Grimsby School of Art (est. in 1886) is a British art school in

North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. It borders the borough of North Lincolnshire and districts of West Lindsey and East Lindsey. The population of the district in the 2011 Census was ...

, England. It is part of the

Grimsby Institute Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education and University Centre Grimsby (often Grimsby Institute or GIFHE or Grimsby College or UCG) is a further education college, apprenticeship provider, and higher education university in Grimsby in N ...

since 2004.

History

Grimsby School of Art's history can be traced back 1886, when an Art Class was established in the town. The students were awarded certificates the South Kensington Department of Science & Art, the forerunner of the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It offe ...

. The building for the schoold, that got the name of Grimsby College of Art & Design, was designed in 1894 by

Herbert Scaping Herbert C Scaping (1866-1934) was an architect who worked in Grimsby, Lincolnshire in the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles. He was born in Rathfarnham, co Dublin before his family moved to Hull, his only known family are his two daughters ...

. The building is now derelict, the Art School becoming the East Coast College of Art and Design, part of the

since 2004.

Notable staff

David Tarttelin David Tarttelin (born 1929) is an English painter. Early life and education As a child during World War II, Tarttelin was Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II, evacuated from Grimsby to Kirkstead, near Woodhall Spa, and atten ...

, *

Harold Gosney Harold Gosney is an artist and sculptor. Many of Gosney's commissioned works are in the public domain; notably at York Art Gallery and on permanent display in Ripon, York and Chester cathedrals. Career Gosney became a student at Grimsby Sch ...

, * Albert Wade, Principal 1927-53 * Peter Todd was principal for 30 years and taught John Hurt

Notable alumni

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...

* Peter Brannon * Nicholas Volley (1950–2006) * Robert Dukes (1965-)

References

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