Exhibition

Film Screening

Mohini Paradise Lost

MIRROR

Paradise Lost explores the rich history of shipwrecks in the historic naval port city of Plymouth and their relation to empire, slavery and indenture.

Mohini Chandra: Paradise Lost @ MIRROR

Smart Citizens Programme

Solar Workshop

Plymouth College of Art

Create your own solar-powered artwork in this free 2-part workshop hosted in collaboration with Smart Citizens and Art and Energy.

Make a Solar Powered Artwork: 2-Part Workshop

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Ocean Studios

Postgraduate

Textiles

Using tufting, embroidery and tapestry weaving to co-create textile artworks using her Tea Leaf, Tasseography Textiles generative process, Becky concludes two years of making with this Arts Council England funded exhibition.

Becky Dodman Wainwright: Tasseography Textiles

Young Arts

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Pre-Degree Campus

Established in 1988, Plymouth College of Art's renowned Young Arts programme bridges the gap in arts provision for young people created by increasingly limited access to creative activity in schools.

Young Arts Saturday Arts Club: Autumn Term | 9 - 11 years

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Young Arts Saturday Arts Club: Autumn Term | 11 - 13 years

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Undergraduate

3D Design

Curation

Craft

Education

Critical & Cultural

Plymouth College of Art academics respond to the idea of archive; responding with new works, reworking previous work or drawing from their own personal archive.

Grey Area presents 'Archive'

Freshers Events

Paignton Zoo

You're in for a wild time with this trip - a day out at Paignton Zoo!

Freshers 2021 | Paignton Zoo Trip

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The National Saturday Club gives 14–16-year-olds across the country the opportunity to study subjects they love at their local university, college or cultural institution, for free.

National Art & Design Saturday Club | 14 - 16 years

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Young Creators Arts Club | 13 - 16 years

Skating

Plymouth Pavilions

Skate through the second week of Freshers at Plymouth Pavillions Ice Rink!

Freshers 2021 | Ice Disco at Plymouth Pavilions

UCAS and University Fairs

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The UK University Search Autumn Birmingham Fair is the perfect way for students to choose which university is right for them.

UK University Search Birmingham

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Plymouth College of Art Students' Union

A fair dedicated to everything health, wellbeing and self-care related, who could say no?!

Freshers 2021 | Health, Wellbeing and Self-Care Fair

Short Course

Making Change Autumn 2021

Short Courses and Masterclasses

Animation

Ceramics

Costume

Design

Digital Media

Drawing

Fashion

Film

Fine Art

Game Arts

Glass

Graphic Design

Illustration

Interior Design

Jewellery

Marketing

Painting

Photography

Printmaking

Styling

Commercial Photography

A free taster course designed to help prepare you for joining us to study one of our creative Undergraduate or Postgraduate degrees.

Making Change: Autumn 2021

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Come along and purchase work made by your fellow students!

Freshers 2021 | Student Work Fair

Freshers Fair

Join us for this years Freshers Fair, it's back and it's bigger and better than ever!

Freshers 2021 | Freshers Fair

Hope In Age Anxiety

Sunny Art Centre

Hope in an Age of Anxiety: 'A Conversation with John Milton's Paradise Lost'

Society Fair

Want to join some clubs and societies, or even find out more about each of them? Come along!

Freshers 2021 | Clubs and Societies Fair

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Guys, gals and non-binary pals, it's time to be loud and proud at our LGBTQ+ Social - with local drag artist as the nights' entertainment!

Freshers 2021 | LGBTQ+ Social (with Live Drag Show)

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Eikon Exhibition Centre

School Summit is a two day event held annually that caters for students in Years 11-14 and their teachers

School Summit Northern Ireland

Online Event

Open Day

International

Applicant Advice

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Online

Pre-Degree

Communication

Content Creation

Technologies

Media

Publishing

Production

Sound

Technical

Art History

Join our Admissions team every Monday between 3-4.30pm for an informal chat about your options and advice on your application to undergraduate, postgraduate or pre-degree study at Plymouth College of Art.

[online] Applying to Plymouth College of Art - Drop-in event

ExCeL London

Be inspired and immerse yourself in what your creative future could hold.

UCAS Create Your Future London

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Ashton Gate Stadium

The UK University Search Autumn Bristol Fair is the perfect way for students to choose which university is right for them.

UK University Search Bristol

Tours

Campus Experience

Careers & Employability

Industry Talk

Students' Union

Student Life

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Join us at our on-campus Open Day on Saturday 16th October and discover our state-of-the-art facilities, talk to expert staff and tour the local accommodation.

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Find your future in post-16 creative study by attending our next online Pre-Degree Open Day. Courses include UAL Level 3 Extended Diplomas, International Baccalaureate Career-related Programmes and Foundation Diplomas.

Pre-Degree Open Day

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A virtual event where you can find out what it's like to study at Plymouth College of Art.

UK University Search Virtual Fair

Artist Talk

Iron Manilla Render

FabLab Plymouth

Join in for a special event led by artist Mohini Chandra, the SHIPS project and the Smart Citizens Programme.

Stray Finds

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Ask our current students about life on campus, living in Plymouth, accommodation, student finance, health and wellbeing support, the Students' Union and more.

Student Life Q&A

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A virtual fair that combines university and careers advice - essential for school leavers.

What University? What Career? Live Virtual event

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Join us at our on-campus Open Day on Saturday 13th November and discover our state-of-the-art facilities, talk to expert staff and tour the local accommodation.

Postgraduate Open Day

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Manchester Central Convention Complex

UCAS Create Your Future Manchester

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Join us at our on-campus Open Day on Saturday 15th January and discover our state-of-the-art facilities, talk to expert staff and tour the local accommodation.

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About Us

Projects and Partnerships

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The STEPS cluster (Soft Skills Training Enabling Progression and Sustainability) looks to develop students’ ‘soft skills’ – the personal and employability skills that are key in individuals furthering careers.

STEPS

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Making Futures is a biannual international conference hosted by Plymouth College of Art that aims to improve understanding of how contemporary crafts are practised in relation to developing global, environmental and sustainability issues.

Making Futures

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Working with citizens, communities and businesses in Plymouth and the region to provide access to digital fabrication facilities, training in digital design and manufacturing and support with sustainable entrepreneurship.

Smart Citizens Programme (SCP)

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Plymouth College of Art is one of the key partners of Green Minds, a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) programme funded project that aims to plan and manage the green spaces of Plymouth.

Green Minds

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Plymouth College of Art, in partnership with BFI, hosts the prestigious BFI 16-19 Film Academy programme. Open to young people from anywhere in the UK and from any background, the BFI Film Academy offers a real chance for talented 16-19-year-olds to be part of our future film industry.

BFI Film Academy

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Improving Lives Plymouth runs information, advice and support services for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

Improving Lives

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SEED (Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon) enables local SMEs to access training in 2D & 3D digital design and manufacturing at Fab Lab Plymouth.

SEED (Strategic Employer Engagement in Devon)

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Street Factory CIC is a Plymouth-based hip-hop company who are investing in young people across the South West.

Street Factory

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Hidden Talent in Devon is an exciting new project that enables people from a range of backgrounds to access creative workshops and learn new skills.

Hidden Talent in Devon

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Atlantic Youth Creative Hubs is a European project funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, aiming at building a model of social innovation for young people supporting social entrepreneurship, employment and education in the creative and cultural industries.

Atlantic Youth Creative Hubs

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HackFest is a county-wide project that engages around 200 young people and schools across Devon in digital making, 3D design and coding activities, to create product prototypes that will solve societal issues of the future.

HackFest

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The Euranim project focuses on innovative digital animation technologies and their application in large-scale public and cultural works.

Euranim

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Devon Collaborative Outreach Network (DCON) aims to raise the aspirations of young people studying in local and regional schools and make them aware of the opportunities in Higher Education.

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In recent years, Plymouth College of Art has considerably developed its activity, presence and profile in European-funded partnership projects. We are proud to work alongside a number of leading creative institutions across Europe and further afield.