Exeter College of Art and Design explained

Exeter College of Art and Design
Established:1854
Closed:2000
City:Exeter
State:Devon
Country:England

Exeter College of Art and Design was an art college based in Exeter, Devon. Founded in 1854, it amalgamated with what would become Plymouth University in 1989.

The main building was located at Earl Richards Road North Exeter from the 1970s with some facilities based at Barts until the early 1980s. Graphics was based on Gandy Street in the old School of Art buildings until it relocated to the main site in 1984. The Printmaking department was initially located at The Mint.[1] The Art College offered higher education courses including Foundation, BA (Hons) and Combination courses with the University of Exeter as well as MA/Pg diplomas.Disciplines were, Fine Art Ceramics, Graphics, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture and 4D (Film, Video, Sound).

The Priory Press was introduced by Alan Richards and Bernard Beard in association with The Bartholomew Print Workshop in the 1960s and produces limited edition handmade printed books.[2]

History

The School of Art was founded in Exeter in 1854 as part of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and promoted by Edward Bowring Stephens, a local sculptor.[3] In 1858, decorative designer Kent Kingdon offered a £5 prize for a decorative design.[4]

In 1951, The Exeter School of Art was renamed as the Exeter Central College of Art.[5]

Clifford Fishwick (1923–1997) was appointed Painting Master in 1947[6] and was principal of the college from 1958 to 1984. A skilled painter, having trained at Liverpool School of Art, he was a friend of Peter Lanyon and exhibited regularly with the Penwith Society of Arts.[7] Fishwick is now regarded as an important, if underrated, figure in post-war British painting and one of the better artists of the St Ives group.[8]

In 1966, students' print work was featured in an exhibition entitled "An Approach to Printmaking in Exeter" at The Whitechapel Gallery, London.In 1973, the College was renamed again as Exeter College of Art and Design and a new building opened at Earl Richards Road North on the outskirts of Exeter.

In 1976, painting tutor John Butler set up The Spacex (art gallery) which became a registered educational charity in 1990.[9]

The college amalgamated with Polytechnic South West, based in Plymouth, in 1989, and in 2007 the facilities moved permanently to the Plymouth Campus. In 2011, planning permission was granted to demolish and redevelop the site to provide 39 dwellings with parking and landscaping.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exeter Historic Buildings Trust. 11 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062826/http://www.imaginarium.co.uk/ehbt/history2.htm. 5 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Maxted. Ian. Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History; 12 A history of the book in Devon. First published 2001. 16 January 2007. 7 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Exeter Memories – E B Stephens . Oxford National Biography . exetermemories.co.uk . 2013 . 12 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Exeter Memories – Kent Kingdon . exetermemories.co.uk . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Art history in Plymouth . www1.plymouth.ac.uk . 2013 . 10 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927040157/http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/150/History/Pages/Art.aspx . 27 September 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Art Room: Portfolio – Devon Art Gallery in Topsham . theartroomtopsham.co.uk . 2012 . Martin Bentham . 12 May 2013 . 30 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130430234651/http://www.theartroomtopsham.co.uk/portfolio.html . dead .
  7. News: Obituary: Clifford Fishwick – People – News – The Independent . A.Alvarez . . 28 January 1997. . . 0951-9467 . 185201487 . 11 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Volume and exhibition help put overlooked figure in rightful place | This is Cornwall . https://archive.today/20120912054853/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Volume-exhibition-help-overlooked-figure-rightful/story-14145293-detail/story.html#axzz2StIo1SWO . dead. thisiscornwall.co.uk . 2013 . 11 May 2013 . 12 September 2012 .
  9. Web site: Spacex Gallery | Artist Biographies . artbiogs.co.uk . 2013 . 12 May 2013.
  10. Web site: Planning Pages . pub.exeter.gov.uk . 2013 . 12 May 2013 . https://archive.today/20130707072556/http://pub.exeter.gov.uk/scripts/acolnet/planning/AcolnetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeDocs&TheSystemkey=66089 . 7 July 2013 . dead .
  11. Web site: Clifford Fishwick. Poems, paintings and drawings. Devon Records Office. 9 April 2012.
  12. Web site: The Slade School of Fine Art: Prof Edward Allington . ucl.ac.uk . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  13. Web site: Still Life – Martin Bentham RWA, Christopher Garratt & Robert Organ at The Art Room – Topsham . artrabbit.com . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  14. Web site: John Angel F. R. B. S . M.E. Brine . devonheritage.org . 2009 . 11 May 2013.
  15. Web site: Christian Birmingham from HarperCollins Publishers Australia . harpercollins.com.au . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  16. Book: Fashion Forever : 30 years of subculture . Thames Hudson . Farrelly Liz . 2004 . New York . 1903781086.
  17. Web site: Untitled Document . chrispig.com . 2009 . 11 May 2013 . 26 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826180101/http://chrispig.com/biography.htm . dead .
  18. Web site: Video: Ipswich animator reveals all about part he played in creating new Shaun the Sheep Movie . 2023-03-23 . East Anglian Daily Times . en.
  19. Web site: FRINGE REPORT . fringereport.com . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  20. Web site: Keith_Towler_biography.pdf . docs.google.com . 2013 . 11 May 2013.
  21. Web site: Heather Tweed – Saatchi Critic text . heathertweed.co.uk . 2012 . 11 May 2013 . 23 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723095251/http://heathertweed.co.uk/page8.htm . dead .
  22. Web site: Exeter Memories – F J Widgery . exetermemories.co.uk . 2013 . 11 May 2013.

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