Slade School of Fine Art
| UCL Slade School of Fine Art | |
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| Established | 1871 |
| Director | Susan Collins[1] |
| Admin. staff | 51[2] |
| Students | 320[3][4] |
| Location | Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University College London |
| Website | www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/ |
The Slade School of Fine Art (informally "The Slade") is a world-renowned[5]art school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London. It consistently ranks among the premier Art and Design educational institutions in the UK.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
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The school traces its roots back to 1868 when Felix Slade (1788–1868) bequeathed funds to establish three Chairs in Fine Art, to be based at Oxford University, Cambridge University and University College London, where six studentships were endowed. The Slade operates two studios, one for undergraduate students, the other for postgraduates only.
Distinguished past teachers include Henry Tonks, Wilson Steer, Randolph Schwabe, William Coldstream, Andrew Forge, Lucian Freud, Reg Butler, Keith Vaughan, Robert Medley, Phyllida Barlow, John Hilliard, Bruce McLean, Alfred Gerrard and Roger Fry.
Two of its most important periods were immediately before, and immediately after, the turn of the twentieth century, described by Henry Tonks as its two 'crises of brilliance'. The first included the students Augustus John, William Orpen and Percy Wyndham Lewis; the second – which has been chronicled in David Boyd Haycock's A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War (Old Street Publishing, 2009) – included the students Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler, Paul Nash, C.R.W. Nevinson and Sir Stanley Spencer.
In late 2010, the Slade School Of Fine Art was occupied by students[6] in protest of the current Conservative/Lib Dem coalition government’s proposed cuts to its (and other art schools) teaching budget.[7]
[edit] Rankings
In a recent peer review survey conducted by The Sunday Times the Slade recorded perfect scores.[5]
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| The Guardian University Guide | 1st[8] |
| The Complete University Guide | 2st[9] |
| The Times Good University Guide | 2st[10] |
[edit] Teaching
The faculty currently offers the following programs:
Undergraduate Studies
- 3-year BFA in Fine Art
- 4-year BA in Fine Art
Graduate Studies
- 2-calendar year (18 months) MFA in Fine Art
- 2-academic year (24 months) MA in Fine Art
- 1-term, 2-term, of 1-year Graduate Affiliate Study
Research
- MPHIL or PHD in Fine Art
[edit] Notable alumni
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- Full list see Category:Alumni of the Slade School of Art
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[edit] In fiction
- Barbary Deniston in The World My Wilderness
- Pat Barker in Life Class
- Gilbert Cannan in Mendel
- Miranda Grey in The Collector
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/slade09/acStaff/academicstaff.php#JohnAiken
- ^ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/slade09/acStaff/index.php
- ^ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/slade09/gStud/index.php
- ^ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/slade09/ugStud/index.php
- ^ a b McCall, Alastair (19 September 2008). "Double first for Oxford". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article4765366.ece. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "http://london.indymedia.org/articles/6188"
- ^ http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/blog_comments/Did_You_Miss_This_100_Percent_Funding_Cuts_to_Arts_Humanities_and_Social_Sc/
- ^ "The Guardian University Guide". London. 12 May 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/may/12/university-guide-art-design. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "The Complete University Guide". http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=8727. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ Foster, Patrick. "The Good University Guide". The Times (London). http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php?AC_sub=Art+and+Design&x=12&y=1&sub=8. Retrieved 20 February 2009.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Slade Website
- Slade Knowledge Base - extensive collection of studio teaching materials available online under Creative Commons
- Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art
- Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art Timeline of key events
Coordinates: 51°31′30″N 0°08′04″W / 51.52496°N 0.13440°W
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