Bristol School of Art

Rak-oooh aaah last chance to get in on our Raku summer school!!!

Held by Phil Root (also teaching our medieval tiles summer school) it’s a great chance to explore the wonders of this ceramics technique!

https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/art/raku—summer-school
Or follow the link in our story.

Lovely send off for the FAB FAD and Access students today. We even had joining us from Devon!

Have a blast next you super lot.

❤️ the FAD and Access teams # # #

Summer Schools!
Now we are approaching the end of the academic year it’s a perfect time to join our summer schools. These courses are a great opportunity to try a new hobby in a shorter period in our lovely (cool!) history building!

See slide 2 for what we are running across both weeks and search on our website -summer schools to find what you want

POCKETS!!!
Join tailor Laura Griffin for a weeklong masterclass in all types of tailored pockets. What better way to finish your tailored garment than with one or more handmade pockets.

Pockets are an essential part of a tailored garment, their historic use continues into the modern day, giving unique detail and style.

By developing the skills to craft different types, you will leave confident in your ability to apply this knowledge to your garments at home.

Laura will guide you through such things as a chest pocket, internal pocket, and types of trouser pockets. We will also cover welts, jets and side seam pockets!

Www.sgscol.ac.uk/search/pockets

ENAMELLING!!! Come join the Enamelling summer school with .turrell this summer. A week long course starting on the 22nd of July.

Jessica Turrell is a well-established jeweller with over 30 years teaching experience. Her focus is on the use of vitreous enamel using non-traditional techniques in combination with metal texturing. Jessica studied at Central Saint Martins and has an MA in multi-disciplinary printmaking from UWE, Bristol. She exhibits nationally and internationally.

So you’ll be in safe professional hands to learn all things enamelling!!!
Www.sgscol.ac.uk/search/enamelling

Raku!
Before we begin the set up for our next foundation shows we thought we’d pop in to mention our Summer Schools starting with Raku!
This exciting ceramics course will run for a week and be taught by
For more info and to enrol go to our website and search Raku
sgscol.ac.uk/search/raku

Here is a sneak peak of our HE and Access to Art and Design Degree Show!!

Opening this Friday at 6pm

The students have worked so hard for the last year, and they cannot wait to share with you the incredible work.

Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows 2023!

The shows showcase the amazing work and creative projects that we have been working on throughout the academic year, and an opportunity to see the great talent represented within our student body.

Expect work in sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, video, textiles, ceramics, writing and much more...

Degree Show 10–14th June 10am – 4pm (Opening event 9th of June 6-8pm with drinks reception)

Including work from Fine Art, Design & Materials, Fashion, and Art History undergraduate students. As well as Access to Higher Education and Community, wellbeing, and evening class students.

Foundation Show 24–29th June 10am – 4pm (Opening event 23th of June 6-8pm with drinks reception)

Please come and visit us within the historic Bristol School of Art building at Queens Road, BS8 1PX. We look forward to welcoming you!
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Open Event Incoming 📣

Did you know that our next open event is just around the corner?

We cannot wait to meet you all at our next open event and help you with your next steps. Come along and talk to our industry specialists about what we can offer you.

Register to come via our website - https://uni.sgscol.ac.uk/open-events

📆 28th January 2023
⏰ 10:00 - 12:30
📍 Bristol School of Art, Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1PX

Some wonderful Paintings and sculptures by our FAD students on the Contemporary Art Practice rotation!

Wonderful to see both 2D and 3D versions of the same artworks.

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Some interesting variations of work from the Fashion,Textiles and Print rotation the other day!

Lots of different textures and organic
shapes by these Foundation students

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A bright splash of colour in this artwork produced by our Foundation students!

This was created during a session reacting to work by Michael Craig-Martin.

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Some marvellous work coming from our Textiles for wellbeing course!

Love the beautiful autumnal colours

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Some wonderful work being created by Foundation students from their sensory day where they were reacting to sound!

We love seeing the students working together in their groups.

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Great work from our online Experimental Drawing students!

It’s great to see the wonderful work they are creating on this virtual course!!!

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Some cool work produced by some of our Foundation year students in their Contemporary Art Practice rotation!

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Disrupting the grid- Visual Communications work using magazine layout to abstract and develop shape and new compositions!

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WARNING NOTICE!
Be aware any leftover clay work from last year (or before) left at our Queens Road campus after the 30th of September will be binned/donated to charity with no further notice.
This includes all sorts of items such as greenware, bisque fired work, work waiting to be glaze fired, finished work, private supplies, custom mixed glazes….

If you would like to drop in to collect your work please let us know or if you can’t collect it before September 30th please email us at [email protected] and we will sort something out!

📢 Degree Enrolment Reminder 📢

Please remember to complete your online enrolment as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so. An email has been sent to you all with the link for you to access.

If you have any issues please feel free to give us a call, email us or DM us on social media and we will help you along the process.

The deadline for your online enrolment is Friday 2nd September so please make sure it is all completed by then.

We cannot wait to see you all very soon! 😆

☎️ 0117 909 2376

📧 [email protected]

We don’t know about you but we have been loving All That Glitters the jewellery show!

If you’ve been watching and are now eager to give jewellery making a go why not join our evening class starting in September?

Check out the website for more details~

https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/art/jewellery-with-jessica-turrell

Whilst we are all getting ready for the new academic year we can’t stop thinking about some of our work from our Foundation show students of 21-22!

Hopefully you managed to come see the show and go inside this immersive experience piece by one of our students

Photography by — Dan Weill
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We're sadden to hear of the passing of Ken Stradling A “collector, entrepreneur, retail buyer and raconteur”, who has left his mark on the art world.

The former managing director of Bristol Guild, died at the age of 100, leaving a legacy in the city through his remarkable collection that contains almost 2,000 design and applied arts pieces.

Announcing his death, the trustees of paid tribute to a collector who lived “a long and remarkable life”. We are proud to have worked in collaboration with Ken and the collection for many years, in particular with the Collection’s education programme, launched in 2014, the programme works to inspire and engage secondary school children, students and teachers in the city and beyond. It also tells stories about the history of design through its exhibition programme. Alun Graves, senior curator at the V&A Museum, said: “Ken Stradling was an important champion of the new ceramic artists of the 50s and 60s, far ahead of the curve in his support for them at the Bristol Guild of Applied Arts.

Here are some of the incredible pieces created by the HE students for the 21/22 year!

Lots of very talented artists creating some very visually dynamic works.

Photography by Dan Weill

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Some of the work from our Degree show.

We will be posting more photos from both shows over the following weeks so keep an eye out if you couldn’t make it in person!

Photography by: Dan Weill

Study with Pride!

We’re so excited to be continuing our long-standing partnership with Bristol Pride as this years Community Partner.

As well as hosting a fantastic celebration of diversity and inclusion, Bristol Pride also helps countless charities and people from across the region access essential services. We are incredibly proud to be a part of that effort.

We wish everybody a happy and safe pride and look forward to celebrating with you all on the 9th of July!