The Chair has designed course programmes and has accumulated collections of student works completed within relevant training programmes. The staff of the Chair are engaged in research into interaction between folk and professional art, viewing education as a successive process and continuation of historic traditions in theory and practice of contemporary art. These issues are covered within the government funded programme “Folk Art in Russia”.

In addition to training and research the staff of the Chair are engaged in art promotion work among children and young people through its art and architecture training facility for children and preparatory courses. Works by students of this facility are very successful at exhibitions of children’s art. The staff of the Chair provide training to teachers of art schools for children at workshops, round tables and discussions.

The staff of the Chair are highly qualified professionals. The head of the Chair is Associate Professor N.P.Chuvargina. She was awarded a number of prizes at national architectural competitions, a diploma of the American Institute of Architects for participation in the exhibition “Children’s Vision of Architecture”.

The Staff of the Chair are represented by eminent masters working in various genres such as Professor N.V.Kostina, Honorary Artist of Russia who is a master of the brush and whose works have been displayed in Russia and abroad and can be seen in private collections in the USA, Israel, Italy, etc. R.M.Fasikhova , member of the Union of Arts of Russia, practises the art of handmade textiles. Her work “Attraction of the Moon” was awarded a medal at a Russian exhibition in Moscow. Painted textiles are made I.S.Zubova, E.S.Nikolayeva, O.V.Arapova, bright individualities who are noticeable in the artistic life of Ekaterinburg. The young talented painters V.V.Kostin and R.V.Barsukov are gaining popularity with audiences.

The sculpture shop is represented by such people as G.A.Gevorkyan, author of the monument to the composer Terteryan, the composition “Crucifixion” in the centre of the city. Currently he is working on a monument to A.Pushkin; V.S.Sokolova makes advanced works of art from chamotte, clay, being the author of decorative sculptures used in the interior design of public buildings.

The group of staff delivering the programme “Art composition” have designed unique programmes and methods for training the fundamentals of professional art to architects and designers. Such instructors as T.A.Ushakova, Boitsov enjoy great respect among students and professionals.

Recently the Chair has set up its own permanent gallery to display the best works of art by students and teaching staff.