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Name: Shaun James on Dec 6, 2010Comments: This can not be allowed to proceed, as artists and former students we will not accept the neutering of an institution that has done so much for are education. Sculpture can not be dissolved. Students of CSAD, from whatever department you call home show your support, if we do not act now then there will be no fine art course left!Flag
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Name: Lisa Hudson on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Johanna Shephed on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mr Blair on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Stuart Turner on Dec 6, 2010Comments: To disband this area of the course would be a sad loss to the diversity and the cultural draw of Cardiff as a city.Flag
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Name: James Beauchamp on Dec 6, 2010Comments: It is insane to close the sculpture department like it was to close MAP. These are/were the only departments that made it a reputable course. It was a brilliant Art college that stood out not only in Wales but the whole of the UK. I urge you not to damage it any further and to please open discussions with the many of us that oppose these decisions. Thank you.Flag
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Name: Emma Geliot on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Natalie Jones on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Sculpture is an integral part of FIne Art - it forms a massive part of the contemporary art world - without it you may as well offer just a painting course because it certainly will not be representative of 'fine art' per se .... also I would like to raise the point that in the email sent to students about the cancelling of 4 courses - THIS closure of the sculpture dept was not made clear - totally underhand!Flag
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Name: Dipyaman Kar on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rebecca F Hardy on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jason Pinder on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Such a rash decision to be made without discussion is a big mistake. How is Cardiff to sustain and continue building upon it's vibrant Arts scene without a yearly supply of graduates from all areas. Shocking.Flag
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Name: Gordon Dalton on Dec 6, 2010Comments: ridiculous decision - a farceFlag
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Name: Michelle Collins on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Gail Howard on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Would be good to know how UWIC intend to ' fulfil its potential as the leading centre for the creative industries in Wales' as they steadily take the art school apart.Flag
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Name: Walt Warrilow on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Penny Davis on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Katie Jones on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Ridiculous, unbelievable, rash decision which has been carried out in a cowardly manner without consultation with staff or students - an absolute farsicalFlag
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Name: Mike Murray on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Cy Brook on Dec 6, 2010Comments: From what I can gather this furtive exercise of closure has had complete lack transparency and has huge legal implications.Flag
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Name: Flora Martin on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Matt Skelley on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Please do not close this extremal important department.Flag
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Name: David Sopwith on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mr Ben Meredith on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Matthew Ennals on Dec 6, 2010Comments: A bad decision handled in a bad way. Disgusting.Flag
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Name: Oliver Black on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Nicola Paterson on Dec 6, 2010Comments: The artists of the future should be allowed to study in their chosen field. The School of Art and Design should be cherished and rewarded, not penalised by closing down an important and culturally significant department.Flag
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Name: Natasha Katri on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: John Gamblin on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Steve Walker on Dec 6, 2010Comments: It's unthinkable! Even as someone who didn't follow a sculpture path at art school (newport '79), just its PRESENCE contributed to my development!Flag
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Name: Tom Jeeves on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Catherine Angle on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kelly Lewis on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 6, 2010Comments: CSAD is proud of its tradition for excellence in sculpture in its Fine Art, Ceramics and Textile programmes, at undergraduate, masters and research degree levels. The School is committed to maintaining these traditions and will be extending opportunities through a new degree for the artist maker, to start in 2012. The changes recently announced are concerned with the withdrawal of the sculpture pathway in Fine Art, but should not be taken as a withdrawal from sculpture, in its many forms, at CSAD, far from it. The new BA (hons) Fine Art will spring substantially from painting and printmaking; however any student wishing to work through sculpture will be enabled to do so. Recent degree shows attest the degree to which sculpture is undertaken by students working freely. This work will continue through one degree: named Fine Art. All facilities currently in use by the sculpture pathway will remain available to all students. These will be augmented by new technologies and a range of making processes, currently at Llandaff, to which many students have not had access, until now. The possibilities for working through critical practice in sculpture will increase. The changes have been brought about through the need to reduce student numbers, rationalize the portfolio and achieve a fully sustainable financial position for CSAD. A far more holistic and flexible approach is being taken than has been possible to this point. CSAD is proud of all that its graduates have achieved and is committed to ensuring that all students currently taking the sculpture pathway in Fine Art will continue with their studies to graduation, within the established curriculum.Flag
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Name: Steven J Walden on Dec 6, 2010Comments: This is a travesty, sculpture has been fine art from the Venus to Tracy Emin. To deny students the chance to learn sculpture is another example of penny pushing corporate bullshit. If you listen to the suits we'll all be taking mediocre MBA's and culture will be dead. Is this what you really want for future generations?Flag
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Name: Hannah James on Dec 6, 2010Comments: It would be a great shame to loose the sculpture dept after the media course has already gone. This will have a significant impact on the quality and diversity of work being produced and the calibre of students graduating to become the new generations of the welsh art scene. As the capital of Wales, Cardiff needs its Fine Art course supported and protected, otherwise you WILL see a significant negative impact on the Welsh art scene in the long term. This can be prevented NOW.Flag
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Name: Mike Murray on Dec 6, 2010Comments: How can the leading Art School in the Capital City of Wales function without a Sculpture department?Flag
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Name: Kathryn Ashill on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Although I did not study at CSAD, I am very concerned with the closure of this dept. As the only school of art in the capitol city of wales it should provide a wide range of supported, rich art ba's. This a sad situations for all artist's Wales wide, and in particular it will have a massive effect on the Cardiff art scene. The CSAD will fail to attract national and international talent.Flag
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Name: Tom Bromwell on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Stewart Geddes on Dec 6, 2010Comments: When I arrived at Cardiff School of Art and Design (CSAD) to head up the Painting subject pathway 3 years ago, the Sculpture Department was the standard to meet in the Fine Art department. I simply don't understand the educational rationale to dismantle such a vital element of a Fine Art course, particularly when individual subject areas are highlighted as is the case at Cardiff. Although facilities are important, the most significant aspect of a successful course is the level and characteristic of debate that emanates from a course's staff. The disbanding of such an important group of expert practitioners is profoundly misguided and an immeasurable loss to the region.Flag
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Name: James Harper on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Noreen Blanluet on Dec 6, 2010Comments: How can fine arts not include sculpture?!Flag
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Name: Clare Mitten on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Michael Cousin on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Such a shame that the impact of this decision will have repercussions that extend far beyond the doors of the institution. The lack of a training ground for new artists in the capital will seriously undermine the cultural framework that has taken years to grow with CSAD as one of the foundation blocks.Flag
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Name: Rebecca Gould on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lucy Thompson on Dec 6, 2010Comments: The backlash from the closure of the Media Arts and Performance department clearly did not examplify the heartfelt plee from the past and present CSAD students. To continue with the closure of Sculpture eradicates the (so called) 'solution' of housing the ex-MAP students and rejects the space needed for another thriving group of contemporary artists. Sculpture gave students the space, material and support needed to cross between all disciplines available at CSAD. For this popular school of art to loose yet another significant area is a great loss for the creative future of Wales. The country that prides itself in its diverse creativity will not have the attractive pull for future students if it continues to ignore the voices of those who thrive on its original availibility of the cross-discipline areas.Flag
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Name: Claire Phillips on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Joe Kerr on Dec 6, 2010Comments: Shame on you! You just prove that "management" and Art are incompatible concepts. Save Sculpture, Cut Management!!Flag
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Name: Alistair Owen on Dec 6, 2010Comments: It would be a shame if the support and resources that sculpture gave me were lost. I would not recommend the course if the department was lost. Poor show.Flag
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Name: Liz Picton on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lucy Morgan on Dec 6, 2010Comments:Flag