We are delighted to announce our online Contemporary Art Lecture programme for autumn 2021. See our Contemporary Art Lecture page for further information.

Posted Thursday, 30th September 2021 00:00

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.

Posted Thursday, 30th September 2021 00:00

Booking now open for our autumn short courses in drawing and painting. See our Short Courses pages for further information.

Posted Thursday, 16th September 2021 00:00

To mark the start of the Slade’s 150th anniversary year, we will be hosting an online launch event on 4 October, which will mark the start of the celebrations and introduce the events that will follow through the year. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Posted Tuesday, 14th September 2021 00:00

As part of our Slade 150 celebrations, Slade 150: Recent Moving Image From The Slade is showing at the Ciné Lumière - Institut français, Saturday 11 September, at 2pm, as part of Open City Documentary Festival.

Posted Monday, 6th September 2021 00:00

On its eleventh edition, the Open City Documentary Festival will run 8-14 September in London and 13-23 September online. This year there are several events in relation to Slade 150, the Slade's 150th anniversary.

Posted Monday, 6th September 2021 00:00

Our second summer show, featuring our 2020 graduating artists takes place from 4 - 14 September 2021, Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5:30pm, at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Booking essential via UCL Ticketing.

Posted Friday, 6th August 2021 00:00

Testing Ground, part of the Slade's 150 celebrations, is showing at UCL Art Museum, South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, from 28 September 2021 - 10 June 2022. For further information see the UCL Art Museum website.

Posted Wednesday, 28th July 2021 00:00

We are sorry to hear of the passing of James Leahy, who was director of the Slade film unit from 1971 - 1983. See The Guardian (13 July 2021).

Posted Wednesday, 14th July 2021 00:00

This roundtable, organised by UCL Art Futures, will explore how artists have incorporated new technologies in their art practice.

Posted Friday, 2nd July 2021 00:00

We are pleased to announce that we have opened the Slade building to the public for the Slade Summer Show, 5 - 17 July, featuring work by our BA/BFA and MA/MFA finalists. Tickets are now sold out, but you can see our graduands' work on the Slade Degree Showcase 2021.

Posted Monday, 21st June 2021 00:00

UCL and the Serpentine are launching a long-term partnership that will facilitate innovative exchanges across art, law, science and technology. See UCL News.

Posted Thursday, 17th June 2021 00:00

Register now for the UCL Undergraduate Virtual Open Days, 7 - 18 June 2021. See the UCL Undergraduate Virtual Open Days webpage. Search for the Slade under "Fine Art".

Posted Monday, 24th May 2021 00:00

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.

Posted Friday, 26th March 2021 00:00

In The hidden value of the arts in levelling up, In The hidden value of the arts in levelling up, Sarah Munro (Director, Baltic), Jo Townshend (Principal Partnerships Manager (Creative Sectors), UCL Innovation & Enterprise) Kieren Reed (Director, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL) and Audrey Tan (UCL Public Policy) reflect on the value of arts and culture and explore how we can leverage the opportunities within the creative industries to advance thinking on creative careers, place-based interventions and employment.

Posted Monday, 8th March 2021 00:00

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.

Posted Monday, 1st March 2021 00:00

Before stepping down as President & Provost of UCL, Professor Michael Arthur launched the new UCL East Provost Art Prize.

Posted Wednesday, 3rd February 2021 00:00

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. 

Posted Tuesday, 2nd February 2021 00:00

Our Short Course Programme is going online! Bookings are now open for Drawing on Tuesday evenings, starting in January, and two 4-week Saturday Drawing courses starting in January and February. For further details see our Short Courses page.

Posted Friday, 18th December 2020 00:00

Watch Alvaro Barrington speak about his practice and experience studying as a graduate at the Slade with Students' Union UCL, for their Winter Arts Showcase, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B1rijdE2bGo (Alvaro's interview is 44mins in).

Posted Friday, 18th December 2020 00:00

Many congratulations to Jo Guile and Thomas Morgan Evans, who have both been awarded 2020 UCL Beacon Bursaries for public engagement projects. See: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/projects/2020-beacon-bursaries-awarded

Posted Wednesday, 16th December 2020 00:00

The Fluid Space: Contemporary Art Lecture with Slade Artist-in-Residence Lyne Ismail, Wednesday 16 December, 12noon (GMT). Via Zoom: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/96501523223.

Posted Tuesday, 15th December 2020 00:00

Huge congratulations to Slade Undergraduate Fine Art Media student, Ellis Parkinson for winning the Provost Portrait Competition 2020.

Posted Friday, 11th December 2020 00:00

Live Call by Lydia Ourahmane will be performed via +33623477681 on the 11 December from 09:00GMT for 24hrs. For more details, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/lydia-ourahmane

Posted Wednesday, 9th December 2020 00:00

Find out about our BA/BFA Fine Art at Slade Undergraduate Admissions Live Q&A, on Thursday 17 December at either 2 - 2.45pm GMT or 6 - 6.45pm GMT.

Posted Wednesday, 9th December 2020 00:00

We are delighted to announce that Professor Daren Caruana, UCL Chemistry will be the 2021 Slade Scientist in Residence.

Posted Wednesday, 9th December 2020 00:00

In place of our usual Slade MA/MFA Open Days we will be holding two live Q&As live online via Zoom. For further information, see our Graduate Admissions Live Q&A page.

Posted Thursday, 3rd December 2020 00:00

Join us online tomorrow for our Contemporary Art Lecture: Susan Schuppli: Earth Evidence, Wednesday 25 November, 5pm (GMT).

For further information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/susan-schuppli

Posted Tuesday, 24th November 2020 00:00

Applications for the Slade School of Fine Art Postgraduate programme (MA/MFA) are open.
Deadlines: Written application: 5 Jan 2021. Portfolio submission: 11.59pm (GMT), 15 Jan 2021
See: https://ucl.ac.uk/slade/degrees/ma-mfa#admissions

Posted Monday, 16th November 2020 00:00

Congratulations to everyone who has graduated from the Slade this year! We are very proud of you and your achievements at the Slade. Watch the video of this year's Zoom graduation on YouTube.

Posted Tuesday, 3rd November 2020 00:00