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About UsThe School of Art Gallery and Museum houses the extensive teaching and research collections of fine and decorative art belonging to Aberystwyth University. It is housed in the Edward Davies Building, a magnificent Edwardian building in its own grounds on the Buarth hill, overlooking Cardigan Bay just a few minutes walk away from Aberystwyth town centre and railway station, and in the Ceramics Gallery at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on the University campus.(See map here)The Graphic Art Collection comprises European prints from the 15th century to contemporary, drawings, watercolours and photographs. Highlights include the George Powell of Nanteos Bequest of pictures, bronzes and objet d'art (including works on paper by Turner, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Poynter, Rebecca and Simeon Solomon). There are 5,000 wood engravings for periodicals of the 1860s and a fine prints representing the Etching Revival since Whistler; particularly etchings of the inter-war years, with works by Sutherland, Hoyton, Griggs, Webb, and Brockhurst. There is also fine representation of art in Wales since 1945 and of contemporary printmaking, contemporary Welsh photography, and an outstanding collection of post-war Italian photographs. In the galleries are displayed changing exhibitions from the collection, touring shows and exhibitions by invited artists. All collections are available for study by appointment.  The Ceramics Gallery The Ceramics Collection is housed in a purpose-built gallery in Aberystwyth Arts Centre on the University campus. It comprises contemporary British, European, American, and Japanese studio pottery, 18th and 19th-century Welsh and English slip ware, Swansea and Nantgarw porcelain, Art Pottery and Oriental ceramics. The important collection of early 20th-century British pioneer studio pottery (Martin Brothers, Leach, Hamada, Cardew et al) is on permanent display. All collections are available for study by appointment. The School of Art offers graduate and postgraduate courses in Fine Art, Art History and Museum and Gallery Studies courses with the art collections at their core. More >>  About Us | Acquisitions Policy | Acquisitions Policy - Graphic Art | Acquisitions Policy—Studio Ceramics | Our Ceramics | About our Collections | The Davies Sisters | The Davies Sisters | Edward Davies Building — The Opening in 1907 | Edward Davies Building — Alfred Cross | Edward Davies Building | Edward Davies | Edward Davies Building - Elvet Lewis | Edward Davies Building - The Chemical Laboratories | Edward Davies Building — The School of Art | Edward Davies Building | The Gallery of Crafts 1918–1935 | The General Museum 1876–1929 | History of the University Museum and Galleries | Learning Policy | About us Main Page | Mission Statement | Publications | Staff | Thomas Jones | Valerius de Saedeleer |
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