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 Ruskin School of Art | |
Former name | The Ruskin School of Drawing |
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| Established | 1871 |
| Location | Oxford,Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom 51°45′09″N1°15′02″W / 51.75250°N 1.25056°W /51.75250; -1.25056 |
Operating agency | University of Oxford |
| Website | www |
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TheRuskin School of Art is the Department of Fine Art at theUniversity of Oxford, England.[1] It is part of Oxford'sHumanities Division.
The Ruskin School of Art grew out the Oxford School of Art, which was founded in 1865 and later becameOxford Brookes University.[2] It was headed byAlexander Macdonald and housed in the University Galleries (subsequently theAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology).[3]
In 1869John Ruskin was appointedSlade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford. Critical of the teaching methods at the Oxford School of Art, he set out to found theRuskin School of Drawing in 1871 in the same, but restructured, premises. Macdonald was retained as its Head and became, therefore, the firstRuskin Master until his death in 1921.[3][4][5]
TheSlade School of Fine Art relocated to the Ruskin for the duration of theSecond World War.[citation needed]
It was renamed Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in 1945, and later Ruskin School of Art in 2014.[citation needed] Ruskin School of Art remained at the Ashmolean until 1975 when it moved to 74High Street. In October 2015, the Ruskin opened a second Fine Art building in East Oxford, at 128 Bullingdon Road, on the site of a former warehouse and annexe. Designed by Spratley Studios Architects, the building houses purpose-built art-facilities and studios, and won aRIBA award in 2015. The Ruskin now operates across both sites.[6]
The School was originally founded to encourage artisanship and technical skills. It now provides undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in the production and study of visual art. The subject is taught as a living element of contemporary culture with a broad range of historical and theoretical references.[5] The Ruskin remains at the top of the league tables among art schools in the UK, and was top of its category in the 2021 REF (Research Excellence Framework) exercise.
The School was traditionally headed by an appointedRuskin Master.Richard Wentworth was the last to hold this position (2002–2010).[7][5] The School now benefits from rotating the post of Head of School amongst current faculty members. At present, the role is with Professor Ian Kiaer, while previous Heads of School have included Professors Michael Archer, Jason Gaiger, Hanneke Grootenboer,Brian Catling, Anthony Gardner and Kristen Kreider.
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