The Ruskin School Of Drawing And Fine Art
The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, known as the Ruskin, is an art school at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Operating across two sites, the School provides undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in the production and study of visual art and the subject is taught as a living element of contemporary culture with a broad range of historical and theoretical references. The Head of School is Dr Jason Gaiger.
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