Silpakorn University was originally established as the School of Fine Arts under the Fine Arts Department.The School gradually developed and was officially accorded a new status and name, Silpakorn University, on 12 October 1943. In the early phase of its development, only programs in painting and sculpture were offered by its inaugural faculty – the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture. Three more faculties were later established to accommodate the University’s growing academic interests, namely, architecture, archaeology, and decorative arts. These four areas of specialization formed the academic bases of the four faculties of the Wang Tha Phra Campus in Bangkok.Now Silpakorn has become a full-grown university offering degree programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels in all major fields of art and design, science and technology, health science, social sciences and humanities. In addition, it also maintains a Graduate School, Art Galleries, an Art and Culture Center, a Computer Center, a Research and Development Institute, and other facilities and functional services. In 1999, a new faculty, the Faculty of Music, was established for formal degree training in both theory and practice of western music, including classical, popular, jazz, and commercial music.

席巴空大学最初成立为美术系下属的美术学院。该校逐步发展，并于 1943 年 10 月 12 日正式获得新地位和名称——席巴空大学。在早期发展阶段，其首个学院——绘画与雕塑学院仅开设绘画和雕塑课程。后来又设立了三个学院，以适应大学日益增长的学术兴趣，即建筑学、考古学和装饰艺术。这四个专业领域构成了曼谷旺塔帕校区四个学院的学术基础。如今，Silpakorn 已成为一所成熟大学，提供艺术与设计、科学与技术、健康科学、社会科学和人文等各大专业的本科和研究生学位课程。此外，还设有研究生院、艺术画廊、艺术与文化中心、计算机中心、研发研究所及其他设施和功能性服务。1999 年，成立了新的音乐学院，提供西方音乐理论与实践的正式学位培训，涵盖古典、流行、爵士和商业音乐。