“Margareta

Sterian” High
School of Arts

“Margareta Sterian”
High School of Arts, Buzau
is a school with a special
history. Along the time it
suffered spiritually, but went
back to where it belongs and
today we may say that it
exists because of the efforts
made by teachers and
students who kept alive the
flame of art.
The students of such a
high school consider
themselves as being
unique, impossible to
confound, because
general knowledge is
acquired at the same
time with speciality
practice, either in front
of the easel, leaned over
the piano or over the
drawing-board holding
the T-square in their
hand, or performing their
roles in front of the
mirror and then on stage.
History
As for as, the specific of
the architecture of “ Arts
High School” is concerned,
we remind that it is
integrated in the Mincu Style
similar to other simple,
functional buildings, with an
ornamental aesthetic
influenced by the Romanian.
The building has a symmetrical, simple
plan, it is massive, with the plinth and
the staircase of the main entrance made
of stone and the masonry is brick.
 The façade is treated differently on the ground
and first floor; the central part is easily forwarded,
leaving behind the two side wings. The windows framed
in arcades are equally distributed taking as a reference
point the main entrance.
Between the year 1977
and 1990, the
architecture of
building undergoes
changes; meanwhile,
the activity in the
building ceases.
School is again opened
in the year 1990. In the
same year began the
work at the new wing
of the school.
Shortly after
beginning the
school year 2006-
2007, important
works are
undertaken to
strengthen and to
the mansard-roofing
of the school which
was built in 1911.
Over the difficult moments, school
managed to maintain its prestige, as a
results of competence and earnestness of
teachers and the effort and interest shown
by students. The teachers, no matter the
subject they taught, acted on behalf of a
complex education, making from their
profession a real passion.
 Without exaggerating, we may say that
here were trained prestigious personalities for the
Romanian culture, art and music like:

Laurentiu
Cazan
Mihai
Diaconesc
u

Gabriel
Popescu
Mihaela
Runceanu
Iulius Apostol
Magda Dobrescu
Filoftea Dragulin
Horia Neamtu
Catalina Tataru
Calin Tataru
Cristian Vencov
…and more other…
Important moments :

In the year
1957 in Buzau
was founded
“The school for
music of seven
years” ,
currently “The
Arts High
School”.
 The school principal
propose in the general
report to approve the
founding of the fine
arts section beginning
with the school year
1958-1959. This is a
very important step
which aims at
expanding the school
profile.
 In the school year
1960-1961, the
school educates
talented students in
the domain of fine
arts thus acquiring
the name “The
Elementary School of
Music and Fine Arts”.
In the year 1964
it is obtain an
approval to found
“The High School of
Music and Fine Arts”,
beginning with the
school year 1969-
1970.
 In the year 1970
in our town is
founded “The Arts
High School “.

In the school year

1990-1991 it is
founded again “The
Arts High School”.
 Beginning with 1994 at the Arts
Gallery are organized “The School
Leavers/ Graduates Concerts” and “The
Exhibition of Diploma Works”.
 In 1996 it is
prepared the first
number of the
school’s magazine
“Armonii” under the
guidance of
teacher Constantin
Vranceanu.
 In the year 1999 new
profiles are set up: theatre and
architecture .
 In the year 2002, the high school
has 45 years of existence and the
dearest gift it was offered, was the
name it has today: “Margareta
Sterian”.
 In the year
2004, Valeriu
Susnea , one of
the high school
teachers was
awarded “The
Teacher of the
Year “ at the
national level.
 In the year 2006, The Country
School Inspectorate appointed as
school principal Mrs. Mioara
Sangeorzan, physics teacher.
 Margareta Sterian
Margareta Sterian was
born in Buzau, on 16th
March 1897.An artist with
many valences, writer, poet,
translator from universal
literature, M. Sterian
perceived as another means
of communicating and
showing the emotions of an
intellectual contemplation
of the world.
 Studying her works, one can easily perceived the
autobiographical character and the narrative
structure of image in painting, graphics, tapestry,
prose or poetry. “The interferences between my
occupations is not my concern, I paint or I write, I
write or I paint the moment when from the
unknown, a thought, a line or a sparkle of colour
demand to exist trough me.” As a painter, she found
inspiration in the street show, in the fairs , popular
carnivals or circus ( “Masks” ; “ Old man” ; “Dance
from Oas” ; “Circus scenes” ; “Dancers” ). Worth
mentioning are also the still life , landscape and
portraits.
 The collection of contemporary decorative art
housed by The Country Museum has two decorative
textile panels “Newly weds “ and “ Founders”, two
Margareta Sterian’s works.
 After a short
period of suffering, on
the 9th September
1992, exactly as in the
verses she wrote:

“I would like to die

slowly, as you blow a
candle…”
 “Margareta Sterian” High School of
Arts currently has four profiles:

• Music
• Fine arts
• Theatre
• Architecture
 Those who study music can chose from
a wide range of musical instruments such as:
piano, violin, flute, violoncello, guitar, etc.
 Students of
fine arts
improve their
skills studying
nature under
the guidance of
exceptional
teachers .
 Theatre students learn to become
great actors, aiming at achieving perfection
when on stage in front of the public
 The architecture profile prepares its
students for an exceptional career in this
domain of activity.
 The activity of the students of this high
school is highly appreciated and respected
not only in our town , but also in the country,
and recently they won acclaim in France and
Germany.
 “Margareta Sterian” High
School doesn’t educate
students to become just
artists, but also to become
people who can integrate in
our society. This is the main
objective of our high scool.