Fineart.ac.uk, in collaboration with the CNAA Art Collection Trust and the University of East London, organised a Fine Art Forum on 10th November 2004. The aim of the Forum was to bring some art practitioners/teachers together into a studio space in order to debate some of the key issues arising from the teaching of Fine Art practice in the contemporary educational climate. The discussions were recorded digitally and will be transcribed/streamed here on the fineart.ac.uk website in the new year. It is hoped that the event will galvanise support and inform the agenda for a wider debate, and a conference/exhibition in autumn 2005.

The aim of the Forum was to identify and discuss some of the key issues concerning the teaching of Fine Art practice in the contemporary educational climate. A number of artists discussed their own experience and views of teaching and studying Fine Art practice. The Forum was chaired by William Furlong, and participating Artists included Richard Wilson, Gavin Turk, Mark Hampson, Susan Stockwell, Tamiko O'Brien and Shezad Dawood.

The Forum took place in the new AVA building which houses the School of Architecture and the Visual Arts at the University of East London's Royal Docks campus on Wednesday 10th of November 2004. The spectacular building provides both a literal and a metaphorical platform for the Forum.

At the end of the afternoon a reception and drinks accompanied an opportunity to see The Kiss, presented as an installation and introduced by John Smith and Ian Bourn.