History

The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts" was established on January 17, 2000 by Decree of the President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) M.E. Nikolaev.

Today, ASIC has become the basic university of culture and arts of the republic, the regions of Northern Russia and the Arctic, and is called upon to carry out the high mission of studying, preserving and promoting the cultural potential of the peoples of the Arctic

Creating a socio-cultural environment, improving the quality of life of indigenous peoples, preserving their distinctive culture and traditions is associated with the state task of strengthening Russia's power in the Arctic and taking a leading position in developing a model for life on permafrost.

The foundation of the university was laid by the creative and human resources potential of the Yakut branches of the V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Studio School at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, the Ural Mussorgsky State Conservatory, the Krasnoyarsk State Art Institute and the East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts.

The rector-organizer is Andrei Savvich Borisov, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, winner of the USSR and Russian State Prizes. From 2008 to the present, Rector of the Institute, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural SciencesSargylana Semenovna Ignatieva.

At various times, R.D. Ponomareva (2000-2008), S.V. Maksimova (2008-2017) worked as vice-rectors for academic affairs; A.G. Novikov (2000-2005), U.A. Vinokurova (2005-2012) worked as vice-rectors for creative and educational work; Yu.N. Kozlovsky (2000-2003), V.G. Nikulin (2003-2008), V.S. Nikiforova (2009-2017); Vice-rectors for administrative and economic affairs: A.A. Iksman (2000-2010), G.A. Vasiliev (2010-2015), Vice-rector for Capital Construction and Repair G.A. Gorokhov (20th century). Today, S.S. Ivanov is the Vice-rector for Education, Educational, Scientific, Creative and International Activities, and I.A. Afanasyev is the Vice-rector for Economics, Strategic Development and Life Support.

An invaluable contribution to the establishment of the institute was made by professors of leading universities, prominent figures of art and culture: vocalists N.N. Golyshev and S.V. Zaliznyak, musician S.S. Amirov (Ural Conservatory), stage masters E.V. Radomyslensky and V.N. Komratov (Moscow Art Theater Studio School), painters A.A. Pokrovsky, V.N. Bychinsky (Krasnoyarsk Art Institute), musicologist M.M. Berlyanchik (Magnitogorsk Conservatory), rector of the East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts R.I. Pshenichnikov, professors T.B. Badagaeva, N.B. Dashieva, E.B. Batueva, V.C. Namdakova; branch directors in Yakutsk: A.P. Munkhalov, Yu.N. Kozlovsky, S.S. Ignatieva, V.G. Nikulin.

In 2006, the Institute was transferred to the federal jurisdiction and joined the galaxy of universities of culture and art, subordinate to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

In 2007, in accordance with the order of the Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science, the Institute underwent a comprehensive assessment of its activities for the first time, and in early 2008 Rosobrnadzor decided to accredit ASIC.

In August 2014, by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1508-r, the Institute was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Over the years, AGIKI, as the only creative university in Russia, whose activities are aimed at reviving, preserving and continuing the disappearing cultural heritage of the peoples inhabiting the North of Russia and the Arctic region as a whole, has been fulfilling the state task of implementing socially significant, image-building projects aimed at preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of peoples The Russian Arctic and the North. Including socially significant state projects of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) "Music for all", "Draw everything", development of the scientific and educational museum complex "Cultural heritage of the peoples of the Arctic"; Arctic Youth Forum "IITI";: "Intellectual, innovative, creative ideas and initiatives"; organization of the international art exhibition "Art of the Arctic - 2016"; organization and holding of the International Summer School for Gifted Children on the basis of AGICA; organization and holding of the All-Russian festival-competition of performers on folk instruments "Constellations of the Arctic";; collective exhibition of Yakut artists in Europe and Russia «Nomadic scrolls of Siberia. The Wandering Scrolls of Siberia, the International Arctic Triennial Arctic Chronotope 2018, and others.

The Institute organized and conducted with the financial support of the Fund for Future Generations of the RS (Ya): Olympiad in the languages of the indigenous small peoples of the North, the "Voice of the Arctic" festival, the Republican Olympiad of Schoolchildren "Culture and Art of the peoples of the RS (Ya)", trips of teachers of creative fields with master classes to the Arctic regions, the interregional creative art project "Art-Munkha"; named after A.P. Munkhalov and others

AGIKI is a regular participant in national, all-Russian and international events, such as the International Moscow Salon of Education, international forums "The Arctic: Present and Future", "The Arctic is a territory of dialogue", "Culture" is a strategic resource of Russia;; international symposia held in Turkey, USA, Paris, China, Finland, Norway, Sweden; conferences and forums in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Bryansk, etc.

ASIC's scientific activity is linked to the main strategic line of the university's development, is designed to provide conceptual, methodological and experimental research development of the Arctic component in all areas of the educational process, and is also aimed at developing the university's research potential and integration into the Russian and international scientific space.

Within the framework of the International Triennial of Contemporary Art "Arctic Chronotope-2018", an international interdisciplinary conference "Images of the Arctic" was organized and successfully held, on the discussion platforms of which the problems of Arctic self-awareness in the Russian and global context were discussed. Professors from the Universities of Strasbourg, Oxford, Seoul Women's University, and others actively participated in the conference. U.A. Vinokurova also provided a scientific justification for the socio-educational project "Education + Culture", aimed at a systematic approach in cultural, educational, socio-cultural, humanitarian and pedagogical work with children and youth.

The Arctic Institute of Culture and Arts has established international relations and business contacts with such countries as Mongolia, South Korea, France, Great Britain, USA, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland, etc. The main areas of international activity are scientific and educational (participation in student exchange programs, teacher internships, participation in grant programs, international networks aimed at research in the field of culture and art, etc.) and creative (assistance in organizing and participating in international exhibitions, international creative competitions and festivals).

AGIKI students study at foreign universities under international exchange programs. In 2000, the Department of International Relations was established to coordinate actions in this area (over the years, M.S. Tatarinova, L.N. Semenova, and S.R. Savvina worked as heads). The Institute became a member of the international organization of the University of the Arctic in 2003 and has been actively implementing its programs since 2004, in particular, the North to North student mobility program (North2North). Over the entire period, about 40 students have completed internships under this program in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. The development of this area is very promising, given the increased interest of students in such programs, increased motivation to participate in them, and the general trend of increasing youth mobility. Foreign students from educational institutions affiliated with the University of the Arctic come for short-term internships.

Graduates of the institute successfully work at the Sakha Academic Theater named after P.A. Oyunsky, the Russian Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin, the Opera and Ballet Theater named after D.K. Sivtsev-Suorun Omolloon, the National Dance Theater named after S.A. Zverev-Kyyl Uol, the Nyurbinsky State Drama Theater, the Neryungrinsky Actor and Puppet Theater, the Mirninsky drama Theater, as well as in the Tuvan Musical and Drama Theater named after V. Kokol, the Khakass Drama Theater named after A.M. Topanov, the Altai National Drama Theater named after P.V. Kuchiyak, in municipal and state cultural institutions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Kamchatka Territory, the Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Territory, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Graduates of the institute from different years are one of the main "culprits" of the so–called "Film Boom in Yakutia" phenomenon or the breakthrough of Yakut cinema on Russian and foreign screens and festivals. These are artists Roman Dorofeev, Valentin Makarov, Igor Govorov, Stepan Ordyadin, Gavril Menkyarov, Vyacheslav Lavernov, Ilya Portnyagin, Gavril Menkyarov, Prokopy Danilov, Aitalina Lavernova, Alexander Borisov, Maxim Yedukin and others.

The Institute is proud of opera stars Anastasia Mukhina, Alexander Yemelyanov, Zinaida Kolodeznikova, Ekaterina Koryakina, graduates of the Department of Musical Art. Saryal Afanasyev, Anastasia Tayshina, soloists of the Yakut Ballet, director of the Sakha Drama Theater Ruslan Tarakhovsky also belong to the galaxy of graduates of the Arctic Institute of Culture and Arts. Our graduates are engaged in performances nominated this year for the Golden Mask National Theater Award.

The ranks of librarians, specialists in the field of cultural and leisure programs, recreation and tourism, cultural policy, and producers throughout the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) are replenished by graduates of departments of library and information activities and humanities, socio-cultural activities, and cultural management.

In municipalities and regions of Russia, the development of the socio-cultural environment is also closely linked to the work of ASIC graduates. Many of them have already become successful heads of cultural and educational departments, and school principals.

A great achievement was the opening of a new 500-seat student dormitory at ASIC and NEFU, which was inaugurated on December 29, 2018. Of these, 250 seats are available for ASIC students: 2 mirrored dance rehearsal halls and double and triple sectional rooms, equipped with new furniture. One of the most important tasks of the university is to create comfortable conditions for our students, a favorable environment for education and fruitful work.

The Institute's educational resources aim to cover creative, educational and scientific activities to educate students and teach them the basics of the traditional culture of the peoples inhabiting the permafrost zone, prepare future specialists for the harsh living conditions in the North, and present the cultural heritage of the Arctic peoples as a model of an open, modern Arctic territory that has created its own unique northern a style that has enriched the world's treasury of cultures.

Over the 18 years of the university's activity, its business reputation has increased as a backbone industry university, a leader in the field of culture and art in the Russian Arctic and as a member of the University of the Arctic. The sphere of culture and art in the North-East of Russia (the Republics of Sakha (Yakutia), Altai, Tyva, Khakassia, Evenki and Taimyr Dolgano-Nenetsky districts of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Kamchatka Territory, Chukotka Autonomous District, Amur and Irkutsk regions) has been replenished with more than 3,000 graduates.

The Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts is the only creative university in the Russian Federation, whose activities are aimed at the revival, preservation and continuity of the cultural heritage of the peoples inhabiting the North and the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.