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.

Degrees

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.

Research

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.

People

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.

News

Events

Slade students and staff initiate and engage in a wide range of events.

Short Courses

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.

About

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.

News From Slade

Colour and Poetry 2021

Colour & Poetry: A Symposium, a cross and interdisciplinary four-day event, and an exhibition Colour/Collage/Poetry, takes place online between 19 -22 March 2021.

Alvaro Barrington - Hepworth Gallery School Prints Campaign

Alvaro Barrington is one of the artists contributing to this year's Hepworth Gallery School Prints campaign, which places artwork in schools to potentially transform how children think about art and who can be an artist. See the article in The Guardian for further information.

Encountering Pain Hearing, seeing, speaking published by UCL Press

Encountering Pain: hearing, seeing, speaking edited by Deborah Padfield and Joanna M Zakrzewska, is published on 15 February, 2021 by UCL Press.

Tonight the Air is Warm - Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery

Sarah Joo Ching is showing in Tonight the Air is Warm online at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London Bridge, from 26 February - 27 March 2021. See https://kristinhjellegjerde.com/exhibitions/208/overview/.

Slade School of Fine Art 150th Anniversary: Slade 150

This autumn, the Slade will celebrate 150 years of fine art teaching and research with a varied programme of events which reflect on the past, showcase the present, and look ahead to the future.

MA/MFA/PhD Degree Show
,
Hazel Brill
, 2017.

MA/MFA Degree Show
,
Francisco Rodriguez
, 2018.