The first art school in Bournemouth was the Bournemouth Government School of Art, established in 1880.There was a considerable demand in Bournemouth at that time for instruction in Art and the numbers in the art school soon rose to 180. In 1884, the school became a Science and Art school.
In 1885 the Bournemouth School of Science and Art moved to 1 Regent’s Terrace, in Old Christchurch Road, where it remained until 1890.] When the Bournemouth School of Science and Art was forced to close due to a decrease in numbers and loss of grant in 1890-91 the majority of its students were transferred to the Bournemouth West School of Science and Art.We are the leading arts university for the creative industries
