Come and see the Slade at work at our Open Studios on Wednesday 12 December from 10am - 4pm. No booking necessary.

Posted Friday, 16th November 2018 00:00

This exhibition is one of the research outcomes of a project completed during the Summer 2018 by UCL students Alexa Marroquin and Jessica Manuel, supervised by Ruth Siddall. Jessica and Alexa are both successful recipients of UCL Laidlaw Scholarships, which gives them the opportunity to undertake academic research in their first year of undergraduate study. Find out more about the Laidlaw Scholarships Programme at www.ucl.ac.uk/laidlaw-scholarships/

Posted Wednesday, 31st October 2018 00:00

The Slade School of Fine Art is number one in this year's Guardian University League Table for Art. See www.guardian.co.uk.

Posted Tuesday, 30th October 2018 00:00

Booking is now open for our spring evening and Saturday short courses in drawing and painting. Courses start in January. See www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/shortcourses.

Posted Saturday, 27th October 2018 00:00

Applications for the Slade MA and MFA Fine Art programmes 2019/20 are now open! See our website for details on portfolios and interviews http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/degrees/ma-mfa#admissions.

Posted Saturday, 27th October 2018 00:00

We are excited to announce that Dr. Ruth Siddall, Geologist and Pigment Analyst is this year’s Slade Scientist in Residence following on from last year’s very successful residency with David Dobson, Professor of Earth Materials, UCL.

Posted Wednesday, 24th October 2018 00:00

Booking is now open for tours of the Slade for prospective BA/BFA, MA/MFA students and our open morning for prospective PhD students. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/forms/tours.

Posted Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 00:00

The Slade School of Fine Art is delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed artist and Slade alumna Tacita Dean to give the next William Townsend Memorial Lecture on Thursday 4th October. See www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/townsend-lecture-tacita-dean.

Posted Friday, 21st September 2018 00:00

An exhibition of work by current 2nd year MA and MFA students will run from 29th September- 3rd October. Private View 28th September, 6-9pm. See: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/slade-interim-show-2018.

Posted Sunday, 2nd September 2018 00:00

Slade Summer School artists-in-residence, Elisa Carutti, Ahae Kim, Eloise Lawson, Florence Mytum and Niamh Roberts are showing in Parched Garden, Studio 3, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT from 30 August - 7 September 2018.

Posted Sunday, 26th August 2018 00:00

Jo Volley is showing Coast at Sassoon Gallery, Folkestone Library and Museum, 2 Grace Hill, Folkestone CT20 1HD, from 2 - 27 July 2018. There is an artists' talk on Saturday 28 July from 1 - 2pm.

Posted Friday, 15th June 2018 00:00

Maria Teresa Ortoleva has a solo show, Rêverie, at Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea, Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea, Milan, from 19 - 21 June 2018. See www.lucatommasi.it.

Posted Friday, 15th June 2018 00:00

Come to our MA/MFA/PhD show!

Posted Tuesday, 29th May 2018 12:02

The Slade is pleased to announce the first UCL Slade Summer School Bursary. The bursary scheme is designed to enable Year 12 and 13 students who are interested in studying Fine Art at university and Art teachers from state secondary schools and FE Colleges to attend free of charge. For ...

Posted Wednesday, 23rd May 2018 15:03

Join us for an evening of remembrances by friends and colleagues to celebrate the life of Professor Edward Allington at the Slade School of Fine Art on 22 May 2018. See www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/remembrances-edward-allington-at-the-slade.

Posted Tuesday, 15th May 2018 12:24

Booking for the Slade Summer School Short Courses and Summer School Foundation Course is now open. See www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/summer-school.

Posted Sunday, 13th May 2018 09:29

UCL has confirmed its position among the top 20 “super-elite” universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual rankings. See www.ucl.ac.uk/news.

Posted Saturday, 12th May 2018 11:38

We are very saddened to learn that our former Head of Undergraduate Painting and veteran Summer School tutor Ron Bowen has passed away. Ron taught for over 40 years at leading art schools in London, New York, Florence and for many years, the Slade.

Posted Wednesday, 9th May 2018 10:02

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the School’s founder, Felix Slade, we are opening our doors to the public and all Slade alumni to join us for the day. For further details see our Event page: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/celebrating-the-legacy-of-felix-slade.

Posted Thursday, 19th April 2018 17:30

Women's history month: The Slade's prize-winning women artists lost in the gaps of art history, an article about Prize & Prejudice, which is showing at UCL Art Museum from 9 January - 8 June 2018, is online on:www.standard.co.uk.

Posted Thursday, 19th April 2018 10:37

Prize and Prejudice, an exhibition and series of programmes dedicated to artistic ambition, struggles and successes of artists emerging from the Slade School of Fine Art during its foundation years. It is on at UCL Art Museum, South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, from 1-5pm, Tuesdays ...

Posted Thursday, 12th April 2018 12:12

Emeritus Professor Bernard Cohen has 55 of his works on show at Tate Britain, Milbank, London  SW1P 4RG from 4 December 2017 - 3 June 2018. See www.tate.org.uk.

Posted Monday, 26th March 2018 13:28

To celebrate, here is a poem by Sharon Morris, which we included in the 2017 Slade Material Museum exhibition ‘Blue From Iron’ by Scientist in Residence David Dobson.

Posted Wednesday, 21st March 2018 12:33

The 3rd Small Press Project Event features an exhibition of print and sound work from Slade students and presentations from guest artists Holly Antrum, Holly Pester, Aura Satz and Jonathan P Watts. The evening will include live performances, curated by Hannah Dargavel-Leafe, Honorary Research Fellow, by invited artists, students and ...

Posted Thursday, 22nd February 2018 16:17

Applications are now open for The London Summer Intensive 2018. The London Summer Intensive is a four-week residency for artists offered by the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL and Camden Arts Centre. The Slade is a dynamic, world-renowned international art school and Camden Arts Centre is an influential space ...

Posted Monday, 19th February 2018 22:49

Listen to Susan Collins on Radio 4's Today programme, at 8.20am, on 22 January, discussing influential women in art and architecture. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09nrs45.

Posted Monday, 22nd January 2018 12:32

Booking is now open for our Spring/Easter 2018 Short Course Programmes. Evening and Saturday courses in drawing and painting will begin in January and Easter courses run between 9-13 April.

Posted Wednesday, 3rd January 2018 11:42

UCL has been ranked in world's top five universities for arts and humanities in the latest league table published by The Times Higher Education. UCL Arts & Humanities generates world-leading scholarship across the departments of English, Philosophy, Greek and Latin, Hebrew & Jewish Studies, Information Studies, European Social & Political Studies, the ...

Posted Friday, 29th December 2017 13:16

Open call for presentations for Widening the Gaze: A conference exploring the role of Race in Creative Practice today, organised by Slade students. If you would like to present or perform for around 10- 15 minutes, please send a short proposal, maximum 200-word abstract, including images/video clips, if you ...

Posted Tuesday, 12th December 2017 16:47

Slade MA/MFA Fine Art applications for September 2018 now open. Apply here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/apply. Deadline, Friday 5 January 2018.

Posted Saturday, 2nd December 2017 12:41