College partnership to expand

A new field of possibilities for creative collaborations and cultural enterprise has been created following the announcement that the University of the Arts London has joined the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise (LCACE). Funded by eight London universities to promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise between their staff and students and the capital’s arts and cultural sectors, LCACE is a university initiative promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise. Arts London, which comprises Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Art, is Europe’s largest specialist art and design institution and the first dedicated arts institution in the UK to achieve university status. Nigel Carrington, Rector of University of the Arts London, said, “We are currently in the middle of some ambitious plans, including the £180m move of Central Saint Martins to a magnificent new site at King’s Cross… it is vital for us to build strategic relationships and that includes sharing information and ideas more often and more creatively with cultural industries and practitioners. LCACE’s expertise in this area will be invaluable”. Arts London will be collaborating with LCACE on a number of projects, including one on crafts and new technology in 2009