Winchester School of Art is an international centre for ideas, addressing the pressing issues of our time through art and design practice and research.
Postgraduate Taught and Research Programmes:
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 6948/6917
Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 6901
Email: pgapply.FBL@soton.ac.uk
www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa
Academic staff: 68
Postgraduate research students: 17
Postgraduate taught students: 227
RAE rating: 2.00
Location: Winchester Campus
Internal links: Institute of Sound and Vibration Research; Southampton Education School; Electronics and Computer Science; Faculty of Engineering and the Environment; Faculty of Humanities; Faculty of Medicine; Psychology; Faculty of Social and Human Sciences; University Libraries Special Collections
External links: Beijing University, Chulalongkorn University, Changshu Institute of Technology, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dalian Polytechnic University; Donna Karan; Givenchy; Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Ilford Photographic; Jiangnan University; Luxun Academy of Fine Art; Montero; Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad; National Institute of Fashion Technology; Nankai University, partnerships with the universities of Autónoma (Madrid), Elisava (Barcelona), Helsinki, Princeton and Taipei; Qingdao University; Soros Centre for Contemporary Art, Tokyo Zokei University; Shenzhen University; Shenzhen Art Museum; Suzhou Art and Design Technology Institute; Suzhou Art Museum; Tsinghua University; University Brunei Darussalam; Xiamen University
Resources: Dedicated art, design and fashion studios and workshops; digital and traditional facilities for weaving, printing, knitting, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photo-media and media technology, digital printing centre with large-scale printers, extensive library collections, dry mounting and crossplatform Mac/PC interfaces; dedicated on-site PC centre and Mac suite; two professional international art galleries, John Hansard Gallery and The Winchester Gallery
Student profile: Anastasia Heale (27)
Anastasia started working as the education coordinator at Artsway four days after completing her MA.
"I transferred to MA Communication Design and felt supported by the members of staff and students immediately. The teams of tutors work professionally in a wide variety of design paths, so students are encouraged to consider current practices and debates. My practical work and theoretical ideas were constantly pushed and I feel I have developed into a much stronger and more aware designer.
At WSA, I worked within a fantastic group with supportive tutors who gave me confidence about my work and in myself as a professional within the art and design community."
Find out more: School brochure and www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa
Research Areas
Key research areas include:
- Interactions between traditional, material-based disciplines and time-based and digital media
- Sociopolitical, geopolitical and postcolonial subjects: identity, place and migration
- Exhibition curatorship
- Consumer insight
At the core of our research is the investigation of the aesthetic parameters of the art and design object. Our research is collaborative and multidisciplinary, and addresses the University’s strategic research themes. Our Centre for Contemporary Art Practice is the vehicle for world-class, practice-led research in contemporary art and design, and supports curatorship, exhibitions and publishing. There is a vigorous research atmosphere in the School and a supportive, dynamic environment for researchers at all levels.