At the Slade School of Fine Art we approach the practice of contemporary art and the history and theories that inform it in an experimental, research-oriented and imaginative way. An art school with a world leading reputation, the Slade makes a significant contribution to the field of contemporary art both nationally and internationally.
For undergraduates we offer a three-year BFA and four-year BA. At graduate level we have an MA and MFA, as well as MPhil/PhD. We welcome international students and also offer our undergraduates the opportunity to study abroad.
We are a world leading university department for research in Fine Art. All studio staff are practising artists and actively involved in research as well as teaching.
Our staff and students are lively and engaged with a wide range of initiatives nationally and internationally, and you may have heard of a number of our alumni.
Booking is now open for our Summer School and unique Summer Foundation. Our Short Courses run from October to March and we also run courses at Easter.
The Slade's foundation in 1871 was the result of a bequest from Felix Slade who envisaged a school where fine art would be studied within a liberal arts university.
How the arts and humanities can contribute to Healthcare Education and facilitate improved intercultural understanding in Japan and the UK. See the Two Cultures, Two Senses events page for further information.
Phyllida Barlow is showing in Another Energy: Power to Continue Challenging - 16 Women Artists from around the World at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, from 22 April - 22 May 2021. Another Energy focuses on 16 of these female artists in their 70s or older, from across the globe, who continue to embark on new challenges. See the Mori Art Museum website.
Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, will jointly produce a permanent artwork for UCL East's Marshgate building, which is due to open in September 2023. See UCL News.
On the Western Window Pane, an online and window-based project by Van Gogh House runs from 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022. This year-long fundraising project presents 12 artist-designed posters in its front, west-facing window organised by Livia Wang and alumnus Benjamin Arthur Brown.
Rachel Whiteread has a solo exhibition, Internal Objects, at Gagosian, 20 Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD from 12 April - 6 June 2021. Viewing by appointment only, see the Gagosian website for details.
