University for the Creative Arts
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| Established | 2005 (as the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester)[1] |
| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Elaine Thomas[2] |
| Chair of the Board of Governors | Loyd Grossman[3] |
| Location | Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, England, UK |
| Website | http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/ |
The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist art and design university in the south of England.
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[edit] History
The university was formed in 2005 as University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, through the merger of the Kent Institute of Art & Design and Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College. It was granted full university status by the Privy Council in May 2008 and adopted its current name officially in September 2008. The origin of the university lies in a number of independent public art and design colleges in the counties of Kent and Surrey, almost all of which had origins in the Victorian period. In the 1990s these merged to form multi-campus art and design institutes in their respective counties, before merging into one organisation in 2005.
Following the election of a Coalition government, the decision to raise tuition fees to a maximum of £9,000, and the commencement of cuts to the Higher Education sector, the University for the Creative Arts was revealed to be the fourth worst cut university in England with a cut of 7.8% (10.2% in real terms).[4]
In February 2011 it was revealed that MidKent College had entered talks with the University for the Creative Arts over co-habiting their Maidstone campus.[5] Further to this, MidKent College expressed its desire to buy the Maidstone campus from 2012, and phase out the UCA presence at the campus over several years.[6] The campus shall be phased out in approximately 5 year's time to Mid-Kent College.
[edit] Campuses
It has campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, though the future of the Maidstone campus is uncertain (see History).
[edit] Organisation and academic life
It is a large art and design institution, by UK standards, with around 7,000 students, and offers courses in a very wide range of art, design, fashion and architecture subjects. These are at further education, degree and doctorate level.
[edit] Notable alumni
Where known, alumni are listed by the component institution at which they studied.
- Martin Lambie-Nairn, graphic designer
- Roger Oates, textile designer
- Humphrey Ocean, artist
[edit] Kent Institute of Art and Design (Comprising the three Kent campuses)
- Karen Millen, fashion designer
- Christopher A. Beckwith, Graphic designer, 3D Digital Designer, Media Analyst
- Wendy Dagworthy, fashion designer
- Jayne Parker, artist
- Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer
- Sean Malone, filmmaker, artist
[edit] Canterbury College of Art
- Roger Dean, artist
- Marjory Wiltcombe, interpretive dancer
- Davie Pedicure, graphic designer
- Mary Tourtel, illustrator and creator of Rupert Bear
[edit] Maidstone College of Art
- Tracey Emin, 1999 Turner Prize nominee
- Tony Hart, TV presenter
- Bob Holness, TV and radio presenter
- Robin Young, artist
- James Swain, filmmaker, artist
- Sam Alberg, filmmaker, artist
- Gareth Polmeer, filmmaker, artist
- James Mayhew, writer and illustrator of children's books
- Gordon Frickers, marine artist
- Martin Handford, creator of Where's Wally?
[edit] Medway College of Design (Rochester)
- Tracey Emin, 1999 Turner Prize nominee
- Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer
- Karen Millen, fashion designer
[edit] Surrey Institute of Art and Design
- Natascha "IsnotKool" Aguilera, fashion editor
- Linda Barker, TV presenter
- Jonathan N. Chapple, freelance writer and editor of the Enpsychlopaedia Britannica
- Davide Cinzi, cinematographer
- Joey Francis Dean, Entertainments Officer 2008.
- Michaël Dudok de Wit, Academy Award-winning animator
- Owen Gaster, fashion designer
- Daniel Greaves, Academy Award-winning animator
- Thompson Okuku, animator
- Sean Parker, singer-songwriter of Istanbul-based Sean Parker Band
- Dick Powell, product designer
- Giuliano Riosa, graphic designer, union representative.
- Chris Shepherd, animator and film director
- Vanja Strok, fashion designer (of Gharani Strok)
- Suzie Templeton, director of BAFTA and Academy Award winning animated films
- Andrei Toma, architectural designer, Founder of ICDS Architecture.
- Jun Yoshino, Game Producer, SEGA.
- Robert Morgan. filmmaker. and award-winning animator.
- Simon Bor Animation Producer / director Wolves Witches & Giants
- Sara Bor (née Hirst) Painter, Animation Producer / Director
- Sam P. Green, freelance Assistant Director
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[edit] Rochester
- Myrto Stamou, River Island Graduate Fashion Week 2009 Gold Award Winner
[edit] References
- ^ "The University's History - UCA: University for the Creative Arts". University for the Creative Arts. 2008. http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15821. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Executive Group - UCA: University for the Creative Arts". University for the Creative Arts. 2008. http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=10771. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Who would Chair a University like this...?". University for the Creative Arts. 2008. http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=21196. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "University for the Creative Arts faces 7.8% funding cut". BBC News. 2011-03-17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12769880.
- ^ "UCASU". http://ucasu.com/representation/maidstone_campaign.
- ^ "UCA Maidstone campus page". http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/maidstone.
[edit] External links
- University for the Creative Arts – official website
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