Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
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The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College was an art college
in the United Kingdom
. It merged with the Kent Institute of Art & Design
on 1 August 2005 to form the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, now the University for the Creative Arts.
It was the second largest specialist art
and design
institution in the country, the University of the Arts, London notwithstanding, boasting as it does a 3,500 yearly student intake. Akin to the London college and the Royal College of Art
, it also had degree-awarding powers independent of a university college
. It was, indeed, a degree
validating partner for fellow art school, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
.
The Farnham School of Art was founded in 1866. The Guildford School of Art followed in 1870. The two conjoined to become the West Surrey College of Art and Design in 1969. In 1994 there was a further merger with the Epsom School of Art, with the combined institution renamed the Surrey Institute of Art & Design a year later. These two former colleges formed the basis for the two main campuses of the school. In 1999 the college was granted university college
status and took on its last name.
Art school
Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It merged with the Kent Institute of Art & Design
Kent Institute of Art & Design
The Kent Institute of Art & Design was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. It was formed by the amalgamation of three independent colleges: Canterbury College of Art, Maidstone College of Art and Rochester College of Art...
on 1 August 2005 to form the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, now the University for the Creative Arts.
It was the second largest specialist art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and design
Design
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...
institution in the country, the University of the Arts, London notwithstanding, boasting as it does a 3,500 yearly student intake. Akin to the London college and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The 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...
, it also had degree-awarding powers independent of a university college
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
. It was, indeed, a degree
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...
validating partner for fellow art school, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
The Arts University College at Bournemouth is a further and higher education university college based in Poole, United Kingdom specialising in arts, performance, design, and media...
.
The Farnham School of Art was founded in 1866. The Guildford School of Art followed in 1870. The two conjoined to become the West Surrey College of Art and Design in 1969. In 1994 there was a further merger with the Epsom School of Art, with the combined institution renamed the Surrey Institute of Art & Design a year later. These two former colleges formed the basis for the two main campuses of the school. In 1999 the college was granted university college
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
status and took on its last name.
Notable alumni
- Linda BarkerLinda BarkerLinda Barker is an English interior designer and television presenter.-Education:Barker studied Fine Arts at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham. She then did odd jobs in various areas including fashion, before settling into a career as an interior designer...
, TV presenter - Cecily BrownCecily BrownCecily Brown, born 1969 in London, is a British painter. She has a great respect for art history and her works reveal her reverence and high regard for artists such as Francisco de Goya, Nicolas Poussin, Willem de Kooning, and Joan Mitchell while incorporating into her works her distinct female...
, painter - Geoffrey BurnandGeoffrey BurnandGeoffrey Burnand was an English painter, theatrical designer and mural artist. His ancestors included the 19th Century Swiss painter Eugène Burnand and Sir Francis Burnand, editor of Punch magazine from 1880-1906....
, painter - Davide CinziDavide Cinzi- Early life and education :Cinzi graduated from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design with a BA degree in "Film and Video". He earned an MA degree in "Cinematography" from the National Film and Television School .- Awards and nominations :...
, cinematographer - Jack CoutuJack CoutuJack Coutu ARE ARCA is an English printmaker, sculptor, etcher, engraver, carver, watercolourist and teacher. He was influenced by Oriental art....
, printmaker and sculptor - Michael Dudok de WitMichaël Dudok De WitMichael Dudok de Wit is an animator, director and illustrator. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art with his first film The Interview. After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema...
, animator - Andrew Gray, graphic designer
- Annabel JankelAnnabel JankelAnnabel Jankel is an award-winning British film and TV director who first came to prominence as a music video director and the co-creator and director of the pioneering cyber-character Max Headroom...
, animator and film director - Morten MørlandMorten MorlandMorten Morland is a Norwegian political cartoonist working in the United Kingdom. His work is regularly featured in The Times newspaper....
, political cartoonist - Grant Orchard, animator and director
- Anthony Pakrosnis, tambourinist
- Kim Papworth, advertising guru
- Chris ShepherdChris ShepherdChris Shepherd is a BAFTA nominated television/film writer and director. Born in Anfield, Liverpool in 1967. He is mainly known for combining live action with animation. His work fuses comedy with commentary on the darker side of human nature....
, animator and director - Suzie TempletonSuzie TempletonSuzie Templeton is a director, animator and writer of stop motion animation films. She is best known for her 2006 animated adaptation of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf....
, animator and director - Alan ThornhillAlan ThornhillAlan Thornhill is a British artist and sculptor whose long association with clay developed from pottery into sculpture. His evolved methods of working enabled the dispensing of the sculptural armature to allow improvisation, whilst his portraiture challenges notions of normality through rigorous...
, sculptor and former potter - Darren WalshDarren Walsh (Director)Darren Walsh is an award winning director, animator and writer using stop frame animation, live action and CG in his work. He lives in London and is represented by production company Passion Pictures having worked previously independently and for Aardman Animations.He originally trained in...
, animator and director - Doug Walshe, steadicam operator and DOP
- Mary WondrauschMary WondrauschMary Wondrausch, OBE is an English artist, potter, historian and writer. She trained as a potter at Farnham School of Art, latterly West Surrey College of Art and Design....
, artist potter and writer - Simon Bor, Sara Bor (nee Hirst)Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids' is a series of books by Jamie Rix and a TV series produced for ITV.The original TV series was based on the award winning collections of cautionary tales by Jamie Rix. Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, Ghostly Tales for Ghastly Kids, Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids and More Grizzly Tales for...
Animation Directors & Producers
External links
- University for the Creative Arts – official website