Where’s Best for Art Training in the UK?
Art is the cornerstone of our culture and our art schools are the quarry from which our finest artists are cut. They are places where students have the opportunity to feel free and to explore exactly what they want to do to express themselves and to mature physically, mentally and artistically.
While it may be a matter of taste for a particular town, or particular artist in residence that a student wants to be close to for inspiration, the fact is that some art schools just are better than others. So where are the best places to study art and design in the UK?
Here are 5 of the best:
UCL
University College London has been around since 1836. Its alumni have received 26 Nobel prizes in various disciplines and has been the nurturing home of artists such as: Anthony Gormley, Ben Nicholson, Sir William Coldstream and Gerry Judah.
Best for… Fine Art Research
Brunel
Brunel University is situated in the West of London and has been producing graduates since 1966. It has been particularly noted for its high level of teaching quality in recent years. It is also known for its stunning architecture and highly satisfied design students.
Best for…Design.
Dundee
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design is an internationally renowned and respected centre for art and design. Dundee University has won Scottish University of the Year and been ranked top for teaching, with the art school firmly at the heart of its success.
Best for…Media Arts
Edinburgh
Edinburgh College of Art was founded way back in 1760 and currently issues its awards through the prestigious University of Edinburgh. The college campus is situated at the heart of Edinburgh, attached to its famous Old Town. The city is home to countless inspirational artistic figures with notable alumni from ECA including: David Michie, John Maxwell, Richard Wright, Callum Innes, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi and Anne Redpath. The college’s alumni and the institution in general have had a massive impact on Scottish and British art for the last 2 centuries and still does so today.
Best for…Art & Design
Oxford
The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art is a school of the world famous University of Oxford. It is home to the very first University Museum (the Ashmolean Museum) and has produced notable artists such as: Tessa Farmer, Mark Alexander and Ged Quinn.
Best for…Drawing and Fine Art
Art is a passion that should be encouraged when people have a desire to pursue a career in it. These are some of the best institutions in the UK to study it at present, though there are many more with excellent attributes.
Jackson Stone is a contemporary artist from Cornwall. He produces original prints and royal portraits from his studio on a canal boat in the East of London.
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