As another year’s worth of young, talented graduates are cast forth into the creative industries to fend for themselves, we here at It’s Nice That thought we would be nice to compile a list of all the undergraduate and postgraduate degree shows (and some foundation, first and second year shows) that we could find, to give a handy reference point for people to see what is out there, and help their work be seen, reached and discovered.
Although Free Range and New Designers will be offering universities and colleges from across the country a London platform to showcase a selection of some of their best graduates, we were careful to include not just the exhibitions of the more famous London schools but of institutions nationwide.
MAJOR GROUP SHOWS
Free Range
10 June – 18 July 2016 // The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London
Free Range is a graduate degree show held annually at the Old Truman Brewery showcasing the creative work of recent college and university graduates across a broad scope of artistic disciplines, including: fine art, fashion, graphic design, illustration, architecture, photography and interior design. The vast majority of the Universities and Colleges nationwide included in the A-Z below will exhibit a selection of their graduate students work and collections at and around Free Range during the relevant exhibition and show schedule.
10 – 12 June 2016
Illustration Weekend
16 – 20 June 2016
Design Week
23 – 27 June 2016
Photography Week One
30 June – 4 July 2016
Photography Week Two
7 – 11 July 2016
Art Week
14 – 18 July 2016
Interior Design & Architecture Week
New Designers
29 June – 2 July, 6 – 9 July 2016 // Business Design Centre, London
New Designers is an annual showcase of graduates from British design courses, offering the opportunity to view ideas and buy work ranging across design disciplines including (but not limited to): illustration, animation, furniture, fashion, gaming and glasswork.
29 June – 2 July 2016
Costume, Fashion, Jewellery, Textiles
6 – 9 July 2016
Visual Communication, Product Design, Spatial & Industrial Design, Furniture Design
GRADUATE SHOWS A-Z BY INSTITUTION
Anglia Ruskin University: Cambridge School of Art
9 June 2016 // Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
Film and Moving Image
10 – 18 June 2016 // Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
Computer Games Art, Fashion Design, Film & TV, Fine Art,Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Interior Design, Photography
The Art Academy, London
8 – 10 July 2016 // The Art Academy, Mermaid Court, London
Fine Art
Bath Spa University
10 – 19 June 2016 // Sion Hill Campus, Bath Spa University
Creative Arts, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Graphic Communications, Photography, Textiles for Fashion & Interiors, 3D Design
7 – 9 July 2016 // Peckham Pelican
Graphic Communication
Belfast School of Art, Ulster University
3 – 11 June 2016 // Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, Belfast
Ceramics, Jewellery, Animation, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Fine Art: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Time-based Art, Performance, Digital Media, Video, Textile Art, Fashion
University of Bolton
9 – 25 June 2016 // Senate House, University of Bolton
Animation, Illustration, Art & Design, Fine Art, Games, Graphic Design, Media, Interior Design, Photography Textiles
Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University
11 – 18 June 2016 // The Parkside Building , City Centre Campus
Architecture, Fashion, Visual Communication
11 – 19 June 2016 // Birmingham School of Art: Margaret Street
Fine Art
Arts University Bournemouth
17 – 24 June // Campus
Fine Art, Illustration, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Photography, Film, Animation, Interior Architecture & Design, Costume & Performance, Fashion, Modelmaking
University of Brighton
4 – 12 June 2016 // Grand Parade Campus, Brighton
Art, Design, Architecture, Media, Critical History
Camberwell College of Arts
18 – 25 June 2016 // 45-65 Peckham Road, London
Drawing, Painting, Photography, Sculpture
18 – 25 June 2016 // Foundation Building, 1 Wilson Road, London
3D Design, Graphic Design, Illustration; MA Conversation
Canterbury Christ Church University
28 May – 11 June 2016 // Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury
Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Sculpture, Film, Photography, Digital Art
Cardiff Metropolitan University
21 – 27 May 2016 // Cardiff School of Art and Design, Llandaff Campus
Ceramics, Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Illustration, International Design, Product Design, Textiles, Architectural Design
Carmarthen School of Art, Coleg Sir Gar
21 May – 3 June 2016 // Carmarthen School of Art, Job’s Well Road
Ceramics, Fine Art Painting, Jewellery, Metal Casting, Printmaking, Digital Illustration, Photography, Graphic Design, Textiles
The Cass, London Metropolitan University
10 – 18 June 2016 // The Cass, Central House, Whitechapel
Animation, Fashion, Film & Broadcast Production, Fine Art, Furniture, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewellery and Silversmithing, Musical Instrument, Music Technology, Photography, Product Design, Textile Design
12 June – 2 July 2016 // Bank Gallery, London
Foundation Art & Design courses
16 June 2016 // Final Cuts at BFI Southbank, London
Film, Animation
24 June – 2 July 2016 // The Cass, Central House, Whitechapel
Architecture, MA Architecture, MA Spatial Planning, Urban Design
University of Central Lancashire
11 – 17 June 2016 // Harris Building
Architecture
11 – 17 June 2016 // Victoria Building
Advertising, Animation, Games Design, Graphic Design, Illustration,Interior Design, Product Design, Fashion, Textiles
11 – 17 June 2016 // Hanover Building
Fine Art, Drawing, Performance
Central Saint Martins – Show One – Show Two
25 – 29 May 2016 // 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross, N1C
BA Fine Art, MA Fine Art, Photography, Art & Science, MRes Art – Exhibition Studies, Moving Image
31 May 2016 // 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross, N1C
Second Year BA Graphic Communication Design
22 – 26 June 2016 // 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross, N1C
Architecture, Product Design, Ceramic & Industrial Design, Criticism, Communication and Curation, Drama and Performance, Character Animation, Fashion, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Material Futures
University of Chester
17 – 22 June 2016 // University of Chester Campus
Animation, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, and Communication, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design
Chelsea College of Art
17 – 25 June 2016 // Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London
BA Fine Art, Graphic Design Communication, Interior & Spatial Design,Textile Design; FdA Interior Design; Graduate Diploma Fine Art, Interior Design
3 – 9 September 2016 // Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street
MA Fine Art, Graphic Design Communication, Interior & Spatial Design, Textile Design, Curating & Collections
University of Chichester
13 – 24 May 2016 // artOne and Otter Gallery, University of Chichester
Fine Art
City & Guilds of London Art School
22 – 26 June 2016 // 124 Kennington Park Road, London
Fine Art, Conservation, Historic Carving
Coventry University
28 May – 2 June (not including 29 – 30 June) // Coventry University Campus
Fine Art, Architecture, Automotive & Transport Design, Illustration, Fashion, Graphic Design, Animation, Interior Design, Product Design, Media & Communications
Croydon School of Art
13 – 17 June 2016 // Croydon School of Art
Art, Design, Fashion, Film, Animation
University of Cumbria
6 – 10 June 2016 // Brampton Road Campus
Media, Digital Arts, Film & TV, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Game Design
University of Derby
28 May – 11 June 2016 // Markeaton Street and Britannia Mill
Architecture, Animation, Civil Engineering, Fashion & Textiles,
Film & Media, Graphic Design, Illustration, Music, Photography, Product Design
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at University of Dundee
20 May – 29 June 2016 // Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee
Art, Design, Architecture
University of East London
20 May – 22 May 2016 // Docklands Campus, Cyprus, London
BA Animation, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Printed Textile Design; Foundation Art, Design & Fashion
Edinburgh College of Art
28 May – 5 June 2016 // Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place
Art, Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, History of Art, Music
Edinburgh Napier University
20 May – 29 May 2016g // Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh
Advertising, Communications and PR, Creative Advertising, Creative Writing, Design, Film, Photography, Publishin
Falmouth University
1 June 2016 // The Cinema, Penryn Campus
BA Film & Television
3 – 8 June 2016 // Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth Campus
BA Fine Art, Illustration, Drawing, Contemporary Crafts
3 – 8 June 2016 // Falmouth School of Architecture, Falmouth Campus
BA Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design
3 – 8 June 2016 // Falmouth School of Graphic Communication, Fox 4
BA Graphic Design, Creative Advertising
3 – 8 June 2016 // Institute of Photography, Falmouth Campus
BA Photography, Press & Editorial, Marine & Natural
3 – 8 June 2016 // Institute of Photography, Falmouth Campus
BA Fashion & Textile, Textile Design, Fashion Photography // Institute of Fashion & Textiles, Falmouth Campus
23 August 2016 // Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth Campus
MA Fine Art, Illustration
City of Glasgow College
9 – 16 June 2016 // City of Glasgow College
Contemporary Arts Practice
Glasgow School of Art
16 – 26 June 2016 // Glasgow School of Art, Tontine Building
Fine Art, Printmaking, Fine Art Photography
16– 26 June 2016 // Reid Building and Bourdon Building
Architecture, Communication Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Interactive Design, Product Design
18 – 25 June 2016 // Glue Factory, 15 Burns Street, Glasgow
MFA Fine Art
Goldsmiths University, London
15 – 18 June 2016 // Ben Pimlott Building, New Cross, London
MFA Fine Art
17 – 20 June 2016t // Ben Pimlott Building, New Cross, London
BA Fine Ar
Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen
18 – 25 June 2016 // Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen
Commercial Photography, Communication Design, Contemporary Art Practice, Fashion, Painting, 3D Design
Hereford College of Arts
11 – 16 June 2016 // Hereford College of Arts
Animation, Blacksmithing, Design Crafts, Fine Art, Illustration, Photography, Short Filmmaking, Textile
University of Hertfordshire
31 May – 1 June 2016 // School of Creative Arts, College Lane
Animation, Design, Filmmaking, Media, Music, Visual Arts and Art Therapy
University of Huddersfield
10 – 24 June 2016 // University of Huddersfield, Campus
Architecture, Contemporary Arts, Illustration, Fashion Communication, Graphic Design, Animation, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design
University of Kent
22 – 31 May 2016 // The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent
Fine Art
University of Kingston
19 May – 4 June 2016 // Knights Park campus, Grange Road, Kingston
Foundation: Art & Design
4 – 10 June 2016 // Knights Park campus, Grange Road, Kingston
BA Fine Art, Design, Architecture
9 – 10 June 2016 // Hoxton Basement, London
First Year: Graphic Design
15 – 19 June 2016 // Candid Arts Trust, Torrens Street, London
BA Graphic Design
24 June – 3 July 2016 // House of VANS, London
BA Illustration, Animation
5 – 7 July 2016 // The Truman Brewery, London
BA Illustration, Animation at D&AD New Blood
6 – 9 July 2016 // Business Design Centre, London
BA Product & Furniture Design
14 – 18 July 2016 // The Truman Brewery, London
BA Interior Design
Lancashire Institute of Contemporary Arts
14 – 21 June 2016 // Peter Scott Gallery, LICA Building, Bowland Annexe
Fine Art
The Leeds College of Art
11 – 16 June 2016 // Blenheim Walk, Leeds
Animation, Creative Advertising, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Printed Textiles & Surface Design, Visual Communication
The Leeds School of Art, Architecture and Design
3 – 10 June 2016 // Leeds Beckett University, Broadcasting Place, Leeds
Architecture, Fine Art, Landscape Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Arts & Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Fashion
University of Leeds
15 – 17, 20 – 24 June // Clothworkers Building Central
BA Graphic and Communication Design, Art and Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing and Textile Design
17 – 24 June // Old Mining Building, 4 & 5-7 Lifton Studio
BA Art & Design, Fine Art
University of Lincoln
28 – 10 June 2016 // Art, Architecture & Design Building, Lincoln
Architecture, Creative Advertising,Graphic Design, Illustration, Interactive Design, Product Design, Design for Exhibition and Museums
Liverpool School of Art & Design
26 May – 10 June 2016 // John Lennon Art & Design Building
Architecture, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Illustration, Spatial Design
London College of Communication
24 May – 4 June 2016 // LCC, Elephant & Castle, London
Advertising, Photography, Photojournalism & Documentary Photography
27 May – 4 June 2016 // Copeland Gallery, London
Sound Arts & Design
9 June 2016 // LCC, Lecture Theatre A, B, C and Lower Gallery
Film, Television, Production for Live Events
16 – 25 June 2016 // LCC, Elephant & Castle, London
Animation, Design Management, Games Design, Graphic Design, Media Design, Interaction Design, Illustration, Spatial Design
London College of Fashion
7 – 9 June 2016 // 3-10 Shoreditch High Street, Nicholls & Clarke Building
Fashion Photography, Journalism, Creative Direction
Loughborough University
4 – 12 June 2016 // Edward Barnsley, 3D Design, and Fine Art Buildings
3D Design, Fine Art, Graphics Communication, Illustration, Textiles
Manchester School of Art
11 – 22 June 2016 // Benzie, Grosvenor & Chatham, All Saints Campus
Animation, Architecture, Fashion, Media, Filmmaking, Fine Art, Art History, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interactive Arts, Interior Design, Photography, Textiles, 3D Design
11 – 22 June 2016 // 70 Oxford Street, Manchester
Film, Animation (Screenings)
Middlesex University
16 – 20 June 2016 // The Truman Brewery
Animation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Fashion, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Product Design, Engineering Design
Moray School of Art
13 – 18 June 2016 // Academy Gallery and Studios, Moray Street, Elgin
Fine Art, Textiles, Visual Communication
Newcastle University
4 – 17 June 2016 // Newcastle University & Great North Museum
Fine Art
24 – 26 June 2016 // Copeland Gallery, Peckham, London
Fine Art
Northumbria University
14 – 21 June 2016 // Ellison Building, Block C
Architecture, Interior Architecture
14 – 21 June 2016 // Squires Building & Squires Annexe
Advertising, Animation, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design
14 – 21 June 2016 // Design Building, City Campus East
3D Design, Design for Industry, Interior Design, Fashion, Fashion Marketing
North Wales School of Art & Design, Glyndwr University
20 May – 8 June 2016 // North Wales School of Art & Design, Wrexham
Art & Design
University of Northampton
10 – 19 June 2016 // Avenue Campus, St George’s Avenue
Architectural Technology, Fashion, Textiles, Fine Art, Painting & Drawing, Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Games Art, Graphic Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, Media Production & Moving Image, Photography, Product Design
Norwich University of Arts
1 – 8 June 2016 // Norwich University of Arts
Animation, Architecture, Design for Publishing, Fashion, Film and Moving Image, Fine Art, Games Art & Design, Graphic Communication, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Textile Design
Nottingham Trent University
4 – 11 June 2016 // Bonington Gallery and Atrium Space, Nottingham Trent
Fine Art, Photography, Graphics, Costume & Theatre Design, Textiles, Furniture, Product Design and Interior Architecture
19 – 27 July 2016 // Bonington Gallery and Atrium Space, Nottingham Trent
MA Art & Design (Photography, Graphic Design, Textiles, Illustration, Branding, Fashion, Film, Puppetry)
Orkney College
13 – 24 June 2016 // Orkney College
Fine Art
Oxford Brookes
14 – 20 May 2016 // The Glass Tank, Oxford *
Fine Art
*28 May – 8 June 2016 // The Glass Tank, Oxford
Architecture
Perth College UHI
14 – 28 May 2016 // Birnam Arts and St Johns Centre, Perth
Visual Design & Communication
Plymouth College of Art
11 – 24 June 2016 // Plymouth College of Art, Tavistock Place
3D Design, Animation, Ceramics, Commercial Photography, Media, Costume, Creative Advertising, Fashion, Film, Fine Art, Game Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Product Design, Textiles
University of Plymouth
11 – 23 June 2016
// Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building, Scott Building and the Royal William Yard: Mills Bakery and Slaughterhouse
3D design, Fine art, Illustration, Media & TV, Photography, Digital Media, Animation, Architecture, Graphic Communication, Art and design
Royal Academy of Arts
23 June – 3 July // Burlington House, Piccadilly & 6 Burlington Gardens, London
Fine Art
Royal College of Art
26 June – 4 July // RCA, Kensington Gore, London (closed 1 July)
Animation, Architecture, Design Interactions, Design Products, Global Innovation Design, Information Experience Design, Innovation Design Engineering, Interior Design, Service Design, Vehicle Design, Visual Communication
26 June – 4 July // RCA, Battersea, London (closed 1 July)
Ceramics & Glass, Critical & Historical Studies, Critical Writing in Art & Design, Curating Contemporary Art, History of Design, Jewellery & Metal, Moving Image, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles
Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford
18 – 22 June // Ruskin School of Art, 128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford
BFA and MFA Fine Art
Sheffield Institute of Arts, Sheffield Hallam University
11 – 24 June 2016 // Sheffield Institute of Arts Campus
Animation, Architecture, Fine Art, Creative Art Practice, Creative Writing, Fashion, Film, Games Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design
Shetland College UHI
6 – 17 June 2016 // Shetland College
Slade School of Art
21 – 26 May 2016 // Slade School of Art, UCL, Gower Street, London
BA/BFA Fine Art
9 – 19 May 2016 // Slade School of Art, UCL, Gower Street, London
MA/MFA/PhD Fine Art
Staffordshire University
10 – 18 June 2016 // College Road Campus, Stoke-on-Trent
3D Design, Ceramics, Advertising and Brand Management, Animation, Cartoon and Comic Arts, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Product Design, Stop Motion Animation and Puppet Making, Textile Surfaces, Transport Design, VFX
University Campus Suffolk
3 – 10 June 2016 // University Campus Suffolk
Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration
University of Sunderland
10 – 17 June 2016 // CitySpace, Chester Road
Design
10 – 17 June 2016 // Priestman Building, Green Terrace
Fine Art, Photography
10 – 17 June 2016 // National Glass Centre, Liberty Way
Glass, Ceramics
Swansea College of Art, Trinity St. David
14 – 28 May 2016
// 8 locations in Swansea: Dynevor, ALEX, BBC, Foundation Studios, Volcano Theatre, The BLOC Gallery and Cinema & Co.
Fine Art, Photography, Advertising, Branding, Graphic Design, Illustration, Glasswork, Product Design, Film, Animation, Digital Arts
Teeside University
23 May – 3 June 2016 // Athena, Teesside University
Design, Fine Art // Athena, Teesside University
23 May – 3 June 2016 // ARC, Stockton-on-Tees
Media
University of the West of England
4 – 8 June 2016 // Bower Ashton Studio, Bristol
Animation, Design, Fashion, Filmmaking, Fine Art, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Journalism, Media, Photography, Print
4 – 8 June 2016 // Spike Island Studios, Bristol
Fine Art
4 – 8 June 2016 // Arnolfini, Bristol
Drawing & Print, Graphic Design
Westminster School of Media, Arts & Design
4 – 7 June 2016 // Ambika P3, University of Westminster, Marylebone Road
Fine Art, Mixed Media, Fashion
Weston College of Creative Arts
15 – 18, 19 – 23 June 2016 // University Campus, Weston-super-Mare
Art and Design, Graphic Design, Media, Film and Game Design, Music, Performing and Production Arts, Photography
Wimbledon College of Arts
16 – 25 May 2016 // Wimbledon College of Arts, Merton Hall Road, London
Fine Art, Painting, Print, Time-based Media, Sculpture, Costume Design, Set Design, Theatrical Arts, Theatre Design
Winchester School of Art
11 – 17 June 2016 // Winchester School of Art, Winchester
Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Photography, Sculpture, Print, Textiles, Fashion
5 – 10 July 2016 // Winchester School of Art, Winchester
Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Print
Wolverhampton School of Art
11 – 23 June 2016 // Faculty of Arts, University Campus
Applied Arts, Fashion, Textiles, Fine Art, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Illustration
University of Worcester
20 May 2016 – 27 May 2016 // Charles Hastings Building, Worcester and The Garage, Worcester
Art & Design, Creative Digital Media, Fine Art, Graphic Design & Multimedia and Illustration
Writtle School of Design
18 – 21 May 2016 // Writtle College Campus
Art & Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Landscape Architecture
York St John University
21 – 31 May 2016 // New School House Gallery and York St John University
Fine Art, Sculpture, Print, Video, Installation
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