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The '''RMIT School of Art''' is an Australian university [[art school]] located in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], which is responsible for [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate education]] and [[research]] in [[fine art]] and [[Fine-art photography|photography]] at [[RMIT University]]. Established in 1917, it is the top art school in Australia and 11th in the world, according to the 2020 [[QS World University Rankings]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/art-design|title=QS World University Rankings|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:RMIT University (Building 2 & 4).jpg|thumb|right|RMIT School of Art's original Building 2 and buildings 4 and 6 at the Melbourne City campus]] |
[[File:RMIT University (Building 2 & 4).jpg|thumb|right|RMIT School of Art's original Building 2 and buildings 4 and 6 at the Melbourne City campus]] |
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Photography commenced at the College in 1891,<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=29}}</ref> and classes in [[Collodion process|wet-plate photography]], [[photoengraving]], [[photolithography]] and [[collotype]] and [[carbon print]]ing were all offered by 1902.<ref name="p76Murray-Smith&Dare">{{harvnb|Murray-Smith|Dare|1987|p=76}}</ref> Instructor Ludovico Hart founded one of the earliest photographic clubs in Australia at the College in 1891, The Working Men's College Photographic Club, which continues today as The Melbourne Camera Club.<ref>[http://www.melbournephoto.org.au/a-short-history.html A Short History]</ref> Between 1904 and 1905, instructor James Aebi also took what were likely the first colour photographs in Australia at the College.<ref name="p76Murray-Smith&Dare" / |
Photography commenced at the College in 1891,<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=29}}</ref> and classes in [[Collodion process|wet-plate photography]], [[photoengraving]], [[photolithography]] and [[collotype]] and [[carbon print]]ing were all offered by 1902.<ref name="p76Murray-Smith&Dare">{{harvnb|Murray-Smith|Dare|1987|p=76}}</ref> Instructor Ludovico Hart founded one of the earliest photographic clubs in Australia at the College in 1891, The Working Men's College Photographic Club, which continues today as The Melbourne Camera Club.<ref>[http://www.melbournephoto.org.au/a-short-history.html A Short History]. The Melbourne Camera Club. Retrieved June 07, 2017</ref> Between 1904 and 1905, instructor James Aebi also took what were likely the first colour photographs in Australia at the College.<ref name="p76Murray-Smith&Dare" /> Photography was dropped from the College curricula in 1914, but recommenced as a [[academic certificate|certificate]] course in the School of Art in 1936.<ref name="p309Murray-Smith&Dare">{{harvnb|Murray-Smith|Dare|1987|p=309}}</ref> It became a department of the School in 1956, with a [[diploma]] course developed by Dr. Neil Lewis from [[Kodak]] which he modelled on that of the [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] in the [[United States]].<ref name="p309Murray-Smith&Dare" /> |
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Art became a separate school at RMIT in 1917, as the School of Applied Art (and the second following the Trades School in 1890), with a building for its own purposes completed that year.<ref name="p87Murray-Smith&Dare">{{harvnb|Murray-Smith|Dare|1987|p=87}}</ref> The foundation stone for the new School building was laid by the [[Premier of Victoria]], Sir [[Alexander Peacock]], on 25 January 1915,<ref name="p87Murray-Smith&Dare" /> and the School was officially opened with a 1 [[ounce|oz]] 15 [[Fineness#Karat|karat]] [[gold]] and [[Vitreous enamel|enamelled]] [[Key (lock)|key]] by the [[Governor of Victoria]], Sir [[Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley|Arthur Stanley]], on 25 January 1917.<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=22}}</ref> Since 2008, the original key is held by [[Melbourne Museum]] as part of its history of technology collection.<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=24}}</ref> |
Art became a separate school at RMIT in 1917, as the School of Applied Art (and the second following the Trades School in 1890), with a building for its own purposes completed that year.<ref name="p87Murray-Smith&Dare">{{harvnb|Murray-Smith|Dare|1987|p=87}}</ref> The foundation stone for the new School building was laid by the [[Premier of Victoria]], Sir [[Alexander Peacock]], on 25 January 1915,<ref name="p87Murray-Smith&Dare" /> and the School was officially opened with a 1 [[ounce|oz]] 15 [[Fineness#Karat|karat]] [[gold]] and [[Vitreous enamel|enamelled]] [[Key (lock)|key]] by the [[Governor of Victoria]], Sir [[Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley|Arthur Stanley]], on 25 January 1917.<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=22}}</ref> Since 2008, the original key is held by [[Melbourne Museum]] as part of its history of technology collection.<ref>{{harvnb|Edquist|Grierson|2008|p=24}}</ref> |
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== Courses and programs == |
== Courses and programs == |
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The School of Art offers [[Vocational education|vocational]] certificate and diploma courses in visual arts and photography programs; [[bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[master's degree]] courses in fine art and photography programs and a [[Doctorate of Philosophy]] in art.<ref>[https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-schools/art/our-teaching-areas Teaching areas—School of Art]. [[RMIT University]]. Retrieved June 07, 2017</ref> In |
The School of Art offers [[Vocational education|vocational]] certificate and diploma courses in visual arts and photography programs; [[bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[master's degree]] courses in fine art and photography programs and a [[Doctorate of Philosophy]] in art.<ref>[https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-schools/art/our-teaching-areas Teaching areas—School of Art]. [[RMIT University]]. Retrieved June 07, 2017</ref> In 2020 it was ranked 11th in the world for Art and Design subjects in the [[QS World University Rankings]],<ref name=":1"/> making it the top ranked art school in Australia. |
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== Galleries and research == |
== Galleries and research == |
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Notable alumni of the School of Art include: painters [[Charles Billich]], [[Lindsay Edward]], [[Vincent Fantauzzo]], [[Harold Freedman]], [[Kenneth Jack]], [[Robert Jacks]], [[Ligel Lambert]], [[John Kelly (artist)|John Kelly]], [[Sam Leach (artist)|Sam Leach]], [[Gareth Sansom]] and [[Charles Wheeler (painter)|Charles Wheeler]]; drawers/illustrators [[David de Vries]], [[Virginia Grayson]], [[William Ellis Green]], [[Robert Ingpen]] and [[Anne Judell]]; photographers [[Grahame King]], [[Charles Page (photographer)|Charles Page]] and [[Christian Thompson (artist)|Christian Thompson]]; sculptors/metalsmiths [[Kingsley Baird]], [[Peter Corlett]], [[Stuart Devlin]], [[Raymond Boultwood Ewers]], [[Leonard French]], [[Clement Meadmore]] and [[Lenton Parr]]; and former [[National Gallery of Australia]] director [[Ron Radford]]. |
Notable alumni of the School of Art include: painters [[Charles Billich]], [[Lindsay Edward]], [[Vincent Fantauzzo]], [[Harold Freedman]], [[Kenneth Jack]], [[Robert Jacks]], [[Ligel Lambert]], [[John Kelly (artist)|John Kelly]], [[Sam Leach (artist)|Sam Leach]], [[Gareth Sansom]] and [[Charles Wheeler (painter)|Charles Wheeler]]; drawers/illustrators [[David de Vries]], [[Virginia Grayson]], [[William Ellis Green]], [[Robert Ingpen]] and [[Anne Judell]]; photographers [[Grahame King]], [[Charles Page (photographer)|Charles Page]] and [[Christian Thompson (artist)|Christian Thompson]]; sculptors/metalsmiths [[Kingsley Baird]], [[Peter Corlett]], [[Stuart Devlin]], [[Raymond Boultwood Ewers]], [[Leonard French]], [[Clement Meadmore]] and [[Lenton Parr]]; and former [[National Gallery of Australia]] director [[Ron Radford]]. |
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Its notable faculty include: [[Godwin Bradbeer]], [[Betty Churcher]], Lindsay Edward, Vincent Fantauzzo, Harold Freedman, Virginia Grayson, [[Murray Griffin]], [[Pamela Irving]], [[Inge King]], [[Simon Perry]], [[Udo Sellbach]], [[Napier Waller]] and [[Teisutis Zikaras]]. |
Its notable faculty include: [[Godwin Bradbeer]], [[Betty Churcher]], [[Mikala Dwyer]], Lindsay Edward, Vincent Fantauzzo, Harold Freedman, Virginia Grayson, [[Murray Griffin]], [[Pamela Irving]], [[Inge King]], [[Simon Perry]], [[Udo Sellbach]], [[Napier Waller]] and [[Teisutis Zikaras]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*{{cite book |last=Ross |first=C. Stuart |title=Francis Ormond: Pioneer, Patriot, Philanthropist |url=https://archive.org/details/francisormondpio00rossrich |publisher=Melville & Mullen|date=1912 |location=London}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Murray-Smith |first1=Stephen |last2=Dare |first2=Andrew John |title=The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |publisher=Hyland House Publishing |date=1987 |location=Melbourne |isbn=0-947062-06-8}} |
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*{{Cite book |last1=Edquist |first1=Harriet |last2=Grierson |first2=Elizabeth |title=A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT |place=Melbourne |publisher=RMIT University Press |year=2008 | isbn=978-1-921166-91-4}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 31 October 2024
School of Art | |
Former names | School of Applied Art |
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| Type | art school |
| Established | 1917 |
| Affiliation | RMIT University |
| Dean | Professor Kit Wise |
| Location | , , |
| Website | School of Art |
The RMIT School of Art is an Australian university art school located in Melbourne, Victoria, which is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate education and research in fine art and photography at RMIT University. Established in 1917, it is the top art school in Australia and 11th in the world, according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings.[1]
History
[edit]Art education has been offered at RMIT since its foundation in 1887 (as the Working Men's College),[2] as part of a suite of "art, science and technological" classes envisioned by its founder Francis Ormond.[3] The early art classes of the College were modelled on those of British and European art schools—particularly the Brighton College of Art (now the University of Brighton) and the South Kensington Science and Art School (now the Royal College of Art) in the United Kingdom.[4]
By 1899, around 400 students were taking classes in architectural and freehand drawing, painting, sculpture and wood-carving at the College.[5] Its architectural classes were the first in Victoria,[6] and remained part of the School of Art until 1934 when they broke away to form the predecessor to the RMIT School of Architecture and Design.[7]
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Photography commenced at the College in 1891,[8] and classes in wet-plate photography, photoengraving, photolithography and collotype and carbon printing were all offered by 1902.[9] Instructor Ludovico Hart founded one of the earliest photographic clubs in Australia at the College in 1891, The Working Men's College Photographic Club, which continues today as The Melbourne Camera Club.[10] Between 1904 and 1905, instructor James Aebi also took what were likely the first colour photographs in Australia at the College.[9] Photography was dropped from the College curricula in 1914, but recommenced as a certificate course in the School of Art in 1936.[11] It became a department of the School in 1956, with a diploma course developed by Dr. Neil Lewis from Kodak which he modelled on that of the Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States.[11]
Art became a separate school at RMIT in 1917, as the School of Applied Art (and the second following the Trades School in 1890), with a building for its own purposes completed that year.[12] The foundation stone for the new School building was laid by the Premier of Victoria, Sir Alexander Peacock, on 25 January 1915,[12] and the School was officially opened with a 1 oz 15 karat gold and enamelled key by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Arthur Stanley, on 25 January 1917.[13] Since 2008, the original key is held by Melbourne Museum as part of its history of technology collection.[14]
Courses and programs
[edit]The School of Art offers vocational certificate and diploma courses in visual arts and photography programs; bachelor's and master's degree courses in fine art and photography programs and a Doctorate of Philosophy in art.[15] In 2020 it was ranked 11th in the world for Art and Design subjects in the QS World University Rankings,[1] making it the top ranked art school in Australia.
Galleries and research
[edit]The School of Art has a number of gallery spaces, the largest of these being in buildings 2 and 94 on the RMIT Melbourne City campus,[16] and links to the RMIT campus union's First Site Gallery and the University's major gallery RMIT Gallery.
Research in the School of Art research focuses on contemporary art, photography and craft. CAST (Contemporary Art and Social Transformation) is the School's core research group, leading collaborative socially-engaged artistic projects.
People
[edit]Notable alumni of the School of Art include: painters Charles Billich, Lindsay Edward, Vincent Fantauzzo, Harold Freedman, Kenneth Jack, Robert Jacks, Ligel Lambert, John Kelly, Sam Leach, Gareth Sansom and Charles Wheeler; drawers/illustrators David de Vries, Virginia Grayson, William Ellis Green, Robert Ingpen and Anne Judell; photographers Grahame King, Charles Page and Christian Thompson; sculptors/metalsmiths Kingsley Baird, Peter Corlett, Stuart Devlin, Raymond Boultwood Ewers, Leonard French, Clement Meadmore and Lenton Parr; and former National Gallery of Australia director Ron Radford.
Its notable faculty include: Godwin Bradbeer, Betty Churcher, Mikala Dwyer, Lindsay Edward, Vincent Fantauzzo, Harold Freedman, Virginia Grayson, Murray Griffin, Pamela Irving, Inge King, Simon Perry, Udo Sellbach, Napier Waller and Teisutis Zikaras.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
- ^ a b "QS World University Rankings". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, pp. 30–31
- ^ Ross 1912, p. 73
- ^ Ross 1912, p. 80, p. 99
- ^ Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, p.64. p. 77
- ^ Edquist & Grierson 2008, p. 4
- ^ Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, p. 231
- ^ Edquist & Grierson 2008, p. 29
- ^ a b Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, p. 76
- ^ A Short History. The Melbourne Camera Club. Retrieved June 07, 2017
- ^ a b Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, p. 309
- ^ a b Murray-Smith & Dare 1987, p. 87
- ^ Edquist & Grierson 2008, p. 22
- ^ Edquist & Grierson 2008, p. 24
- ^ Teaching areas—School of Art. RMIT University. Retrieved June 07, 2017
- ^ About. Intersect—School of Art. RMIT University. Retrieved June 07, 2017
Works
- Ross, C. Stuart (1912). Francis Ormond: Pioneer, Patriot, Philanthropist. London: Melville & Mullen.
- Murray-Smith, Stephen; Dare, Andrew John (1987). The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Melbourne: Hyland House Publishing. ISBN 0-947062-06-8.
- Edquist, Harriet; Grierson, Elizabeth (2008). A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT. Melbourne: RMIT University Press. ISBN 978-1-921166-91-4.
