Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts
University of Lancaster
LICA Building
LICA Building
TypePublic Art School
Established2005
Parent institution
University of Lancaster
DirectorProf. Judith Mottram
Location
Lancaster
,
United Kingdom

54°00′37″N 2°47′08″W / 54.01028°N 2.78556°W / 54.01028; -2.78556
Websitehttps://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lica/

The Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (known colloquially as LICA or The Lancaster Institute) is an academic institution, art school, and arm of the University of Lancaster, that delivers research and teaching in fields of contemporary art and design; including in the subject areas of Fine Art, Theatre, Design, and Film studies. The institute also houses two research centres: Insight and Imagination. LICA has a close working relationship with the public arts organisation: Lancaster Arts.

Notable academics include the Professors; Tim Etchells, Charlie Gere, Christopher Frayling KCMG , Kevin Roberts, Gerry Harris, and Rachel Cooper OBE; notable alumni include the television presenter James May, the composer Andrew Ford, the actor Andy Serkis, and winner of the BP Portrait Prize, Peter Monkman.[1]

With a heavy research focus, in 2014, 100% of the research output was ranked internationally excellent or world leading.[2] Teaching at LICA is ranked within the global top 100 universities, offering Art and Design courses, by the QS World Rankings.,[3][4] and is ranked consistently within the top 5 undergraduate art schools in the UK; ranked 2nd in 2014, and 3rd in 2015 and 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Lancaster Arts Graduate Wins National Portrait Prize". News.lancs.ac.uk. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "LICA > Research". lancaster.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - Art & Design". Top Universities.
  4. ^ "Lancaster graduate produces stunning visuals for Fine Art exhibition | Lancaster University". Lancaster.ac.uk. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Art & Design - Top UK University Subject Tables and Rankings 2016". Complete University Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2015.