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.
BA/BFA applicants for entry 2022-2023. Those who apply (via UCAS) before the deadline on 26 January 2022, will receive an email inviting them to upload their portfolio. Please see our video with instructions to help you with this process.
The deadline for BA/BFA portfolio submission is 11.59pm (GMT) on Friday 11 February 2022.
Booking for our spring term short courses in drawing and painting is now open. See our Short Courses pages.
Slade 150: Past, Present, Future, part of our Slade 150 celebrations, is showing at the Octagon Gallery, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT from 22 November 2021 - 31 August 2022.
Read about the Home Court, the outcome of Thomas Morgan Evans' Concrete Canvas initiative, funded by a UCL Beacon Bursary, in this month's Icon Magazine.
As part of the Slade 150 anniversary, the UCL Art Museum hosts the exhibition Testing Ground from 29 September 2021 - 10 June 2022. See Testing Ground on Slade 150 for further information.
