Leeds Arts University
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Former names
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Leeds School of Art Jacob Kramer College Leeds College of Art and Design Leeds College of Art |
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| Type | Arts university (HE and FE) |
| Established | 1846 University status - 2017 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Simone Wonnacott[1][2] |
| Students | 1,170 (2014/15)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 1,145 (2014/15)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 25 (2014/15)[3] |
| Location |
Leeds
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West Yorkshire
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United Kingdom
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| Website | http://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/ |
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| Complete[4] (2016, national) |
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| Times/Sunday Times[5] (2016, national) |
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Leeds Arts University is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a main campus opposite the University of Leeds.
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History and description
It was founded in 1846 as the Leeds School of Art. From 1968 to 1993 it was known as Jacob Kramer College - having lost part of its provision to Leeds Polytechnic (the future Leeds Beckett University). It was known as Leeds College of Art and Design until 2009, and then Leeds College of Art.[6] In August 2017, the school was granted university status and the name was changed to Leeds Arts University.[7]
The University today has city centre sites both at Blenheim Walk (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and at Vernon Street (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) offering B.A. (Hons) degrees. In autumn 2016 the College gained Taught Degree Awarding Powers and was granted university status in August 2017, when it became the only specialist arts university in the North of England.[7] Like many of the 'traditional' British art schools, it has a modest annual intake, at 1,170 higher education students in 2014/15. Out of 165 UK higher education institutions, it is the 147th largest.
Courses: undergraduate
- BA (Hons) Animation
- BA (Hons) Comic & Concept Art
- BA (Hons) Creative Advertising
- BA (Hons) Creative Writing
- BA (Hons) Fashion Branding with Communication
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design
- BA (Hons) Fashion Photography
- BA (Hons) Filmmaking
- BA (Hons) Fine Art
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BA (Hons) Illustration
- BA (Hons) Photography
- BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance
- BA (Hons) Textile Design
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication
Courses: further education
- Extended Diploma in Creative Practice
- Foundation Diploma in Art & Design - one of the largest in the country, with 280 students validated by the University of the Arts London
Courses: postgraduate
- MA Animation
- MA Creative Practice
- MA Curation Practices
- MA Creative Practice
- MA Fine Art
- MA Graphic Design
- MA Illustration and Graphic Novel
- MA Photography
- MA Worldbuilding and Creature Design
Notable alumni
- Norman Ackroyd, artist
- Sam Ainsley, artist
- Kenneth Armitage, sculptor
- James Bateman, painter
- Glen Baxter, artist
- Trevor Bell, artist
- Alison Britton, ceramics tutor at the Royal College of Art
- Henry Carr, painter and war artist
- Michael Chapman, guitarist, musician and singer
- Paul Clark, musician
- Elisabeth Collins, painter and sculptor
- Raymond Coxon, painter
- Diz Disley, musician and graphic artist
- Leigh Francis, comedian
- Marcus Harvey, painter
- Barbara Hepworth, sculptor
- Damien Hirst, 1995 Turner Prize winner
- Jocelyn Horner, sculptor
- Thomas Houseago, sculptor
- Percy Hague Jowett (1882–1955), artist and arts administrator
- Vivien Knight, art historian and gallerist
- Jacob Kramer, painter
- Edna Lumb, painter
- Henry Moore, sculptor
- Peter Murphy, Stuckist artist
- Stass Paraskos, painter and founder of the Cyprus College of Art
- Bob Peck, actor
- Vivian Pitchforth, artist
- Victor Sloan, visual artist
- Bernard Schottlander, sculptor
- Ria Sharma, founder of Make Love Not Scars
- Georgina Starr, artist
- Cecil Stephenson, artist
- Frankie Vaughan, singer
- Hilda Annetta Walker, artist
- Harold Sandys Williamson, painter
- Trevor Winkfield, painter and writer
- Joash Woodrow, painter
References
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