Birmingham School of Art

at School of Art, Margaret Street, B3 3BX Birmingham, United Kingdom, Birmingham , B3 3 United Kingdom

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Birmingham School of Art
School of Art, Margaret Street, B3 3BX Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham B3 3
United Kingdom
Email
Contact Phone
P: 0121 212 0888
Website
http://www.biad.bcu.ac.uk

Description

The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, its Grade I listed building on Margaret Street remains the home of the university's Department of Fine Art and is still commonly referred to by its original title.HistoryThe origins of the School of Art lie with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, who founded the Birmingham Government School of Design in 1843. George Wallis (1811–1891), Wolverhampton-born artist and art educator, was its Headmaster in 1852–1858.In 1877, the Town Council was persuaded by the school's energetic headmaster Edward R. Taylor to take the school over and expand it to form the United Kingdom's first municipal college of art. With funding coming from Sir Richard and George Tangye, the current building was commissioned from architect J H Chamberlain.In 1885, the school became the first Municipal School of Art. It later becomes the leading centre for the Arts and Crafts Movement.An associated School of Architecture was formed in 1909 and received recognition by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1923. By the 1960s, the School had outgrown the original Margaret Street building and expanded into the campus of the University of Aston in Gosta Green.

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Summary

Birmingham School of Art is Birmingham based place and this enity listed in Art School category. Located at School of Art, Margaret Street, B3 3BX Birmingham, United Kingdom B3 3. Contact phone number of Birmingham School of Art: 0121 212 0888

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