Guildford School of Art Student Protest.
Guildford School of Art Protest records Search student protest on our catalogue here archives.ucreative.ac.uk/Calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmVie... and read the history of Guildford School of Art here Minutes, promotional material and newspaper clippings tell the story of the Guildford School of Art student sit in protest, which took place during 1968-1969 over the quality of art teaching and the lack of control the students had over this. This protest took place in the background of student protest events in France and protesting taking place from other Art schools in the UK including the Hornsey School of Art sit in protest A young Jack Straw was also involved In his autobiography Last Man Standing: Memoirs of a Political Survivor (Chapter 3, Respected but Not Respectable Macmillan, 2012)he mentions the following about his time at the NUS (p.74) : My first six months at the NUS were uncomfortable. I was an intruder. I had stood up against the successful candidate, Trevor Fisk, and was now his deputy. I was given marginal responsibilities, like art colleges, in the hope I'd get bored and go away, but suddenly the art schools erupted. There were long occupations at colleges like Hornsey and Guildford colleges of art. I had something useful to do, and also developed firm friendships with some of those involved, like Kim Howells, later MP for Pontypridd and a fellow Foreign Office minister, and Kate Hoey, later MP for Vauxhall and minister for sport. UCA also has books regarding the Hornsey Art Protest alongside the same dates as Guildford School of Art THE HORNSEY AFFAIR, by students and staff of Hornsey College of Art. Penguin, 1969. 707.11 HOR Canterbury Library Tickner, Lisa. Hornsey 1968 : the art school revolution. Frances Lincoln, 2008. 700.1142188 TIC Farnham Library 700.71142 TIC Maidstone Library Piper, David Warren. After Hornsey. Davis-Poynter, 1973. 707 PIP Farnham Library The Minutes include minutes from the student body, who appeared to overthrow the previous student council. and also from the perspective of the Board of Governors. It also includes bright and colourful promotional material, urging prospective students to not attend the Guildford School of Art In 1969 the Guildford School of Art joined with Farnham School of Art to become the West Surrey College of Art and Design. The Guildford School of Art Archive can be found at Farnham Library. Email archives@ucreative.ac.uk to view
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