenciatura).
• Cinema de Animação e Artes Digitais (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program in Animation Cinema and Digital Arts, covering 2D and 3D animation techniques.
• Conservação e Restauração de Bens Culturais Móveis (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program unique in Brazil at its level, focused on conservation and restoration of movable cultural heritage.
• Design de Moda (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program in Fashion Design covering creation, fashion research, materials, manufacturing processes, surface design, and printing.
• Dança (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program in Dance, formerly part of Performing Arts before being renamed in 2007.
• Teatro (Undergraduate Program) Undergraduate program in Theater, previously known as Performing Arts until 2007.
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes (PPGArtes) Graduate program offering master's and doctoral degrees in Arts, classified at level 5 by CAPES, with six research lines covering performing arts, interarts education, cinema, visual arts, cultural heritage preservation, and technological poetics.
• Curso de Especialização em Ensino de Artes Visuais (EaD) Distance learning specialization course focused on teaching visual arts, part of the lato sensu postgraduate offerings.
• Mestrado Profissional em Artes Professional master's degree in Arts aimed at teachers in Brazilian Basic Education.
• CECOR – Centro de Conservação e Restauração de Bens Culturais Complementary organ supporting teaching, extension, and research in conservation and restoration of artistic and cultural assets, housing specialized laboratories for various conservation disciplines.
• Laboratório de Ciência da Conservação (Lacicor) Laboratory recognized nationally and internationally for scientific analysis of artworks and conservation of cultural heritage, affiliated with CECOR.
• Cursos de Extensão (Extension Courses) Extension courses offered to the community including dance, drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, theater, fashion design, and digital arts, with fees ranging from R$210 to R$880.
• CENEX-EBA – Centro de Extensão Collegiate body responsible for supporting extension activities including programs, projects, events, and services coordinated by public servants and managed in partnership with Extension Course coordinators.

Quantifiable outcome

• First art school in Minas Gerais to offer comprehensive art education from undergraduate to doctoral levels
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IPHAN (Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institute for historical and artistic heritage. CECOR center collaborates on conservation and restoration projects for national cultural heritage assets, including research and professional training in preservation techniques.
• IBRAM (Instituto Brasileiro de Museus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian institute for museums. Partnership for museum conservation activities through CECOR, supporting the preservation of collections in Brazilian museums.
• IEPHA-MG (Instituto Estadual do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level heritage institute in Minas Gerais. Collaboration on state cultural heritage preservation projects and conservation training programs.
• MPF/MG (Ministério Público Federal em Minas Gerais)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal public ministry in Minas Gerais. Technical cooperation for expert assessments and conservation work related to legal proceedings concerning cultural heritage.
• Getty Conservation InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational conservation institute based in Los Angeles. Scientific cooperation partner providing expertise and international best practices for conservation science and cultural heritage preservation.
• Escola de Arquitetura da UFMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool of Architecture at UFMG. Inter-university partnership offering a joint undergraduate program in Design, combining expertise from both schools.
• Escola de Ciência da Informação da UFMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool of Information Science at UFMG. Inter-university partnership offering a joint undergraduate program in Museology, integrating art and information management education.
• Escola de Música da UFMGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic school at UFMG. Collaboration through the 'Interação' extension project for joint artistic actions, presentations, and interventions between the two schools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Escola de Belas Artes da UFRJ: Federal fine arts school at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in visual arts, conservation, and design. The most structurally comparable Brazilian federal fine arts school to EBA-UFMG, operating under the same MEC/CAPES regulatory framework.
• Escola de Comunicações e Artes da USP: Premier arts and communications school at the University of São Paulo, covering visual arts, design, performing arts, and audiovisual. Largest and most prestigious Brazilian public arts institution, competing directly with EBA-UFMG for top graduate students, faculty, and research visibility.
• Instituto de Artes da UFRGS: Federal arts institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in visual arts, music, theater, and dance. Southern Brazilian counterpart to EBA-UFMG with comparable federal funding and CAPES-rated graduate programs.
• Instituto de Artes da UFBA: Federal arts institute at the Federal University of Bahia, with programs in visual arts, design, theater, dance, and music. Northeast Brazilian counterpart with comparable scope and same public federal funding model.
• Centro de Artes da UDESC: State-level arts center at the University of the State of Santa Catarina, covering visual arts, design, theater, and music. Comparable in scope to EBA-UFMG's academic programs, operating under a similarly public funding model though at the state rather than federal level.

Broad incumbents

• Slade School of Fine Art (UCL): London-based fine arts school within University College London, with a focus on painting, sculpture, fine art media, and art theory. Comparable to EBA-UFMG's traditional fine arts and visual arts program portfolio, with a stronger research emphasis.
• Royal College of Art: UK-based postgraduate-only art and design university with global prestige. Serves as an international benchmark for research output and graduate-level arts education, analogous to EBA-UFMG's CAPES Level 5 graduate program positioning.
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC): Major US art school and museum offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fine arts, design, and art history. International benchmark for fine arts education with comparable disciplinary breadth to EBA-UFMG, differentiated by US private tuition-driven model.
• Escola de Música da UFMG: Sister music school within the same Federal University of Minas Gerais. Operates as a separate UFMG academic unit with similar public funding structure, occasionally collaborating with EBA through extension projects such as 'Interação'. Comparable as a peer academic unit but specializes in music rather than visual and performing arts.

Regional players

• Centro Universitário Belas Artes: Private São Paulo-based art school offering undergraduate programs in visual arts, design, fashion, and architecture. Comparable in disciplinary portfolio to EBA-UFMG but operates as a tuition-funded private institution in a different Brazilian region, competing for some of the same student segments.

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