LEEDS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

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'Leeds College of Art and Design' is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds in northern 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) - prior to being incorporated into its present guise.
The College of Art today has sites at both Blenheim Walk and in the City Centre, and offers B.A. (Hons) degrees. These degrees are currently validated by the University of Leeds, but the University is withdrawing from this arrangement and in future validation will be 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.
It is also a college in good financial shape - presently in the black, according to ''The Independent'' newspaper. Its current principal is Edmund Wigan.
The college also welcomes international students.

Contents

Notable Alumni

Profound Courses: Further Education

Profound Courses: Higher Education

External links

Notable Alumni

★ Kenneth Armitage, sculptor

★ Alison Britton OBE, Ceramics Tutor at the Royal College of Art

★ Ralph Brown, sculptor

★ Marcus Harvey, artist

★ Barbara Hepworth, sculptor

★ Damien Hirst, 1995 Turner Prize winner

★ Henry Moore, sculptor

★ Peter Murphy, Stuckist artist

★ Stass Paraskos, painter and founder of the Cyprus College of Art

★ Bob Peck, actor

★ Vivian Pitchforth, artist

★ Scritti Politti, singer-songwriter

★ Joash Woodrow, painter

★ Ricky Wilson, lead singer of indie band Kaiser Chiefs

Profound Courses: Further Education

★ A Levels in design - College seems not to be doing the A - levels anymore

★ Graphic Design

★ Art & Design

★ Fashion

★ 3D Design (Material based)

★ Foundation - one of the largest in the country, with 225 students, or thereabouts

Profound Courses: Higher Education

The college is one of the ever growing centres that offer various Higher Education courses. The courses are in the design 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. Students often break themselves in the design business once successful completion of the degree.

★ BA Degree Visual Communications

★ BA Degree Graphic Design

★ BA Degree Fashion

★ BA Degree Art & Design

★ BA Degree Furniture
The college offers Foundation Degrees in areas such as Advertising and Media that with successful completion can lead to an additional year to progress to a full BA Degree.

External links

★ College site