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<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">Nearly 7,000 people signed a<a class="sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly7ppwevggb" target="_self">&nbsp;petition to save the brutalist-style building&nbsp;</a>on Ring Road, just outside the city centre, after the university had announced plans to demolish it.</p>
<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">Also known as the MK Building, the landmark first opened in 1970 coinciding with the College of Art merging with the College of Technology to form Wolverhampton Polytechnic.</p>
<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">The move to protect the property was granted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England.</p>
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<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">In February, the university had said it was<a class="sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79d5peygvyo" target="_self">&nbsp;planning to relocate the School of Art into a different building</a>, as well as close its Telford campus.</p>
<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">A slew of courses at the school closed in 2022 due to a financial deficit within the university, but teaching continues within the building.</p>
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<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">Historic England regional director Deborah Williams, said: 'Wolverhampton School of Art is a bold building that holds a prominent place in the centre of the city, and in the hearts of many locals.</p>
<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">The striking Brutalist design, combined with the important social history of the British black art movement mean the building meets the high bar for post-war listing and I'm pleased DCMS agreed with our recommendation to recognise the significance of this distinctive piece of twentieth-century history.</p>
<p class="sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA">Wolverhampton School of Art hosted the first National Black Art Convention in 1982, which is recognised as a key moment in the formation of the British Black art movement.</p>
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The University of Wolverhampton School of Art building has been granted Grade II-listed status.

School of Art granted Grade II listed status

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The University of Wolverhampton School of Art building has been granted Grade II-listed status.

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