Contemporary Art Lectures at the Ruskin

Join us for a series of talks open to the University community and the public, intended to ignite and open up conversations around contemporary art today.

Pink Pandemonium at Meadow Lane Playing Fields!

Match of the century ends in a glorious, muddy draw.

Onyeka Igwe wins Jarman Award 2025

Ruskin Associate Professor Onyeka Igwe shares the prestigious annual prize with Morgan Quaintance.

Associate Professorship / Professorship in Contemporary Art History and Theory.

The Ruskin is seeking to appoint to an Associate Professorship / Professorship in Contemporary Art History and Theory.

Onyeka Igwe at Tate Britain

Ruskin's Onyeka Igwe is showing new work at Tate Britain as part of the Art Now series.

DPhil Programme

The Ruskin School of Art provides an exceptional research environment that enables artists, art historians and art theorists to work closely together in a world-leading, research-intensive university. 

Research at the Ruskin

The Ruskin School of Art provides an exceptional environment in which research through art making is entwined with research about contemporary art, each mode of enquiry enriching the other within the larger context of a world-leading, research-intensive university.

MFA Programme

The Ruskin MFA degree is an intensive one-year (three terms) studio-based programme in the practice of contemporary art. You will be part of a small group of no more than twenty students, on a course designed to direct and develop your artistic practice and theoretical knowledge.

Study at the Ruskin

The Ruskin School of Art is the Fine Art Department of the University of Oxford. It provides an exceptional teaching and research environment that enables contemporary artists, art historians and art theorists to work closely together in a research-intensive university.

Giving

The Ruskin is immeasurably helped by your donations. Gifts will be used towards student scholarships and bursaries for those who need it the most.

Undergraduate Open Days 2026

The Ruskin will open its doors to prospective candidates during the Oxford University Open Days on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July and Friday 18 September, 2026. For those unable to travel to Oxford, we will also offer, during the afternoon of the September Open Day, an online BFA talk and Q&A session.