Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI) (simplified Chinese: 四川美术学院; traditional Chinese: 四川美術學院; pinyin: Sìchuān měishù xuéyuàn) is a public fine arts university established in 1940 in the southwest City of Chongqing, China.
[citation needed] SFAI has been establishing cultural exchange relations with more and more foreign art institutes, delegations, and artists, dispatching students to study abroad and receiving foreign students to study at SFAI.
[citation needed] These outstanding artists make contributions to the development of fine arts in China.
[citation needed] The university's philosophy is "close to life, to serve the people; knowledge as equally important, new incentives; open-minded and keeping up with the times".
[citation needed] The overall development objective is to provide the highest level of art education in the western region of China.