| Bournville Centre for Visual Arts | |
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| Type | Art school |
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Bournville College of Art |
| Affiliations | Birmingham City University, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, International Project Space |
| Website | www.schoolofartbournville.com |
The Bournville Centre for Visual Arts (formerly Bournville College of Art and also known as Bournville School of Art) is an art school in Birmingham, England. It is located at Ruskin Hall on Linden Road in the area of Bournville. It is part of Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) at Birmingham City University, having merged with the university (then Birmingham Polytechnic) in 1988.[1]
The school was refurbished for £6 million in 2002 and reopened on 21 October 2002, precisely 100 years after the foundation stone for Ruskin Hall was laid.[2] It is home to the International Project Space, and is the site of Birmingham's annual Creative Partnerships exhibition, a showcase of contemporary and visual art produced by local school students.[3] The centre was the subject of controversy in 2008 regarding an exhibition honouring the work of author J. G. Ballard, which included sexually explicit images (described as "heavily pornographic" by a local councillor) and the wreckage of a car.[4][5]
The school's portfolio of courses comprises a BA degree in visual arts by negotiated study, a foundation diploma in art and design, and a range of self-development classes in ceramics, drawing, painting, and photography. Alumni of the school include photographer Richard Billingham,[6] artists Roger Hiorns[7] and Donald Rodney,[8] illustrator John Shelley,[9] video artist Marty St. James,[10] and actress Marjorie Yates.[11]
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