Leeds College of Art and Design
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Leeds College of Art 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
. 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 Metropolitan University
). It was known as Leeds College of Art and Design until 2009.
The college today has sites both at Blenheim Walk (53.80882°N 1.55148°W)
and at Vernon Street in the City Centre (53.801822°N 1.546684°W), and offers B.A.
(Hons) degrees
. These degrees are currently validated by the Open University
. Like many of the 'traditional' British art schools, it has a modest annual intake, currently at 640 higher education students a year.
The current principal is Simone Wonnacott.
The college also welcomes international
students.
region with many students from Further Education level at the college deciding to pursue their education at a higher level at the college rather than the traditional university.
Honours Degrees
Further education
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and higher education
Higher education
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institution, based in the city of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with a main campus opposite the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. It was founded in 1846 as the Leeds School of Art. From 1968 to 1993 it was known as Jacob Kramer
Jacob Kramer
Jacob Kramer was a Ukrainian-born painter who spent all of his working life in England.-Life and work:...
College - having lost part of its provision to Leeds Polytechnic (the future Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
). It was known as Leeds College of Art and Design until 2009.
The college today has sites both at Blenheim Walk (53.80882°N 1.55148°W)
and at Vernon Street in the City Centre (53.801822°N 1.546684°W), and offers B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Hons) degrees
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
. These degrees are currently validated by the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
. Like many of the 'traditional' British art schools, it has a modest annual intake, currently at 640 higher education students a year.
The current principal is Simone Wonnacott.
The college also welcomes international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
students.
Notable alumni
- Norman AckroydNorman AckroydNorman Ackroyd, CBE, R.A. is an English artist known primarily for his aquatints. He is based in London.Ackroyd attended Leeds College of Art from 1957–61 and the Royal College of Art, London from 1961–64, where he studied under Julian Trevelyan. Subsequently he lived for several years in the...
, artist - Kenneth ArmitageKenneth ArmitageWilliam Kenneth Armitage CBE was a British sculptor known for his semiabstract bronzes.-Biography:...
, sculptor - Glen BaxterGlen BaxterGlen Baxter , nicknamed Colonel Baxter, is an English cartoonist, noted for his absurdist drawings and an overall effect often resembling literary nonsense.Born in Leeds, Baxter was trained at the Leeds College of Art...
, artist - Alison Britton OBE, Ceramics Tutor at the Royal College of ArtRoyal College of ArtThe Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
- Ralph Brown, sculptor
- Paul ClarkPaul Clark (musician)Paul Clark is a musician and business entrepreneur, possibly best known as the keyboard player of post-punk band The Bolshoi.-Biography:Born June 12 in Leeds, Yorkshire, Paul was educated at Lofthouse Gate County Primary School, Benton Park Grammar School and finally at Jacob Kramer College of Art...
, musician - Diz DisleyDiz DisleyDiz Disley was an Anglo-Canadian jazz guitarist and graphic designer. He is best known for his jazz guitar playing, strongly influenced by Django Reinhardt, and for his collaborations with the violinist Stéphane Grappelli....
, musician and graphic artist - Leigh FrancisLeigh FrancisLeigh Szaak Francis is an English impressionist born in Leeds. He is best known for his work as the creator of Channel 4's Bo' Selecta!, and for his portrayal of Keith Lemon for several ITV programmes. Francis lives in Camden Town, London, and on October 31, 2003, at Allerton Castle, North...
, comedian - Marcus HarveyMarcus HarveyMarcus Harvey is an English artist and painter, one of the Young British Artists .-Exhibitions:Harvey has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including ‘The Führer's Cakes’ at Galleria Marabini in Bologna, ‘Snaps’ at White Cube in London, ‘Sex and the British’ at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac...
, painter - Barbara HepworthBarbara HepworthDame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,...
, sculptor - Damien HirstDamien HirstDamien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
, 1995 Turner Prize winner - Jacob KramerJacob KramerJacob Kramer was a Ukrainian-born painter who spent all of his working life in England.-Life and work:...
, painter - Henry MooreHenry MooreHenry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art....
, sculptor - Peter MurphyPeter Murphy (artist)Peter Murphy is an English artist working in traditional egg tempera and gold leaf techniques, and a member of the Stuckist art movement.-Life and work:...
, Stuckist artist - Stass ParaskosStass ParaskosStass Paraskos is an artist from Cyprus, although much of his life was spent teaching and working in England.-Early life:Paraskos was born in Anaphotia, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1933, the son of a shepherd farmer. He went to England in 1953 and became a cook in his brother's...
, painter and founder of the Cyprus College of ArtCyprus College of ArtThe Cyprus College of Art is a post-secondary art instutution located in the Mediterranean island of, Cyprus.-Academics:CyCA offers beginner courses in art, university-entrance programmes in art and design, bachelor degree equivalent programmes in Fine Art , and Master of Fine Art degrees at... - Bob PeckBob PeckBob Peck was an English stage, television and film actor.-Early life:He went to Leeds Modern School in Lawnswood...
, actor - Vivian PitchforthVivian PitchforthRoland Vivian Pitchforth RA ARWS was an English painter and an official British war artist during the Second World War. He was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and studied at Leeds School of Art and the Royal College of Art.-References:...
, artist - Green GartsideGreen GartsideGreen Gartside , is a British musician, and the frontman of the band Scritti Politti....
, singer-songwriter of Scritti PolittiScritti PolittiScritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Although there have been various changes to the line-up, Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Green Gartside was the founding member of the band and the only member to have remained throughout the group's... - Victor SloanVictor SloanVictor Sloan MBE is an Irish photographer and artist.Victor Sloan studied at the Royal School, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone and Belfast and Leeds Colleges of Art, England. He lives and works in Portadown, County Armagh in Northern Ireland...
, MBE, visual artist - Bernard SchottlanderBernard SchottlanderBernard Schottlander was a British, Germany born, designer and sculptor.- Life :Schottlander was born in 1924 in Mainz and came as a Jewish refugee to Leeds in 1939. He was a welder and plater and attented evening classes sculpture at Leeds School of Art. From 1949 - 1951 he studied industrial...
, sculptor - Georgina StarrGeorgina StarrGeorgina Starr is an English artist and one of the Young British Artists notable for her "pop style installations and films." Her major works have been described as "large-scale installations combining video and sculpture" to create emotional stories about lost or fragile phenomena.-Life and...
, artist - Joash WoodrowJoash WoodrowJoash Woodrow was a reclusive English artist.Woodrow was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, of Polish-Jewish parents, and was one of eight siblings...
, painter - Frankie VaughanFrankie VaughanFrankie Vaughan, CBE, DL was an English singer of traditional pop music, who issued more than 80 recordings in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits.-Life and career:...
, singer
Courses: Further Education
- Level Two Diploma in Art & Design
- Extended Diploma in Art & Design
- Foundation Diploma in Art & Design - one of the largest in the country, with 250 students validated by the University of the Arts London
Courses: Higher Education
The college is one of the ever growing centres that offer various Higher Education courses. The courses are in the designDesign
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
region with many students from Further Education level at the college deciding to pursue their education at a higher level at the college rather than the traditional university.
Honours Degrees
- BA(Hons)Interior Design
- BA(Hons)Visual Communication
- BA(Hons)Graphic Design
- BA(Hons)Fashion
- BA(Hons)Art & Design (Interdisciplinary)
- BA(Hons)Fine Art
- BA(Hons)Printed Textiles & Surface Pattern Design
- BA(Hons)Creative Advertising
- BA(Hons)Digital Film, Games & Animation
- BA(Hons)/FD Furniture Making
- BA(Hons)Photography