Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

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Central Saint Martins establishes links between artistic practice leading to research projects and employs graduates onto international design consultancy schemes through its Innovation Centre and Design Laboratory. Central Saint Martins has become one of the largest providers of art and design education in the world cite web |url=http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/csm_alumni_now.htm |title=CSM Largest (Official) |accessdate=2008-09-26] and has registered museum status for its historical and contemporary collections.cite web |url=http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/csm_history.htm |title=CSM History (Official) |accessdate=2008-07-30]

History

Central School of Art and Design

The Central School of Art and Design, formerly the Central School of Arts and Crafts, was established by the London County Council in 1896 to provide specialist art teaching for workers in the craft industries. The school was intended to be a centre at which art scholars and students could be brought under the influence of established artists and employers. The aim was a direct outcome of the Arts and Crafts movement sponsored by William Morris and John Ruskin. The Royal Female School of Art, founded in 1842, was transferred to the London County Council and was incorporated into the Central School of Art and Design in 1908. The architect, educationalist and conservationist William Lethaby was a key figure in the foundation of the school and was appointed joint principal with George Frampton from 1896 to 1911. Under Lethaby the Central School of Art and Design was innovatory in both its educational objectives and teaching methods. The majority of teachers were successful practitioners of their crafts, and provided the school with a variety of practical skills and valuable contacts with the creative industries. [cite web |url=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=6247&inst_id=56 |title=Central School of Art and Design History |accessdate=2008-09-27]

aint Martins School of Art

The Saint Martins School of Art was established in 1854 and was founded by the parochial authorities of St Martin-in-the-Fields. The vicar, Reverend M McKenzie, and others were concerned that industrial education should be developed and allied to the general education already provided by Church schools. Art education was intended to form part of this industrial instruction for apprentices. The school became independent of the parish in 1859. The school was recognised by the Technical Education Board of London County Council in 1894 and became part of the development of technical education taking place in London and Britain. The school became firmly established as one of the major fine art and commercial art schools, producing many well-known artists of the era. [cite web |url=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=6248&inst_id=56 |title=Saint Martins School of Art History |accessdate=2008-09-27]

The "Gilbert-Garret Competition for Sketching Clubs" was started in 1870 at St. Martins School of Art, during Mr. John Parker's term as headmaster, and was named after its first president, Sir John Gilbert. [ [http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/general/Arts-And-Crafts-Magazine/Art-School-Exhibitions-2.html Art School Exhibitions] ]

Drama Centre London

The Drama Centre London was founded in 1963 by a breakaway group of teachers and students from the Central School of Speech and Drama, led by John Blatchley, Yat Malmgren and Christopher Fettes. The school is a member of the Conference of Drama Schools [cite web |url=http://sites.stocksphere.com/cds/articles.asp?articleid=15 |title=Conference of Drama Schools - Links to Member Schools |accessdate=2007-01-15] and its undergraduate Acting course is accredited by the National Council for Drama Training. [cite web |url=http://www.ncdt.co.uk/adetails.asp?ID=15 |title=National Council for Drama Training - Accredited Course List |accessdate=2008-09-27]

Byam Shaw School of Art

The Byam Shaw School of Art, founded by the artists John Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole in 1910 as a school of drawing and painting merged with Central Saint Martins in 2003.

chools and location

Central Saint Martins comprises five schools:

*School of Art
*School of Fashion & Textiles
*School of Graphic & Industrial Design
*Drama Centre London
*Byam Shaw School of Art

The schools are based in central London with sites situated at Holborn, Soho, Clerkenwell and Archway.cite web |url=http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/csm_school_profiles.htm |title=School Profiles (Official) |accessdate=2008-07-30]

Kings Cross

Central Saint Martins has revealed plans to move to a purpose built complex at Kings Cross in 2011. The move will create one college site thereby unifying the five schools at one location.cite web |url=http://www.arts.ac.uk/kingscross.htm |title=Kings Cross Move (Official) |accessdate=2008-07-30]

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Gallery

Central Saint Martins houses the Lethaby Gallery and the Window Gallery that collectively exhibit historical and contemporary collections. Established in 1896, the galleries include books, prints and original works of art and design. The College has an active policy of collecting contemporary work by its staff, students and alumni. The College also does research, produces publications and curates exhibitions based on the collections it holds.

Cochrane Theatre

The Cochrane Theatre is a receiving and producing theatre that aims to present all aspects of the performing arts within a proscenium arch. The theatre is situated next to the College's Southampton Row campus in Holborn. The theatre largely serves as a performing platform for students and alumni of the Drama Centre London.

Affiliations

Central Saint Martins is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, with Camberwell College of Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Art.

Exchange

Central Saint Martins has exchange links with the Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, USA and the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, Japan.

Notable Alumni

See also

Former students and staff include:

*John Berger (Art Critic, Novelist, Painter and Author)
*Mark Titchner (Artist and Turner Prize nominee)
*Gilbert and George (Artists and 1986 Turner Prize Winner.)
*Richard Long (Artist and 1989 Turner Prize Winner.)
*Richard Hamilton (Artist and Turner Prize nominee)
*Richard Deacon (Sculptor and 1987 Turner Prize Winner.)
*Craigie Horsfield (Artist, Photographer and Turner Prize nominee)
*John Napier (designer) (Tony Award Winning Set Designer)
*Norman Ackroyd (Printmaker)
*L. Bruce Archer (Engineer and Research Professor)
*Frank Auerbach (Architectural Critic and Writer)
*Richard Seymour (Graphic & Industrial Design, President of D&AD)
*Colin Forbes (Graphic Designer, Co-Founder of Pentagram (design studio))
*Alan Fletcher (Graphic Designer, Co-Founder of Pentagram (design studio))
*Jonathan Barnbrook (Graphic Design, Former Art Director of Adbusters magazine)
*Len Deighton (Author)
*Jason Brooks (Illustrator, known for his work with Hed Kandi)
*Caryn Franklin (Presenter and former Editor of i-D magazine)
*Hamish Bowles (Fashion Journalist and Editor for American Vogue)
*Dylan Jones (Editor of British GQ)
*David E. Carter (Graphic Designer)
*James Dyson (Industrial Design. CEO of Dyson)
*Richard Seymour ((Industrial Design and Co-founder of SeymourPowell)
*Bill Moggridge (Industrial Design and Faculty Member at Stanford University, Co-founder of IDEO)
*Frank Auerbach (Artist)
*Michael "Atters" Attree (Satirist)
*Reyner Banham (Architectural Critic and Writer)
*Faris Badwan (Lead Singer of The Horrors)
*Jeff Banks (Designer and Presenter of the BBC's The Clothes Show)
*Cressida Bell (Textile Designer)
*Lionel Bart (Composer)
*Cressida Bell (Textile Designer)
*Paul Bettany (Actor)
*Peter Blake (Artist)
*Alexander McQueen (Fashion Designer.)
*John Galliano (Fashion Designer and Creative Director for Dior.)
*Hussein Chalayan (Fashion Designer and Creative Director for Puma.)
*Stella McCartney (Fashion Designer.)
*Phoebe Philo (Fashion Designer Creative Director for Celine.)
*Katharine Hamnett, (Fashion Designer.)
*Matthew Williamson (Fashion Designer.)
*Barbara Hulanicki (Designer.)
*Sandra Blow (Painter)
*Sade Adu (Singer)
*Stephen Billington (Actor)
*Pierce Brosnan (Actor)
*Maria Bjornson (Theatre Designer)
*Jason Brooks (Illustrator, known for his work with Hed Kandi)
*Derek Boshier (Painter)
*John Burningham (Children's Author and Illustrator)
*A. S. Byatt (Author)
*Simon Callow (Actor)
*Mel Calman (Cartoonist)
*Michael Cardew (Ceramics)
*Anthony Caro (Sculptor)
*Bryan Charnley (Artist)
*Billy Childish (Painter, Writer, Musician)
*Michael Chow (Restaurateur, Interior Designer, and Part Time Actor)
*Jarvis Cocker, (Lead Vocalist of Pulp)
*Bernald Cohen (Painter)
*Cecil Collins (Artist)
*Terence Conran (Designer, Restaurateur, Retailer and Writer)
*Matthew Collings (British Art Critic and Broadcaster)
*Terence Conran (Designer, Retailer and Restaurateur)
*Jack Coutu (Printmaker and Sculptor)
*Alan Davie (Painter and Musician)
*Frances de la Tour (Actress)
*Sokari Douglas Camp (Artist)
*Braco Dimitrijevic (Artist)
*Peter Doig (Painter)
*Arthur Dooley (Sculptor)
*Mich Dulce (Fashion Designer)
*Ronald Ferns (Illustrator)
*Rodney Fitch (Designer)
*Barry Flanagan (Artist)
*Elisabeth Frink (Sculptor and Printmaker)
*Anthony Froshaug (Typographer)
*Colin Firth (Actor and Writer)
*Tara Fitzgerald (Actor)
*Lucian Freud (Painter)
*Rie Funakoshi (Singer)
*Anthony Gormley (Artist)
*A. A. Gill (British Newspaper Columnist and Writer)
*Eric Gill (Sculptor, Typographer, Stonecutter and Printmaker)
*Andrew Grassie (Artist)
*John Gunther (Author and Journalist)
*Andrew Groves (Fashion Designer)
*Shirin Guild (Fashion Designer)
*Francesca von Habsburg (Art Collector)
*David Hall (Video Artist)
*Kathleen Hale (Artist, Illustrator and Children's Author)
*Tim Hatley (Theatre Designer)
*Mona Hatoum (Performance and Installation Artist)
*Patrick Heron (Painter, Writer and Designer)
*Richard Heslop (Film Director)
*John Hilliard (Artist)
*Rebecca Horn (Installation Artist)
*PJ Harvey (Musician)
*John Hurt (Actor)
*Neil Innes (Singer and Parodist)
*Geraldine James (Actress)
*Edward Johnston (Craftsman)
*Isaac Julien (Filmmaker and Installation Artist)
*Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone (Illustrators)
*Christopher Kane (Fashion Designer)
*Annie Kevans (Artist)
*Tom Karen (Industrial Designer)
*Leon Kossoff (Painter)
*Sophia Kokosalaki (Fashion Designer)
*Dimitri Launder (Artist)
*Ben Lee (Art Director and Graphic Designer)
*Denys Lasdun (Architect)
*David Leland (Director, Screenwriter and Actor)
*Frank Leder (Fashion Designer)
*Mike Leigh (Film Director)
*Cathy Lomax (Artist and Gallery Director)
*Glen Matlock (Bass Player for the Sex Pistols)
*Helen McCrory (Actress)
*Bruce McLean (Performance Artist)
*Bernard Meninsky (Artist)
*John Minton (Artist)
*May Morris (Textile Designer)
*M.I.A. (Singer, Artist and Filmmaker)
*Alex Michon (Artist)
*Navia Nguyen (Model)
*Paul Nash (War Artist)
*Winifred Nicholson (Painter)
*Adrian Noble (Artistic Director and former Chief Executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
*Bruce Oldfield (Fashion Designer)
*Joshua Oppenheimer (Film Director)
*Thérèse Oulton (Painter)
*Lawson Oyekan (Ceramic Sculptor)
*Rifat Ozbek, (Fashion Designer)
*Anita Pallenberg (Actress, Fashion Designer and Model)
*Victor Pasmore (Artist and Architect)
*Platon (Photographer)
*Eduardo Paolozzi (Artist)
*Mervyn Peake (Writer and Illustrator)
*Phoebe Philo (Fashion Designer)
*Zac Posen (Fashion Designer)
*Gareth Pugh (Fashion Designer)
*Stephen Pusey (Artist)
*Philip Ridley (Painter, Writer, Filmmaker and Photographer)
*Diana Ross (Children's Author)
*Claudia Roden (Writer)
*Michael Rothenstein (Printmaker, Painter and Art Teacher)
*Faris Rotter (Musician, Singer and Illustrator)
*John Simm (Actor)
*Kissy Sell Out (Graphic Designer and DJ)
*Gerald Scarfe (Cartoonist and Illustrator)
*Jack Shepherd (Actor)
*Yinka Shonibare (Artist)
*Ruskin Spear (Painter)
*John Standing (Actor)
*Marianne Straub (Textile Designer)
*Posy Simmonds (Cartoonist)
*Paul Simonon (Bass Guitar Player)
*Paul Smith (Fashion Designer)
*Vivian Stanshall (Musician and Writer)
*Joe Strummer (Musician)
*Afewerk Tekle (Artist)
*Philip Turner (Author)
*Mackenzie Thorpe (Artist)
*William G. Tucker (Sculptor)
*John Tunnard (Artist)
*Ronis Varlaam (Film Director and Painter)
*Keith Vaughan (Painter)
*Tom Vek (Musician and Graphic Designer)
*Lee Wagstaff (Artist)
*Polly Walker (Actress)
*Lambert Wilson (Actor)
*Penelope Wilton (Actress)
*Sebastian Winnett (Performance Artist)
*Cerith Wyn Evans (Artist, Sculptor and Filmmaker)
*Frances de la Tour (Actress)
*Emily Young (Sculptor)
*Barbara Yung Mei-ling (Actress)
*Philip Zec (Political Cartoonist)

Source cite web |url=http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/csm_alumni_who.htm |title=Central Saint Martins Alumni |accessdate=2008-09-26]

References

External links

* [http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/ College Website]
* [http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/byamshaw/ Byam Shaw Website]
* [http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/drama/ Drama Centre London Website]