Booking is now open for our virtual PhD Open Day on Wednesday 14 October 2020, 9:00am - 11.30am BST. Reserve your place on: https://ucl.ac.uk/slade/forms/tours.
Posted Friday, 11th September 2020 00:00
We were sad to hear of the passing of Sally Jacobs, who taught on the Slade Theatre Design course in the 1980s and 1990s. Her work included designs for the Royal Opera House and RSC, including Peter Brooks' A Midsummer Night's Dream. See The Guardian for more about Sally Jacobs' life and work.
Posted Tuesday, 18th August 2020 00:00
Works by alumna Jess Flood-Paddock and Grace Schwindt are included in the Art Council Collection New Acquisitions 2019/20. Works generously gifted by the estate of Ed Allington (1951-2017) have also been added to the Arts Council Collection. See the Arts Council announcement.
Posted Thursday, 30th July 2020 00:00
We are committed to addressing systemic racism within the Slade through a series of actions to instigate fundamental and long-term changes to our staffing and curricula. Central to these changes is how we support our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and staff.
Posted Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 00:00
Nick Laessing explores the interfaces of art, technology and eco-crisis. Online on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 22 July 2020, at 4:30pm.
Posted Monday, 20th July 2020 00:00
Slade students will be hosting Slade Radio from 7pm on Tuesday 14 July 2020 (please note change of date). Streamed on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sladeschooloffineart
Posted Tuesday, 14th July 2020 00:00
Read the 6th blog in UCL Public Engagement's series on the Printmaking Project by Nia Fekri, final year BA student, about the top 5 things she's asked about art school. See the UCL Public Engagement blog: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engagement/2020/07/08/printmaking-workshop-6/
Posted Thursday, 9th July 2020 00:00
Congratulations to BA/BFA Painting 2020 graduates Lulua Alyahya, Shailee Mehta and Nooka Shepherd, who won a Cass Art Painting Prize 2020: Slade School of Fine Art. Thank you to Cass Art for awarding the prizes.
Posted Friday, 3rd July 2020 00:00
When is a colourant not a colourant? Dr Emma Richardson, from NPL, presents an introduction to dyes, the origin of colour and the affect of other factors on the dyeing process, on Friday 26 June at 4.30pm on Microsoft Teams. Join the talk on Microsoft Teams.
Posted Friday, 26th June 2020 00:00
In its second year, Make an Impression II showcases 86 drypoint and chine-collé prints made by six east London schools and colleges. These were made during a printmaking engagement programme delivered in partnership with UCL Culture and The Slade School of Fine Art.
Posted Thursday, 25th June 2020 00:00
In light of the current situation, Slade School of Fine Art is hosting an online Slade Degree Showcase for the students graduating this year. The online platform is an opportunity to celebrate the work of students graduating, before a celebratory physical exhibition next year.
Posted Wednesday, 3rd June 2020 00:00
Our Slade Contemporary Art Lecture series continues with Oscar Murillo on Wednesday 20 May at 5pm via Microsoft Teams.
Posted Thursday, 14th May 2020 00:00
Read Slade Archivist Dr Liz Bruchet's update on the Slade Archive Project - Phase II, on the Slade Archive Project Blog.
Posted Friday, 24th April 2020 00:00
Inaugural World Pigment Day, 22 March, dedicated by Jo Volley & Ruth Siddall, tune in for a live stream from 12 noon on Longplayer: https://longplayer.org/listen/
Posted Sunday, 22nd March 2020 00:00
Today, 21st March, is International Colour Day & World Poetry Day. Associate Professor Jo Volley, would like to share with you this piece of text that fairly encapsulates the spirit of it for her.
Posted Saturday, 21st March 2020 00:00
Dryden Goodwin's inaugural lecture, scheduled for 23 March has been postponed until the Autumn term.
Posted Wednesday, 11th March 2020 00:00
Our Colour and Poetry Day, event scheduled for Saturday 21 March 2020 has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule in the future.
Posted Wednesday, 11th March 2020 00:00
Terrain Vague scheduled for 26 - 28 March 2020 has been cancelled. We hope to be able to reschedule in the future.
Posted Wednesday, 11th March 2020 00:00
Jayne Parker, Professor of Fine Art, delivers her Inaugural Lecture: Light, Film, Sound, Stone. This event has been postponed until Autumn 2021.
Posted Tuesday, 10th March 2020 00:00
Kieren Reed is showing in The Red Mansion Anniversary Art Prize at Weston House, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ET, from 18 - 25 March 2020. See The Red Mansion website.
Posted Monday, 9th March 2020 00:00
The publication Colour & Poetry following on from Colour & Poetry: A Symposium, which took place at the Slade Research Centre, Slade School of Fine Art, on 20 - 21 March 2019 to celebrate both International Colour Day and World Poetry Day, is now available for download.
Posted Monday, 24th February 2020 00:00
We’re currently looking for a Grade 8 maternity leave cover in the Slade School of Fine Art for a period from 24 February to 31 March 2021.
Posted Monday, 10th February 2020 00:00
The Slade School of Fine Art at UCL was delighted to host the launch of a new campaign to preserve Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent, the home and garden of Slade alumnus and influential British filmmaker Derek Jarman, for the nation on 22 January 2020. See the UCL News article.
Posted Thursday, 23rd January 2020 00:00
Booking is now open for our Summer School Foundation Course. Further details on our Summer School Foundation page.
Posted Saturday, 18th January 2020 00:00
We are saddened to hear that alumna and pioneering filmmaker Lorenza Mazzetti has passed away at the age of 92. An appreciation of her work, following an event celebrating her work in 2013, is on the Slade Archive Blog.
Posted Monday, 6th January 2020 00:00
We still have places available for Stepping into the Art Studio, running from 25 January - 23 February. This course is a practical and experimental course for people 14 – 18 years old. Book now on: https://tinyurl.com/slade-saturday-art-studio.
Posted Friday, 3rd January 2020 00:00
Closing date for MA and MFA Fine Art courses starting in September 2020 is 7th January! To apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/apply
Posted Thursday, 2nd January 2020 00:00
The Slade will be closed from 5:30pm on Friday 20 December 2019 to 9:00am on Thursday 2 January 2020.
Wishing you all a happy holiday and all best wishes for the New Year!
Posted Monday, 16th December 2019 00:00
Professor Dryden Goodwin’s inaugural lecture - Alongside, Drawn to Know - due to take place on Tuesday 19 November 2019 is being rescheduled in support of the IWGB’s strike action. The event has been rescheduled to 23 March 2020.
Posted Tuesday, 12th November 2019 00:00
Bookings are now open for our exciting short course programme for spring 2020. We are running courses daytimes, evenings and weekends, including one for 14 - 18 year olds. Further details on our short courses webpages.
Posted Monday, 11th November 2019 00:00