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Leeds College of Art is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a main campus opposite the University of Leeds. It was founded in 1846 as the Leeds School of Art. From 1968 to 1993 it was known as Jacob Kramer College - having lost part of its provision to Leeds Polytechnic (the future Leeds Metropolitan University). It was known as Leeds College of Art and Design until 2009. The college today has sites both at Blenheim Walk () and at Vernon Street in the City Centre (), and offers B.A. (Hons) degrees. These degrees are currently validated by the Open University. Like many of the 'traditional' British art schools, it has a modest annual intake, at higher education students in . Out of UK universities, it is the . The current principal is Simone Wonnacott. The college also welcomes international students. ==Notable alumni== * Norman Ackroyd, artist * Kenneth Armitage, sculptor * James Bateman, painter * Glen Baxter, artist * Trevor Bell, artist * Alison Britton OBE, Ceramics Tutor at the Royal College of Art * Henry Carr, painter and war artist * Paul Clark, musician * Raymond Coxon, painter * Diz Disley, musician and graphic artist * Leigh Francis, comedian * Marcus Harvey, painter * Barbara Hepworth, sculptor * Damien Hirst, 1995 Turner Prize winner * Benjamin Murphy, Artist * Thomas Houseago, sculptor * Jacob Kramer, painter * Henry Moore, sculptor * Peter Murphy, Stuckist artist * Stass Paraskos, painter and founder of the Cyprus College of Art * Bob Peck, actor * Vivian Pitchforth, artist * Green Gartside, singer-songwriter of Scritti Politti * Victor Sloan, MBE, visual artist * Bernard Schottlander, sculptor * Georgina Starr, artist * Cecil Stephenson, artist * Joash Woodrow, painter * Frankie Vaughan, singer * Willy Tirr, artist 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leeds College of Art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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