Alumnus represents UK at International Woodcarving Camp
In early April, Woodcarving Alumnus (2018) William Barsley was invited to participate in the World Wood Day carving camp in Japan. The camps are an annual multi-cultural event which promote wood and the sustainable environment from all over the world. This year, woodcarvers from twenty different countries took part (Argentina, Chad, Ghana, Norway, Sweden, [...]
Members of the Art School community awarded Master Certificates
Takako Jin with the Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Master of the Joiners and Ceilers Company Earlier this month, in a ceremony at Mansion House, two members of the Art School community received Master Certificates from the Livery Company Skills Council with the City & Guilds of London [...]
The Art School appoints a new Head of Foundation
City & Guilds of London Art School is delighted to announce the appointment of Clementine Mitchell as our new Head of Foundation, following Keith Price’s retirement from the role. Clementine joins the Art School from Ravensbourne University London, where she has been Course Leader and contributed to curriculum development for many years. She is an [...]
Keith Price retires from the Art School
At the end of last term, we bid a warm farewell to Keith Price, who has retired from his role as Head of Foundation at City & Guilds of London Art School. Colleagues gathered at the Old Red Lion pub in Kennington to celebrate Keith and his decades of contribution to the Art School and [...]
Winning design for the National LGBTQ+ Community Memorial
A huge congratulations to Abraxas Academy’s Nina Bilbey and Charlotte Howarth, alumna Sue Aperghis and BA (Hons) Carving Architectural Stone student Kate Holmes, all members of our Carving community, whose design has won the commission for the UK’s first memorial to the military service of LGBTQ+ people. The commission was awarded following a competition [...]