Kingston School of Art

{{Short description|Art school of Kingston University London}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Kingston School of Art

| image_name =

| image_size =

| caption =

| established = 1899 (Kingston School of Science and Art)
1930 (Kingston School Art)
2017 (re-established)

| type = Public

| parent = Kingston University London

| dean = Mandy Ure

| students = 2,801{{Cite web |url=https://d68b3152cf5d08c2f050-97c828cc9502c69ac5af7576c62d48d6.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/documents/aboutkingstonuniversity/factsandfigures/studentprofiles/documents/Student_Profile_2017.pdf |title=Student Profile 2017 |year=2017 |website=www.kingston.ac.uk |publisher=Kingston University London |location=Kingston upon Thames |page=3 |accessdate=2018-09-10}}

| undergrad = 2,194

| postgrad = 538

| doctoral = 69

| city = Kingston upon Thames, London

| country = United Kingdom

| campus = Suburban

| colours = Black and yellow {{color box|black}} {{color box|yellow}}

| website = {{url|https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/kingston-school-of-art/|Official website}}

| logo = File:Kingston School of Art logo.svg

| staff =

| coor =

}}

The Kingston School of Art (KSA) is an art school in Kingston upon Thames, part of Kingston University London. It was first established in 1899 as the Kingston School of Science and Art. In 1930 it was established as a separate school and has been based on its own art school campus since 1939. It was disestablished in 1970 by becoming part of Kingston Polytechnic, but a re-brand in 2017 introduced the name again.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/kingston-school-of-art/about/history/ |title=A history of Kingston School of Art |website=www.kingston.ac.uk/ |publisher=Kingston School of Art |language=en |access-date=2018-09-10}} It is the oldest constituent part of Kingston University, which was established in 1992.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/factsandfigures/ourhistory/ |title=Our history - Facts and figures |website=www.kingston.ac.uk |publisher= Kingston University London |language=en |access-date=2018-09-10}} The School of Art plays an important role in the cultural and social development of Kingston.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rz1jDwAAQBAJ&q=kingston%2520school%2520of%2520art&pg=PA56 |title=Urban Artscapes: Essays on Political and Cultural Contexts |last1=Castoro |first1=Manila |last2=Vasilikou |first2=Carolina |date=2018-06-26 |publisher=McFarland |pages=65–66 |isbn=9781476631110 |language=en |access-date=2018-09-10}}

The school teaches a variety of art-related subjects, including architecture, fashion, and visual arts. In the 2018/2019 academic year it will also begin teaching humanities and social sciences, which were previously taught by other schools of Kingston University. It had 2,801 students in the 2017/2018 academic year, 2,161 of which were Home or EU students. In the 2019 Guardian University Guide, it was ranked 6th out of 49 for fashion, 9th out of 67 for art, and 22nd out of 49 for architecture in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019 |title=University league tables 2019 |website=The Guardian |language=en |access-date=2018-09-10}}