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tertiary
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in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of short and summer courses. It was formerly known as Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, and before that as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.


History

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design was formed in 1989 from the merger of the
Central School of Art and Design The Central School of Art and Design was a public school of fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School of Arts and ...
, founded in 1896, and
Saint Martin's School of Art Saint Martin's School of Art was an art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's became part of ...
, founded in 1854. Since 1986 both schools had been part of the
London Institute University of the Arts London is a collegiate university in London, England, specialising in arts, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea Coll ...
, formed by the
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to bring together seven London art, design, fashion and media schools. The London Institute became a legal entity in 1988, could award taught degrees from 1993, was granted university status in 2003 and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004. It also includes
Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell College of Arts is a public tertiary art school in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgrad ...
,
Chelsea College of Arts Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. It offers further and higher educat ...
, the
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, the London College of Fashion and
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. The Drama Centre London, founded in 1963, joined Central Saint Martins in 1999 as an integral school, maintaining its name and teaching approaches. The
Byam Shaw School of Art The Byam Shaw School of Art, often known simply as Byam Shaw, was an independent art school in London, England, which specialised in fine art and offered foundation and degree level courses. It was founded in 1910 by John Liston Byam Shaw and ...
, founded in 1910, was merged into Central Saint Martins in 2003.


Central School of Art and Design

The Central School of Art and Design was established as the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1896 by London County Council. It grew directly from the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris and John Ruskin. The first principal, from 1896 until 1911, was
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; a blue plaque in his memory was erected in 1957. The school was at first housed in Morley Hall, rented from the
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. It moved to purpose-built premises in
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, in the London Borough of Camden, in 1908. In the same year the
Royal Female School of Art The Royal Female School of Art was a professional institution for the training of women in art and design. It was founded in 1842, as part of the Government School of Design, predecessor of the Royal College of Art. The Female School of Design wa ...
, established in 1842, was merged into the school. Central became part of the London Institute in 1986, and merged with Saint Martin's in 1989.


Saint Martin's School of Art

Saint Martin's School of Art was established in 1854 by Henry Mackenzie,
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of the church of
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. It became independent from the church in 1859. Frank Martin became head of the
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department in 1952; he brought in young sculptors and recent graduates of the department as teachers. Among these,
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was particularly influential. The group around him came to be known as the New Generation of British sculptors and the sculpture department of Saint Martin's became, in the words of
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: "the most famous in the art world". Saint Martin's became part of the London Institute in 1986, and merged with Central in 1989.


Drama Centre London

The Drama Centre London was founded in 1963 by a breakaway group of teachers and students from the
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, led by John Blatchley,
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and Christopher Fettes. The school is a member of Drama UK and its undergraduate Acting course is accredited by Drama UK. The Drama Centre London merged with Central Saint Martins in 1999. Closure of the Centre was announced in 2020, but acting courses will continue under the aegis of St Martins.


Byam Shaw School of Art

Byam Shaw School of Art was founded by the artists John Byam Shaw and Rex Vicat Cole in 1910 as a school of drawing and
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. It was originally located in Campden Street, Kensington, and moved to larger premises in Archway in 1990. It was subsumed by Central Saint Martins in 2003.


Awards and assessment

In 1998 the London Institute received a
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for the "massive contribution" of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design to the growth of the fashion industry in Britain. The University of the Arts London received a Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2013, for the contribution of CSM industrial and product design graduates to commerce, industry and the design profession. CSM does not receive independent assessment in the '' Complete University Guide'' league tables, but is ranked as part of the University of the Arts London. In 2014 the university received an overall ranking of 67 out of 124 institutions, with a rank of 102 for graduate prospects and 123 for student satisfaction with teaching. In 2018 it was placed 83rd out of 129 universities, with a rank of 125 for student satisfaction. In 2021 the University of the Arts London was ranked by QS as number 2 globally under 'Art and Design', second only to the postgraduate Royal College of Art in London.


Schools and location

Teaching at Central Saint Martins is organised into nine programmes, which include acting, art, design, fashion, graphics and jewellery and textiles, as well as foundation courses. Central Saint Martins moved to a converted warehouse complex on
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at King's Cross in 2011. Most of the college is housed there, but it also uses the former Byam Shaw building in Elthorne Road, Archway, and premises in Richbell Place,
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. The school does not allow students to bring their children to the campus (except for 'exceptional visits') and does not allow breastfeeding.


Staff and alumni

Among the alumni of the school are the Turner Prize winner
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, the musician Jarvis Cocker, and many
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ers, including Sarah Burton, John Galliano,
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,
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, Zac Posen and
Riccardo Tisci Riccardo Tisci (; born 1974) is an Italian fashion designer. He studied in Italy at the Design Istituto d’Arte Applicata in Cantù until the age of 17, and then graduated from London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1999. In ...
.


References

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