University of Canterbury Faculty of Arts

For the Auckland school, see Elam School of Fine Arts.

University of Canterbury
Faculty of Arts

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Top: Okeover House; and Bottom: School of Fine Arts Buildings
Former name	Ilam School of Fine Arts, College of Arts, Canterbury College School of Art
Type	Public art school
Parent institution	University of Canterbury
Dean	Kevin Watson
Location	Ilam / Christchurch Central City, New Zealand 43.52442058663028°S 172.58339937277614°E / -43.52442058663028; 172.58339937277614
Website	canterbury.ac.nz/arts-faculty

The Faculty of Arts is a faculty of the University of Canterbury. It was established in 1882 as the Canterbury College School of Art. The school became a full department of the university in the 1950s, and was the first department to move to the suburban Ilam site in 1957, in the Okeover Homestead. Art history was included in 1974, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was introduced in 1982.

Located in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam, it is informally called the Ilam School of Fine Arts, although this can lead to the school being confused with the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland.

Notable alumni

Main category: Ilam School of Fine Arts alumni

• Rita Angus
• Kathleen Browne
• Russell Clark
• Shane Cotton
• Michael Dunn
• Dick Frizzell
• Pat Hanly
• Rhona Haszard
• Louise Henderson
• Glenn Jowitt
• Euan Macleod
• Daisy Osborn (1888–1957)
• Séraphine Pick
• Peter Robinson
• Vincent Ward
• Frances Rutherford

See also

• The Group

References

• A History of the University of Canterbury 1873-1973 by W.J. Gardner, E. T. Beardsley & T. E. Carter (Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1973)

External links

• About the School of Fine Arts (University of Canterbury website)
• School of Fine Arts collection (University of Canterbury website)
• The School of Art (from 1885 Guide to Christchurch)