Wimbledon College of Art Theatre & Screen Open Day 2013-14
Transcript of Wimbledon College of Art Theatre & Screen Open Day 2013-14
Wimbledon College of Art Open DayTheatre & Screen
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon
The six colleges of University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
Central St Martins London College of London College of
Fashion Communication
Camberwell College of Art Chelsea College of Art Wimbledon College of Art
The largest specialist Art University in Europe
A Network of 20,000 creative students
Access to all libraries
London location
Specialist professional staff who are all practicing creatives
Benefits of a large University with the personal feel of smaller colleges.
Great links with industry and excellent progression into careers within chosen speciality.
Why UAL?
The textiles workshop at Chelsea College of Art
Introduction to Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Video
Introduction
The three smaller colleges work closely together:
• Camberwell
• Chelsea
• Wimbledon
Traditional Art College environment
Shared use of facilities
Combined Art Foundation Course
Combined Graduate School
Collaboration projects across colleges
Smaller network of creatives within UAL
Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon
Student welding at Wimbledon College of Art
Wimbledon has a long history as a specialist art
institution – we’ve been around since the
1890s.
Wimbledon has an excellent reputation in the
industry for both its Theatre & Screen and Fine
Art specialisms
All our academic staff are practising artists,
designers and makers.
Our small campus also means that you get a
really personal experience here at Wimbledon
whilst at the same time being part of a much
larger creative community.
Wimbledon College of Art
Wimbledon College of Art
Costume Design
Costume Interpretation
Theatre Design
Set Design for Screen
Technical Arts & Special Effects
FAD: Art Pathways
FAD: Art Pathways
FAD: Art Pathways
FAD: Design Pathways
FAD: Design Pathways
FAD: Design Pathways
FAD: Communication Pathways
FAD: Communication Pathways
FAD: Communication Pathways
Wimbledon enjoys an enviable location in a
leafy part of South West London yet still only 15
minutes from Central London by train
We are a fifteen minute walk from Wimbledon
Train Station, which provides easy access to
and from central London by both train and the
District line branch of the London Underground.
20 minute walk to South Wimbledon
Underground (Northern Line)
Thriving local creative scene including theatre,
arts and crafts with annual events and venues
such as Merton Arts Trail, the Polka Theatre,
Merton Abbey Mills and Wimbledon Art Studios.
Local Area
Dundonald Park
Wimbledon Common
Town Centre
Polka Theatre
Shopping
Bars, Pubs and Restaurants
Wimbledon enjoys fantastic links with industry
and the opportunity for students to get involved
with professional theatre and screen
companies right from the 1st year.
In the second year of the course students
undertake a work placement module where
they take one or more placements in
professional environments such as theatres,
film sets, TV studios, opera houses and prop
studios.
Some work experience placements from last year include the New York Opera House, Pinewood Studios and the National Theatre.
Industry Links
Recently Costume Design and
Costume Interpretation students
were involved with the ‘In Fine
Style’ exhibition at the Queens
Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Industry Links
Madame Tussaud’s have close links with the Technical Arts & Special Effects course at Wimbledon and often take on sculptors from the course.
Industry Links
JVC Dance Company offered 4 graduates from the Costume Design pathway internships this year.
Industry Links
The National Theatre provides work experience for Theatre Design and Costume Design students.
Industry Links
Industry Links
Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum theatre have hired many Theatre & Screen graduates including Will Pearce, Head of Masks and Puppets.
Caroline McCall studied Costume Interpretation at Wimbledon and in 2011 received an
Emmy for her work on Downton Abbey
Trisha Biggar studied Costume Design and went on to create the costumes for the 3 Star
Wars prequel films
Sarah Greenwood studied Theatre Design and went on to be nominated for 4 Oscars
and to win a BAFTA for films including Atonement, Anna Karenina, Pride & Prejudice and
Sherlock Holmes.
Christian Huband studied Set Design for Screen and went on to become an Emmy
nominated Art director who worked on Harry Potter, Prince Caspian and The Matrix
Max Patte studied Technical Arts & Special effects and is now a Sculptor for Weta
Workshop whose credits include: Harry Potter V, Prince Caspian and Justice League of
America.
Careers & Alumni
There is a real community feel at Wimbledon
College of Art due to the small and specialist
nature of the college.
You will have the opportunity to meet our
Student Ambassadors today and ask them all
about their time at Wimbledon and the
opportunities it has provided them with – from
trips and social activities to specialist lectures
to industry experience.
Student Life
Student Life
Accommodation
Due to the wide range of college locations around the city – the University of the Arts London is not a ‘campus style’ institution.
This means that students at Wimbledon live in a diverse variety of areas. UAL aim to give all first year students a place in halls such as Furzedown Hall in Tooting which is ideally located for Wimbledon students.
A lot of student decide to rent private accommodation, either way the Student Accommodation service are dedicated to ensuring that all UAL students get the support they need when choosing accommodation.
Some of the most popular areas to live locally are: Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Colliers Wood, Tooting, Streatham and Camberwell.
Student Services
At UAL we are dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing of all of our students across all of our programmes. We have a number of support services in place to cover all eventualities.
Student Services – Based in High Holbornwith representatives at Wimbledon
Housing Services – Both private and UAL
Students Union – Providing a wide range of support and opportunities for students
International Student Support – 3-day welcome programme before the start of term as well as dedicated support throughout the course.
Facilities
You will get the opportunity to go on a tour of the college today to see:
• Studio Spaces
• Material Dye Room
• Woodwork Workshop
• Metalwork Workshop (access to foundry)
• Resin Workshop
• Bookable Show Spaces to Exhibit Work
• Film, Video, Print & Digital Media + Darkroom
• Theatre
• Library (plus access to other UAL sites)
Wimbledon Space
Wimbledon College of Art has its
very own professional gallery –
WIMBLEDONspace which hosts a
huge range of shows from
International exhibitions to staff and
student work.
Please feel free to visit our current
exhibition while you are here.
Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon have combined their Foundation course expertise to create the CCW Progression centre which is now centrally based at Camberwell College of Art.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted February 2012
The Foundation Course offers you the opportunity to explore and develop your artistic and creative ideas and skills through a mutually supportive environment.
Opportunity for progression onto a BA course at one of the UAL colleges on successful completion of the foundation course.
The course runs from September to May and there are around 600 students on the course.
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
CCW Progression Centre on Wilson Road, Camberwell
Options and pathways
Art: Painting,Sculpture , Drawing , Photography /Media
Design: 3D Product/Spatial, Fashion/Textiles, Design for Stage and Screen
Communication: Graphics, Illustration, Digital Media.
You choose your Pathway & Specialist Option with support from academic staff before Christmas.
All the Specialist Options are based at Camberwell with the exception of Design for Stage and Screen, based at Wimbledon
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
CCW Progression Centre on Wilson Road, Camberwell
Applying to Wimbledon College of Art
I hope that you will like what you see at Wimbledon today and will go on to apply to study here.
The application deadline for all Wimbledon Undergraduate Courses is January 15th 2014
The application deadline for the CCW Foundation based at Camberwell is January 31st 2014.
I will take some questions now but if you have anything specific to ask then please come and find me after the presentations.