UCL Slade School of Fine Art
Established	1871
Director	John Aiken[1]
Staff	51[2]
Students	260[3][4]
Location	Bloomsbury, Central London, England, UK
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/

Slade School of Fine Art is a world renowned^[5] art school situated in Bloomsbury, Central London, and is one of the University College London's (UCL) most outstanding departments.^[5] Slade consistently ranks as among the premier Art and Design institutions in the UK.

Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 The Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art 4 Notable alumni 4.1 In fiction 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

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, Lucian Freud, Reg Butler, Keith Vaughan, Robert Medley and Roger Fry.

[edit] Present day

In the recent 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 70% of the Slade's research activity was recognised as being in the top two categories of 4* ('world leading') or 3* ('internationally excellent'), confirming Slade's reputation as one of England's leading university departments for research in Fine Art and design.^[6] On a recent peer review survey conducted by the Sunday Times, Slade School of Fine Art, along with UCL's prestegious Law faculty, recorded perfect scores, confirming Slade's reputation as one of UCL's premier departments.^[5]

2005/6 saw the completion of a £1.5m enhancement of Slade facilities and infrastructure for research, including an additional fully equipped digital studio, new studios and refurbished workshop spaces for print and sculpture.

Faculty Rankings

	2010	2009
The Guardian University Guide	1st[7]
The Complete University Guide	2st[8]
The Good University Guide	2st[9]

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] The Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art

The Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art (SCEMFA) opened in 1995 and has provided the opportunity to focus on research into Electronic Media and Fine Art, contributing to debate on a national and international level. In 1997 SCEMFA presented Collision, a public lecture series by artists, writers and curators working with interactivity, telematics and digital works, followed by Spontaneous Reaction, an Arts Council funded week-long seminar which took a critical look at interactivity with participants drawn from a variety of disciplines including psychology, architecture and computer science. Throughout 1998 SCEMFA collaborated with Channel to organise a monthly event called Cached which was held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Funded by the Arts Council, this series investigated the conceptual and practical issues of making work for the Internet through a series of artists presentations.

[edit] Notable alumni

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Full list see Category:Alumni of the Slade School of Art

Michael Andrews, painter Amelia Bauerle, painter and illustrator Pauline Baynes, illustrator David Bomberg, painter Raymond Briggs, illustrator, graphic novelist Cecily Brown, painter Felicia Browne, painter and Spanish Civil War Volunteer= G. K. Chesterton, writer Sir William Coldstream, painter Professor Paul Coldwell, artist John Collier (artist) Susan Alexis Collins, artist Ithell Colquhoun, painter and writer William George Constable, art historian Martin Creed, artist Sholto Johnstone Douglas, artist Mary Sargant Florence painter Douglas Gordon, artist Antony Gormley, sculptor Eileen Gray, designer and architect Vaughan Grylls, artist Richard Hamilton, painter and collage artist Annie Horniman, theatre owner and manager Mona Hatoum, artist

Patrick Heron, abstract painter Sir Osbert Lancaster, cartoonist Olga Lehmann, painter, illustrator and designer John Luke (artist), painter and sculptor John Lundberg artist and filmmaker John Mascaro, artist Moina Mathers, artist and occultist Robert Medley, painter and designer Oliver Messel, stage designer Daniel Mulloy, film writer and director Paul Nash, painter Gemma Nelson (artist) painter Christopher Nevinson, artist Ben Nicholson, abstract painter Philip Norman, artist and antiquarian Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, artist Paula Rego, painter, illustrator and printmaker Isaac Rosenberg, war poet Jenny Saville, artist Sir Matthew Smith, painter William Tillyer, artist Rachel Whiteread, artist Victor Willing, artist Nan Youngman, painter and Educationalist Zhi Lin, artist

[edit] In fiction

• Barbary Deniston in The World My Wilderness
• Pat Barker in Life Class
• Miranda Grey in The Collector

[edit] See also

• University College London
• List of University College London people
• Slade Professor of Fine Art

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Slade Website
• SCEMFA
• SCEMFA Timeline of key events

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