Cardiff School of Art & Design
Former names | Cardiff School of Art |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1865 |
| Students | 1,000 |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Campus | Urban |
| Dean | Professor Olwen Moseley |
| Website |
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Cardiff School of Art & Design (CSAD) is one of the five schools that comprise Cardiff Metropolitan University. It originated as the Cardiff School of Art in 1865.
History
Cardiff School of Art & Design opened in 1865 as the Cardiff School of Science & Art[1] with lessons initially taking place on the top floor of the Cardiff Free Library and Museum.[2] In 1867 a distinct School of Art was formed, based on the Art Night School, with 65 young pupils aged between 9 and 17. In 1868 an older intake was accepted, of 50 'artisan' students between 17 and 25 years old.[3]
In 1966 a new six-storey campus was built in Howard Gardens, Cardiff, with large studios facing north. The building was designed by the Cardiff City Architect, John Dryburgh.[4]
The School merged with other colleges in 1976 to become part of South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education (later Cardiff Institute of Higher Education and the University of Wales Institute Cardiff).[1] It is the oldest constituent part of Cardiff Metropolitan University.[5]
The School now occupies a brand new purpose built building at the Universities Llandaff Campus.[6] This new building has extensive purpose built studios and workshops and includes the MIT FabLab, the Perceptual Experience Laboratory, the Schools Foundry and Ceramics facilities as well as its undergraduate, postgraduate and research studios and workshops.
About CSAD
Cardiff School of Art & Design was assessed as one of the top 40 destinations to study art and design in the UK by guardian.co.uk in 2010.[7]
CSAD has thirteen 'Subject' areas: Animation, Architectural Studies, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, International Design, Photographic Practice, Product Design, Textiles and an ideas, histories and theories subject area called Constellation.
All of its 'Subjects' can be studied at undergraduate, (BA/BSc) postgraduate (MA/MDes/MFA/MSc) and at research degree level (PhD) or Professional Doctorate (PDoc).
CSAD has a number of partner colleges who deliver its Art & Design Foundation Diploma, HNCs, Foundation Degrees and a further BA on its behalf as well as close links with Ffotogallery, Cardiff and Cardiff University Medical School. It has research affiliations and study exchange agreements with numerous other UK, EU and International Universities.
CSAD is affiliated with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, European University Association, and University Alliance.[8]
Subjects at CSAD
Animation MA BaHons Animation. MDes. MFA PDoc Art. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Architectural Studies BScHons Architectural Design Technology. MDes. PDoc Ecological Practices: Building. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Artist Designer: Maker MA BaHons Artist Designer: Maker. MDes. MFA PDoc Art. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Ceramics BaHons Ceramics. MA Ceramics. MDes. MFA. PDoc Art. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Constellation MDes. MFA. MA Art & Science. MA Design Futures. MA Philosophy. MA Ecologies. MA Death & Visual Cultures MA Histories & Theories of Urban Design PDoc Design. PDoc Art. Mphil/PhD.
Fashion Design (Recruiting for September 2017) MA BaHons Fashion Design MDes. MFA PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Fine Art BaHons Fine Art. MFA. PDoc Art. Mphil/PhD.
Graphic Communication BaHons Graphic Communication. MA. MDes. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Illustration BaHons Illustration. MA. MDes. MFA. PDoc Design. PDoc Art. Mphil/PhD.
Interior Design MA BaHons Interior Design MDes. MFA PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Photographic Practice BaHons Photographic Practice (Taught at Cardiff Arts Academy).
Product Design BaHons Product Design. BScHons Product Design. MSc Advanced Product Design. MA. PDoc Design. Mphil/PhD.
Textiles BaHons Textiles MA. MDes. MFA. PDoc Design. PDoc Art. Mphil/PhD.
International Design BaHons / BScHons International Design (with pathways) MA. MDes. MSc. Advanced Product Design. PDoc Design. PDoc Art. Mphil/PhD.
Masters Awards
MRes For research skills and project development in Art & Design MA For advanced Art & Design practice, research and theorisation. This programme currently has six specialist streams: MA Art History, MA Art & Science, MA Design Futures, MA Fashion Futures, MA Illustration and MA Philosophy. MA Ceramics For advanced ceramics practice. MSc Product Design For advanced professional design practice and design prototyping. Master of Fine Art For advanced professional design practice. Master of Design For advanced professional design practice. A transnational programme taught in partnership with the Samsung Art & Design Institue, in Korea and the UK.
Two new programmes; a Master of Research (MRes) and Master of Architecture (MArch) are planned for September 2017.
Research
The school's Art and Design research is conducted through the Wales Institute for Research in Art and Design (WIRAD). In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the Art & Design panel rated 95% of the research submission as international standard, with 70% rated as either Internationally Excellent or World Leading.[9]
It is home to a number of highly regarded international standard research groups which range across the humanities, art, design and sciences as well as the Centre for Ceramic studies.[10]
Cardiff Open Art School
The Cardiff Open Art School (COAS) is part of the School, and runs classes in photography, ceramics, life drawing, printmaking and several other disciplines for part-time students in the Cardiff area in particular through the School's relationship with FFotogallery, Cardiff.
Awards
In June 2010, the CSAD Summer Degree Show was voted the best in the UK for painting by Artists and Illustrators magazine.[11]
In 2009, CSAD won both a HEIST bronze award and a best publication award at the Association of Commonwealth Universities Annual Marketing and Communications awards.[12]
Global Partnerships
Quality Assurance International (QAI) together with Planet EDU offer a number of awards closely based on the Cardiff School of Art & design curriculum. These awards run up to diploma level in a number of centres across India. The School has exchange partners right across the world as diverse and far afield as Australia, California, Mexico, Reunion, India, South Korea, Egypt and Lebanon as well as Erasmus partners around Europe all of whom offer Cardiff School of Art & Design students opportunities for travel and exchange.
Notable staff
- Evan Charlton, head of the Art School from 1938 to 1945.
- Shirazeh Houshiary, junior fellow 1979-80. Turner Prize nominee in 1994
- Glyn Jones, head of the School of Fine Art from 1972 to 2001. Credited with rescuing the 56 Group Wales.[13]
- Ceri Richards (1903–1971), head of painting during World War II.[14]
- Frank Roper (1914–2000), sculpture lecturer, later vice principal, from 1947 to 1973.
- Terry Setch, senior lecturer in painting 1964 - 2001. Later RWA and RA member.[15]
- Andre Stitt, currently a Fine Art Professor.
- Norman Toynton, tutor during the 1960s. Abstract painter and Pop artist.
- Frank Vining (1924–1989), ceramics tutor from 1950 to 1982.
- Tom Hudson (1922-1997), Director of Studies 1964 -1978 Leading art educationalist and exponent of Basic Design.
Notable alumni
- Category:Alumni of Cardiff School of Art and Design
- Iwan Bala, Gold Medal winner at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1997.
- David Emanuel, fashion designer and honorary fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Harry Greene, teacher, actor, TV personality.
- Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Chief Cartoonist at Punch magazine.
- Phil Nicol, winner of the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the 2001 National Eisteddfod
- Brian Savegar (1932–2007), Oscar winner for Best Art Direction for the 1986 film A Room with a View.
- Edwin Seward (1853-1924), prominent architect in Cardiff
- Robert Thomas (1926–1999), Welsh sculptor
- Sue Williams, painter, awarded the Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Fine Art in 2000
- Nathan Wyburn (born 1989), became known for his portraits made from food, appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2011.
- Ernest Zobole (1927–1999), painter and art teacher
See also
References
- 1 2 "The History of Cardiff Metropolitan University". CMU. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Sixth Annual Report 1867–68. Cardiff Free Library and Museum and Science and Art Schools. 1868. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Headmaster's Report". Sixth Annual Report 1867–68. Cardiff Free Library and Museum and Science and Art Schools. 1868. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Newman, John (2001), The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, Penguin Books, p. 306, ISBN 0-14-071056-6
- ↑ "Cardiff, University of Wales Institute". The Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ "Study in Wales University UK Postgraduate Study at Wales University, London, England". Global Opportunities. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ Guardian League Tables
- ↑ "University of Wales Institute, Cardiff". 4International Colleges and Universities. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ Research areas & RAE assessment results
- ↑ "Introduction - Cardiff School of Art and Design". saatchi-gallery.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ June 2010 issue
- ↑ Press Release Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Moore, David (2012). A Taste of the Avant-garde: 56 Group Wales 56 Years. Crooked Window. pp. 35, 78–80. ISBN 978-0-9563602-1-2.
- ↑ Ian Chilvers, John Glaves-Smith, ed. (2009), A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-199239665, retrieved 6 January 2014
- ↑ Martin Holman, Terry Setch, Lund Humphries, Surrey (2009), ISBN 978-1-84822-023-2, Chronology pp 147/8.
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