The Slade has a regular programme of Visiting Artists and an annual series of Contemporary Art Lectures, which have recently included
Aaron Angell, Michael Armitage, Sutapa Biswas, Bonnie Camplin, Dexter Dalwood, Enrico David, Siobhan Davies, Peter Doig, Denzil Forrester, Andy Holden, Isaac Julian, Allison Katz, Patrick Keiller, Rosalind Nashashibi, Harold Offeh, Eddie Peake, Katrina Palmer, Imran Perretta, Daniel Richter, Florian Roithmayr, Prem Sahib, Tai Shani, Marianna Simnett, Bridget Smith, Alia Syed, Richard Wilson.