The Faculty of Fine Arts at Kütahya Dumlupınar University, which views art/design education as an indispensable element of economic development, fostering a society that is contemporary, aesthetically conscious, capable of critical thinking, producing for the benefit of the individual and society, and raised with a sense of citizenship, and which constantly renews itself and demonstrates itself and achieves success in national and international art/design fields with its increasing number of new art/design products, was established in three departments by the Council of Ministers' decision dated 12.03.1999 and numbered 99/12628, in accordance with Article 30 of Law No. 2809, upon the letter dated 11.03.1999 and numbered 6923 from the Ministry of National Education, and the letter dated 12.06.1999 and numbered B.30,0.EÖB.0.00.00.03.03.01- 1461-19356 from the Higher Education Council. With the approval of the Council of Higher Education dated April 20, 2000, and numbered B:30.00.00.03.06.03.897-7915, the Graphic Design Department began its educational activities in the 2000-2001 academic year with 40 students. In the 2003-2004 academic year, 20 students were admitted to the Graphic Design Department's evening program and 20 students to the Painting Department, and education continued. In the 2024-2025 academic year, 82 students were admitted to the Visual Communication Design Department's first program, 30 to the Painting Department, 60 to the Cartoon Animation Department, 30 to the Ceramics and Glass Department's first program, and 20 to the Handicrafts Department. Students are not yet admitted to the Radio, Television, and Cinema Department.

The physical infrastructure of our faculty is being strengthened day by day and enriched with the technological infrastructure and equipment required by the age to meet the needs of students. Within this scope, the faculty provides students with access to 79 MAC-based computers, 219 PC-based computers, 61 drawing tablets, a web-based television studio, and numerous workshops for engraving, screen printing, photography, etc. The printing workshops are equipped to handle relief, intaglio, and flat printing techniques. The Painting and Ceramics and Glass Departments' workshops are equipped with the necessary tools, equipment, and classrooms for students to use at their level of knowledge.

The faculty building has an area of ​​approximately 22,000 m². In addition to workshops of 65 m², the faculty also offers workshops of 70, 142, and 327 m². Besides the workshops, there is a study office and a library where students can work during their free time. Furthermore, there are two 327 m² exhibition halls for events, four lecture halls, nine theoretical classrooms, a cafeteria, and a dining hall.

The Faculty of Fine Arts at DPU (Dumlupınar University) organizes numerous events at national and international levels. Examples include the "Cartoon Animation Festival," now in its 17th year (as of 2024), the "Ahmet Yakupoğlu Painting Competition," now in its 5th year (as of 2021), the "International Democracy Festival Art Workshop and Exhibitions," the "Posterland.org, International Organ Donation" poster competitions, the "Ahmet Yakupoğlu Symposiums," the "Cartoon Animation Symposium," and the "International Symposium on Design in Communication and Communication in Design." Including other events, the total number of events organized by our faculty, including those for 2024, has reached approximately 800. Exhibitions constitute the most significant part of these events.

In addition, participation in artistic and cultural organizations (biennials, fairs, exhibitions, workshops, etc.) in major cities is ensured, and trips to museums, archaeological sites, and historical places are organized for cultural and educational purposes. Kütahya's proximity to major cities (Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Eskişehir, Antalya, Konya, Bursa, etc.) facilitates access to these events for our faculty and provides an advantage for students.

If students choose our faculty for their studies, they will primarily receive education in a campus that is rarely found elsewhere in Turkey and in an environment with distinctive architectural structures. Furthermore, students will be able to receive education in a suitable atmosphere with spacious facilities and adequate infrastructure and equipment. Students studying at our faculty, provided they meet the requirements, will also have the opportunity to study abroad through the "Erasmus Plus" student exchange program. Additionally, students will be able to pursue a double major thanks to the integration between the Painting and Ceramics and Glass Departments. Thanks to new courses that have been or will be opened based on suggestions from our stakeholders and academic staff, students will be able to acquire professional skills and knowledge, as well as be in a position to offer solutions to problems they encounter in real life.