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Degree Shows Guide 2017

19 May 2017

by Vivi Kallinikou

Degree Show season is upon us and the UK's top art and design colleges offer an insight into the brightest new talents at work.

ArtRabbit takes a look at the UK's up and coming artists and designers. Here's our list of institutions and colleges that will hold graduate shows:

MAY

Slade BA/BFA Degree Show at Slade School of Fine Art

Slade Degree Shows, showcasing artworks by graduating students from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art.

Opening: 19 May 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

RCA Curating Contemporary Art Shows 2017: Open House at Delfina Foundation

RCA Curating Contemporary Art MA graduating students present their final projects developed in collaboration with leading art galleries based in London as part of the new CCA Graduate Partnership project programme.

University of Westminster. Shift IVC Degree Show 2017 at RichMix

The latest work from graduating students on Illustration and Visual Communication BA Honours – the work on show spans a wide spectrum of image media, artefacts and moving image work.

Opening: 23 May 2017, 18:00

CSM DEGREE SHOW ONE 2017 at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design

Courses featured in Show One: BA Fine Art, MA Art and Science, MA Fine Art, MA Photography and MRes Art.

Opening: 24 May 2017, 12:00 - 20:00

LCC Degree Shows 2017: Media School at London College of Communication

Work by final-year undergraduate students from the London College of Communication Media School as part of LCC Degree Shows 2017, including BA (Hons) Photography and BA (Hons) Photojournalism & Documentary Photography.

Opening: 24 May 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

JUNE

University of Westminster. Mixed Media Fine Art Degree Show 2017 at Ambika P3

The Fine Art Mixed Media degree show with work from graduating students at the University of Westminster. The exhibition showcases painting, sculpture, photography, performance moving image and installation.

Opening: 2 Jun 2017, 18:30 - 20:30

D&AD New Blood Festival 2017 at Old Truman Brewery

D&AD New Blood Festival presents university courses from around the UK showing off the very best students work from the past year. The show includes work by students from Glasgow Clyde College, Liverpool John Moores University, Falmouth University, Northumbria University and more.

LCC Degree Shows 2017: Screen School at The Workshop

Work by final-year undergraduate students from the London College of Communication Screen School, including BA (Hons) Animation BA (Hons) Film and Television BA (Hons) Film Practice BA (Hons) Games Design BA (Hons) Live Events and Television BA (Hons) Sound Arts and Design.

Opening: 6 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Slade MA/MFA/PhD Degree Show at Slade School of Fine Art

Artworks by graduating students from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art MA/MFA/PhD courses.

Opening: 7 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Goldsmiths Computing at Goldsmiths Student Union Bar

Get hands-on with computer games, music tech, artificial intelligence, VR and AR, phone apps. Projects by undergraduate students from across the computing department.

Opening: 7 Jun 2017, 13:00 - 21:00

Goldsmiths BA Fine Art, BA Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths College

The annual exhibition of BA graduate work from Goldsmiths' influential art department brings together three years of creative and critical Fine Art practice in one, final-year showcase.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Wimbledon College of Arts MFA Fine Art Degree Show at Wimbledon College of Arts

Postgraduate Degree Show 2017 - showcasing multi-disciplinary work from MFA Fine Art, UAL, Wimbledon College of Art.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Wimbledon College of Arts BA Degree show 2017 at Wimbledon College of Arts

Works by students from BA Fine Art and BA Theatre & Screen.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Made in Brunel 2017 at Bargehouse

Work created by this year’s design graduates at Brunel University London.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017

Free Range 2017 at Old Truman Brewery

Talent from across the UK will exhibit works in fine art, photography, design, interior design and architecture.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 22:00

LCC Degree Shows 2017: Design School at London College of Communication

Work by final-year undergraduate students from the London College of Communication Design School, including BA (Hons) Design Management and Cultures, Graphic and Media Design, Illustration and Visual Media, Interaction Design Arts, Spatial Design
Contextual and Theoretical Studies.

Opening: 15 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

University of Westminster. Graphic Communication Design Degree Show 2017 at Ambika P3

Opening: 16 Jun 2017, 18:30 - 20:30

Chelsea College of Arts Undergraduate Summer Show at Chelsea College of Arts

Work by students from BA Fine Art, Graphic Design Communication, Interior & Spatial Design, FdA Interior Design, Textile Design, Graduate Diploma, Fine Art Graduate Diploma, Interior Design.

Opening: 16 Jun 2017, 6-9pm

Camberwell College of Arts Undergraduate and MA Conservation Summer Show 2017 at Camberwell College of Arts

Work by students from the Camberwell College of Arts Undergraduate and MA Conservation courses.

Opening: 19 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 20:30

The Degree Show at Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne invites you to join them to celebrate the achievements of their talented graduates from the Schools of Design and Media, and our Further Education students, at the opening of the Degree Show 2017.

Opening: 21 Jun 2017, 19:00 - 21:00

Central Saint Martins Degree Show Two: Design 2017 at Central Saint Martins

Crossing disciplines, Show Two spans from design and fashion to drama and cultural enterprise. Projects on show – whether provocation, performance or product – present a future in the making.

Opening: 21 Jun 2017, 12:00

RA Schools Show 2017 at Royal Academy of Arts

17 artists transform their studio space to present new work as they complete three years of postgraduate study at the Royal Academy Schools.

Opening: 22 Jun 2017

The CASS Summer School at the CASS Central House

Students from all Cass disciplines will exhibit their work at the main Cass Summer Show from 23 June to 8 July, with a private view on 22 June from 3.00pm to 9.30pm.

Opening: 22 Jun 2017, 15:00 - 21:00

University of Westminster. Photography Degree Show 2017 at Old Truman Brewery

Work of graduating students from Photographic Arts BA (Hons) and Photography BA (Hons) at University of Westminster.

Opening: 22 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 22:00

Summer Shows 2017 at The Bartlett School of Architecture

Over 500 students from the Bartlett School of Architecture will be exhibiting an incredible range of inventive, creative and visual work including models, drawings, films, multimedia installations and digital fabrications. This will be the first Summer Show to take advantage of the versatile new spaces in the School’s completely refurbished home at 22 Gordon Street.

Opening: 23 Jun 2017, 19:00

Royal College of Art Show 2017 at Royal College of Art

From 25 June – 2 July 2017 the RCA’s Battersea and Kensington campuses will be filled with displays, shows and performances as the next generation of artists, designers and makers present their artwork, projects and products to the public for the first time.

Opening: 24 Jun 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

The Cass's Film and Animation courses at BFI Southbank

Students from Film and Animation courses at London Met’s Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Designwill screen their work at Final Cuts 2017, held at the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank on 27 June from 2pm. Tickets are free but must be reserved through Eventbrite.

Opening: 27 Jun 2017, 13:45

Fine Art, Conservation and Historic Carving Summer Shows at City and Guilds of London Art School

Student work in contemporary Fine Art, conservation of cultural objects, and Historic Carving in wood and stone. This year’s City and Guilds Art School show has been tapped by the Guardian as one of the top ten Degree Shows in the UK for spotting emerging talent.

Opening: 27 Jun 2017, 18:30 - 21:30

JULY

Goldsmiths MA Photography Degree Show 2017 at Goldsmiths College

Showcasing the latest work of graduating students from MA Photography: The Image and Electronic Arts at Goldsmiths College, University, London.

Opening: 6 Jul 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

West Dean Summer Show: London at Espacio Gallery

Work by twelve students graduating from the Visual Arts programmes at West Dean College, including the Graduate and Postgraduate Diploma, and the MFA.

Opening: 13 Jul 2017, 6-9pm

Camberwell College of Arts Postgraduate Summer Show at Camberwell College of Arts

Work by graduating students from the MA Visual Arts courses.

Opening: 13 Jul 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

Goldsmiths MFA Fine Art at Goldsmiths

A highlight of the contemporary art world calendar, the 2017 MFA exhibition displays work by artists who have studied on Goldsmiths’ world-renowned postgraduate Fine Art programme.

Opening: 13 Jul 2017, 18:00 - 21:00

SEPTEMBER

Chealsea College of Arts MA Summer Shows at Chelsea College of Arts

Work by graduating students from the MA Fine Art, MA Interior & Spatial Design, MA Textile Design, MA Curating & Collections.

Opening: 8 Sep 2017, 6-9pm

Degree Shows across the UK