The Department is the largest in the college, with more than 200 students. Famous artists in Russian and world art history of various historical periods teach in the Department, such as grabari, Colin, grasimov, mochadsky, liuprakov, grizayi and lenkin.

Many graduates of the Department have become famous painters in modern Russian art circles. The Department has four easel art rooms, two sculpture rooms, one drama and one stage studio.