Trustees’ Academy

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Trustees’ Academy was an early Scottish art school in Edinburgh that played a key role in the development of formal art education before being succeeded by institutions such as the Edinburgh College of Art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art school
defunct school
educational institution
country Scotland
dissolved 19th century
educated Scottish artists
art students in Edinburgh
fieldOfWork art education
design
fine art
followedBy Edinburgh College of Art NERFINISHED
later Scottish art education institutions
hasHistoricalRole foundation institution in Scottish art education history
hasPart design instruction
drawing classes
painting classes
heritage predecessor of Edinburgh College of Art
inception 18th century
influenced Scottish art pedagogy
development of formal art education in Edinburgh
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedInTime pre-modern Scottish art education era
locationType urban campus
notableFor being one of the earliest formal art schools in Scotland
contributing to the professionalisation of art training in Edinburgh
influencing the curriculum of later Scottish art schools
operatedIn Edinburgh’s civic and cultural context
significantEvent played a key role in the development of formal art education in Scotland
served as an early centre for systematic training of artists in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh College of Art hasPredecessor Trustees’ Academy