LEEDS ARTS UNIVERSITY
Leeds College of Art was founded in 1846 as the Leeds Government School of Art and Design and after 160 years is still an independent art school, one of very few in the UK, and has contributed to the development of art education in Britain. It was known as the Jacob Kramer College 1968-1993, during which time its alumni included the then rising star, Damien Hirst (7 June 1965-). Earlier Henry Moore (30 July 1898–31 August 1986) and Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903–20 May 1975) were students in the post-World War I era along with Raymond Coxon (18 August 1896–31 January 1997) and Vivian Pitchford (25 April 1895–6 August 1982). By 1946 it had the distinction of having fifteen past students as Principals of other schools of art including the Principal of the Royal College of Art, Percy Hague Jowett (1 June 1882–1955). It established the Leeds University Gregory Fellowship which brought numerous practising artists of repute to the city, many of whom visited and taught at the College. In 1993 the Jacob Kramer College lost part of its provision to Leeds Polytechnic, the future Leeds Beckett University. It was known as Leeds College of Art and Design until 2009, and then as Leeds College of Art. In August 2017, the school was granted university status, and the name was changed to Leeds Arts University.
Website: https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk