Dave Shanahan was a Fine Art student at Knights Park in the mid-1950s. He got in touch with ArchiveKSA to record his memories of the…
Huge thanks to Dave Shanahan for forwarding on this press cutting of his friend and fellow Fine Art Kingston student from the mid-1950s Valerie Bloomfield….
The below image was supplied by Carol Freeman, and was taken in the doorway of the dark room, Kingston School of Art Photography department, c.1956….
Charles Lewis was the Head of Sculpture at Kingston School of Art in the immediate post-war period, and a crucial figure in building its reputation…
Donald Adair Pavey is a remarkable man. Now into his 90s, he remains an inspiring and enthusiastic presence and a pleasure to speak to on…
Sorcha O’Brien is now a lecturer in Design History and Theory at Kingston, but back in 1995 she visited Kingston and participated in the Furniture…
Many thanks to current FADA PhD research student Jonathan Allen for providing the below montage. On the left is the Foundation studios from Jonathan’s time…
During the Second World War, some teaching and clerical work at St. Thomas’ Hospital was evacuated to the art school at Kingston. A memorandum in…
A letter found in the Ministry of Education archives shows the thinking behind Kingston School of Art’s move from the town centre to its current…
In the mid 1960s, moves were afoot to merge art schools and colleges of technology to form new Polytechnics at university level. The two institutions…