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Official account for the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. Posting news about our events, open days, job opportunities and research. Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade

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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Curious about studying on our Art and Technology BA? Join us at our UCL East studios on Friday 25 September, 2pm–4pm, for an Information Session and Tour. Book your place: buff.ly/hNCFbAw 📸 Art and Technology Conductivity Workshop, 2026 ©Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🌞Slade MA/MFA/PhD Degree Show is open to the public from Saturday 13 June – Sunday 21 June. Open: 13 –21 June Weekdays: 10am–8pm Weekends: 10am–5pm All welcome, no ticket required 📍Slade School of Fine Art UCL, Gower Street London WC1E 6BT www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events...
Poster for MA/MFA/PhD Degree Show, dark reddish grey background, with Slade written in silver metallic solder written diagonally across the image. Text: Degree Show 2026, and text as per post in white sans serif font.
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Are you interested in studying at UCL Arts & Humanities? 🎓 There’s still time to join us at our undergraduate Open Days this June! Book: buff.ly/2txHAPH @uclartssciences.bsky.social @ucleisps.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social @uclselcs.bsky.social @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social @uclssees.bsky.social
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We’re excited to share Reimagining the Studio of Animal Art - a UCL200 collaboration between the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL Biosciences, the Grant Museum of Zoology, and the Zoological Society of London. Read more: buff.ly/3ntEMeb 📸 Lucy Pope 2026 #UCL200 @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Slade BA/BFA Degree Show is open! The show is free, and all are welcome. Dates and times: 22 May: 10am–8pm Sat 23 - Sun 24 May: 10am–5pm Bank Holiday Monday 25 May: 10am–8pm 26 May: 10am–8pm 27 May: 10am–5pm 28 May: 10am–8pm Info: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events... 📷 Star Gaze Artist (@stargazeartist)
Photograph of artwork in studio: 2 textile works, framed by red curtains, one of a person putting their make up in the mirror,  the other of someone seated whilst another person zips up their shoes.
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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Our current exhibition 'Relics' brings together 3 rooms curated by Warburg MA students, drawing on our collections and recent works by PhD artists @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social. Room 1, 'Engrams', explores how images and practices retain contemporaneity. Learn more ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
An image from 'Engrams', Room 1 of the 'Relics' exhibition in the Warburg Institute gallery. Photo: Stephen White & Co. Image courtesy of the Warburg Institute.An image from 'Engrams', Room 1 of the 'Relics' exhibition in the Warburg Institute gallery. Photo: Stephen White & Co. Image courtesy of the Warburg Institute.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
✨Slade BA/BFA Degree Show opens Thursday 21 May! Opening: 21 May, 6–9pm (free tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slade-babf...) Show open: 22–28 May (all welcome, no ticket required) Weekend, 23–24 May: 10am–5pm Weekdays, including Bank Holiday Monday: 10am–8pm except 27 May, 10am–5pm
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Slade BA/BFA Opening
Join us for the Slade BA/BFA Opening on 21 May 2026*
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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This spring, students on the Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture MA programme have collaborated on 'Relics', an exhibition featuring objects from our collections and new and recent works by PhD artists from @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social. Find out more ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Drawing childhood: Raymond Briggs Perhaps best known for The Snowman, the beloved wordless story of a boy and his magical winter companion, he had a long career illustrating children’s books before creating his own distinctive works. buff.ly/KU58jhN @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social
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London Geodiversity Partnership @londongeodiversity.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Jasmir Creed studies at @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social and is a fabulous painter of London life. You can follow her on Instagram (Jasmir_Creed_artist)
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
As part of UCL’s recent delegation to China, Professor Kieren Reed (UCL Slade School of Fine Art) visited Springboard International Bilingual School as the first stop on the programme. #UCLinChina #UCL @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Interested in studying an undergraduate degree at the Slade School of Fine Art? Join our virtual open events on 28 April to explore the Fine Art BA/BFA and Art and Technology BA, and find out what it’s like to study at the Slade. buff.ly/eckkpoo buff.ly/R0Dt6yj @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Join us! We are recruiting for a full-time Computational Art Technician to provide technical expertise, guidance, advice as well as operational support as part of the day-to-day running of the Slade Studio at UCL East. Apply by: 21 April 2026 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Photograph of Slade BA Art and Technology team at UCL East.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Spineless Wonders: Reading the Landscape Wed 25 March 2–3pm Online Free book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984384598... DARLLEN Y DIRWEDD: SPINELESS WONDERS Dydd Mercher 25 Mawrth 2yp–3yp Ar-lein ar Zoom: Cadwch le am ddim ar Eventbrite (trefnir a rheolir y sesiwn gan Ysgol Gelf y Slade)
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Reading the Landscape: Spineless Wonders
An online event, via Zoom, addressing the theme Reading the Landscape.
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UCL Art Librarian @uclartlibrarian.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The call for applications for the UCL Small Press in Residence 2026 is now open. The residency is hosted by @uclspeccoll.bsky.social in collaboration with the @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social and @uclpublishing.bsky.social Please share: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Join us! We are recruiting for an academic Lecturer position (full-time) for a practicing artist working in the field of computational or technology-driven art. The post holder will be based at UCL East. Applications close: 11 Mar 2026 For full details & how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🎨 Proud moment: The Slade School of Fine Art has been ranked #1 in the UK in Fine Art by the Guardian University Guide 2026, with a perfect score of 100! We have multiple departments in the top 10 in Guardian’s 2026 subject tables, find out more: buff.ly/lTzRm8n @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🌟Slade MA/MFA Interim Showcase 2025 Our MA/MFA Interim Showcase, featuring work by our 2nd year fine art media, painting and sculpture students, takes place from 3–5 October. Entry is by timed tour only Free, tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/cc/slade-mam...
Poster for Slade MA/MFA Interim Showcase (text in white as per post). The image features a green overlay over a photo showing a close up of a window with the reflection of the UCL Portico.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We are recruiting for an academic Lecturer position for a practicing artist working broadly in the field of painting. Lecturer in Fine Art FTE: 0.5 (2.5 days a week (includes Monday and Tuesday) Closing date: Monday 18 August 2025 (23:59) For further details and to apply, see bit.ly/lecturer_fin...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Slade Summer School: off to a great start with Papermaking and Drawing! Led by tutors and assistants from across the Slade community, our wide range of courses blend traditional and contemporary approaches in a vibrant, creative environment. For full programme, see: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/study/...
Paper hanging on a line in studio.Drawing of a hand on paper. A shell is on the paper and words "Slow Down! " written on page.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Workshop Manager Fixed-Term Fixed term 11 month maternity cover Full-time Due to the time critical nature of this role, all applicants must already have the right to work in the UK and need to be eligible to start work from 1 September 2025 Apply by 14 July 2025 🔗https://bit.ly/sladeworkshopmanager
Photograph of a workshop, equipped with equipment and machines.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Our MA/MFA Show continues until Sunday 22 June. Open: weekdays 10am–8pm weekends 10am–5pm Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Entry is via the accessible entrance, see 🔗in bio. Free, all welcome! 📷 Weicheng Tang, The Ideal UCL
Circle print on mesh of UCL with an imagined garden landscape. Artwork by Weicheng Tang.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Join us! We are currently recruiting for a Lecturer (Teaching) post, part-time (0.4 fte), fixed term maternity cover (10 months). Closing date: Wednesday 11th June at 23:59. For further details, see bit.ly/ssofalecturer
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Slade BA/BFA Degree Show Opening, 5pm–9:30pm, Thurs 22 May Entry by timed ticket: 5pm/6:30pm/8pm 🎟Free, booking essential via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slade-babf... Open: 23–29 May no ticket needed 10am-8pm* weekdays 10am–5pm weekends * except 27 May, 10am–6pm Entrance free, all welcome
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Slade BA/BFA Degree Show: Opening, Thursday 22 May
Entry is by timed ticket slots; each slot is 1.5 hours.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Dr Susan Owens will give the Milein Cosman Drawing Lecture: Places of the Mind, Portraits of the Soul: drawings by Jonathan Richardson and John Constable on 6 May at 6:30pm, Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL. Free, reserve via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1303407730...
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Milein Cosman Lecture: Places of the Mind, Portraits of the Soul: drawings
This lecture will be delivered by Dr Susan Owens.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
InterWorlds talk: Transcultural Hybridity in Art   - Jasmine Chohan: Curatorial Perspectives. Jasmine Chohan is a Curator at Tate. Thursday 8 May, 11am–1pm In person and online For further details and booking, see Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1345010906...
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InterWorlds- Jasmine Chohan: Curatorial Perspectives
Jasmine Chohan, Curator at Tate presents Curatorial Perspectives, part of InterWorlds Hybridity in Art research group series at the Slade.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Book Launch and Discussion: Drawing Analogies: Diagrams in Art, Theory and Practice Thursday 1 May, 6pm The Gallery, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL For information and to attend, email David Burrows: d.burrows@ucl.ac.uk Details: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/news/1...
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Slade School of Fine Art - Drawing Analogies: Diagrams in Art, Theory and Practice - Book Launch
A launch and discussion will take place at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL to mark the publication of Drawing Analogies: Diagrams in Art, Theory and Practice by David Burrows, John Cussans, Dean Ken...
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Applications are open for two part-time lecturer posts on our Art and Technology BA: Lecturer in Art and Technology (Gaming): bit.ly/arttechgaming Lecturer in Art and Technology (History and Theory of Art) bit.ly/arttechhisth... Closing date: 22 April 2025
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Ruth Siddall @pavementgeology.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
This Saturday, 22 March 2025 is World Pigment Day! Founded by myself and Jo Volley @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social we are now 7 years old. Follow us on instagram #worldpigmentday
Making paint from pink and red pigments A photo from a paint making workshop. Blue, yellow and red watercolour paint is being made from pure ultramarine and ochre pigments Lake pigments are made from dyes. The photo shows small jars filled with multicoloured lake pigments The image is split screen. The top shows some jars containing pigments which are made from minerals or are synthetic products which are chemically analogous to minerals. The lower part of the image shows brightly coloured mineral specimens
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Kaja Marczewska @kajamarczewska.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Join us for Colour & Poetry: A Symposium VII! Celebrating International Colour Day and World Poetry Day online on 21 March. Free, book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colour-poe...
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Colour & Poetry: A Symposium VII
This year's event celebrating International Colour Day and World Poetry Day on 21 March will take place from Woburn Square online.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Book now for Spineless Wonders at Aberystwyth School of Art in March! 14 Mar: Conversing, traversing, translating the collection & Off The Shelf–Performing The Collection 15 Mar: Workshop, creative writing and making @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social Free, book via 🔗 bit.ly/sa_soa
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Spineless Wonders at Aberystwyth School of Art
Spineless Wonders Exhibition of Small Press Publications, Words and Images: Re:Collection: Out of the Collection: School of Art, (SOA) Aberystwyth University, also runs 10 March–6 May 2025 (check Abe...
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We are delighted to welcome Anthea Hamilton who will be giving the next Slade Contemporary Art Lecture on Wednesday 12 February at 5pm. UCL Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1, B304, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Free, book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/slade-cont...
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Slade Contemporary Art Lecture: Anthea Hamilton
We are delighted to welcome Anthea Hamilton, who will be speaking as part of this term's Contemporary Art Lecture series.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Join us for Spineless Wonders at Aberystwyth School of Art in March! 14 Feb: Conversing, traversing, translating the collection & Off The Shelf – Performing The Collection 15 Feb: Workshop, creative writing and making Free, book via 🔗 Exhibition: 10 Mar–6 May www.eventbrite.com/cc/spineless...
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Spineless Wonders at Aberystwyth School of Art
Spineless Wonders Exhibition of Small Press Publications, Words and Images: Re:Collection: Out of the Collection: School of Art, (SOA) Aberystwyth University.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
UCL Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and the UCL School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI) at UCL East, are seeking to appoint four Quirk Creative Fellows to work with them from March to July 2025, each funded at £5,000. Apply by 16 Feb Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
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UCL 2025 Creative Fellowships open - Encounters: Knowledge Futures in the Age of AI
The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at UCL’s Bloomsbury campus, together with the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI) at UCL East, is seeking to appoint four Quirk Creative Fell...
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We are pleased to welcome Becky Beasley, who will be giving next week's Slade Contemporary Art Lecture. Wednesday 29 January 2025, 5pm Lecture Theatre 1, B304, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Tickets free, book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/1213986158...
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Slade Contemporary Art Lecture: Becky Beasley
We are delighted to welcome Becky Beasley, who will be speaking as part of this term's Contemporary Art Lecture series.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Resolving Power: recent works by Carey Young. An inaugural lecture. Wednesday 5 February, 5:30pm Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower St, London WC1 Free, 🎟️ via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resolving-...
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Resolving Power: recent works by Carey Young. An inaugural lecture.
Join us for Professor Carey Young's Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday 5 February.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
We are pleased to welcome Harold Offeh, who will give the first Slade Contemporary Art Lecture of this term. Wednesday 15 January 2025, 5pm Lecture Theatre 1, B304, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Tickets free, book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/1142714282...
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Slade Contemporary Art Lecture: Harold Offeh
The Slade is pleased to welcome Harold Offeh as part of our Contemporary Art Lecture series.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
UCL will be closed from 5:30pm on Friday 20 December 2024, and will reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025. Wishing our students, staff, alumni, friends and supporters a happy winter break! We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Slade building (2 floors of windows, with a rotunda at the entrance) in the snow, trees and a lampost framing the image.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Interested in our BA or BFA in Fine Art? We are holding 2 events before applications close at the end of January, as follows: Thursday 16 January, 11am-12noon-Online Q&A via Zoom Thursday 16 January, 2pm-3:30pm-In person Talk and Tour To book see 🔗 in bio. 📷 BA/BFA Degree Show: Marianna Soukeras
Photo of an abstract painting in shades of brown and ochre, taken through the window of a studio.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Interested in studying for a MA or MFA in Fine Art? Come along to our online MA/MFA question and answer session on Tuesday 10 December at 9:30am. Register via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slade-mamf... 📷MA/MFA Degree Show 2024, paintings by Ross Head.
Photo of a long corridor at the Slade School of Fine Art, in the foreground there are 3 paintings on the wall by Ross Head.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Our MA/MFA Interim Showcase, featuring work by our 2nd year MA and MFA students, takes place between 10–12 December at the main Slade Building, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Free, entry is by timed tour only, book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/slade-mamf....
Poster with textured blue background with a red curved shape in front, with details for the Interim Showcase. "free, entry by timed ticket only, book via Eventbrite: Tuesday 10 December, 12noon-5pm*. Wednesday 11 December, 10:30am-5:30pm*, Thursday 12 December 10am–12noon* . *denotes last entry time.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We are delighted to welcome Simeon Barclay, who is giving the Slade Contemporary Art Lecture at 5pm on Wednesday 4 December. Venue: Cruciform Lecture Theatre LT1, B304 Open to the public, tickets free via Eventbrite​: www.eventbrite.com/e/slade-cont...
Photo taken from outside Gallery front, inside is a huge inflatable (Donald Duck?) lying on the floor.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Congratulations to Roman Sheppard Dawson, Ross Head, Isabella Sartori and Raquel Yago Boj, who have been awarded this year's UCL East Provost Art Prize. 🔗https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/news/2024/nov/announcing-2024-ucl-east-provost-art-prize-winners
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
New 'UCL' letters created by Jo Volley, Coordinator Material Research Project & Network and Kimberly Selvaggi, PhD student at the Slade School of Fine Art, are on the Wilkins Terrace. The works showcases the Pigment Farm Project. For more information, see: www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/news/1...
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Slade School of Fine Art - UCL unveils new letters celebrating the Slade Pigment Farm
New 'UCL' letters are now up at the Wilkins Terrace created by Jo Volley, Coordinator Material Research Project & Network and Kimberly Selvaggi, PhD student at the Slade School of Fine Art.
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Slade School of Fine Art @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Applications are open for a full-time Lecturer in Art and Technology for our BA Art & Tech. This is an academic position for a practising artist working in the field of computational or technology-driven art and will be based at UCL East, Stratford. Apply by 27 Nov 🔗https://bit.ly/lecturerarttech
UCL East, Pool Street, London Aquatic Centre in foreground. Photo ©UCL Media Services
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