Save Harrow Ceramics Campaign.

HARROW CERAMICS

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER

"The university has taken the closure decision despite the national and international reputation of the Harrow ceramics course, its first class academic standing and its huge significance for British art, craft and design.   Its remarkable repository of artistry, path breaking research and cutting edge professional expertise includes Professor Christie Brown, Professor Nigel Wood, Professor Edmund de Waal, Kyra Cane, and Clare Twomey.

Far from its standards being questioned, the ceramics course is consistently praised by its students and the rest of the ceramic art world, and it routinely achieves top research assessment ratings.  It is housed in what the University website advertises as ‘new, purpose built’ premises with ‘dedicated facilities and studios’. However, it is said to pose problems because it takes up too much space.  As a senior manager justifying the course closure said:

‘The trouble with clay is you can’t store it on a memory stick’. Is it possible to make a more ignorant statement!!!

‘This is an appalling act of cultural vandalism – it is all about balance sheets, square footage and accountancy, not art. It is a betrayal and a disgrace.

YOU DO NOT ANNOUNCE CLOSURE AND STOP RECRUITMENT OF THE NEW INTAKE OF STUDENTS IF YOU ARE JUST ENTERING CONSULTATION!!

PLEASE WRITE TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR AND LET HIM HAVE YOUR OWN VIEWS

If you are willing to help in any way please write to or email the Vice Chancellor with your views. If you are prepared  to do this please can you send a copy to the Dean, and also to Course leader, Kyra Cane as we would like students and staff to know what fantastic support we have from the wider world of both Ceramics and Education."

Professor Geoffrey Petts

Vice Chancellor

University of Westminster

309 Regent Street

London

W1B 2UW

Email: G.Petts@westminster.ac.uk

Sending a copy to both:

Kyra Cane,

Course Leader : Ceramics

University of Westminster, Harrow Campus, Watford Rd, Harrow HA1 3TP

Email: canek@westminster.ac.uk

 

Sally Feldman

Dean of Media Art and Design

University of Westminster

Harrow Campus, Watford Rd, Harrow HA1 3TP

Email: feldmas@wmin.ac.uk