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Graduating talent from our BA (Hons) Fashion and BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing courses has been featured in the Graduate Fashion Foundation's Class of 2020 showcase.

Plymouth College of Art alumni Benjamin Lintell, who graduated from Plymouth College of Art in 2017, has featured in an exhibition during the annual Venice Glass Week, held in September across the city of Venice, Italy.

BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking students at Plymouth College of Art are preparing to welcome the college’s newest appointment, incoming Subject Leader Richard Kenton Webb, who has been announced as winner of the prestigious international Sunny Art Prize 2020.

Plymouth Art Weekender is back! We highlight our top five must see events of the weekend.

We introduce the Class of 2020 Landing Page, with each course's online expo. From digital portfolios and publications to film showreels and virtual galleries, there’s never been so much to explore from the comfort of your computer or mobile. Image: Reimagining Penguin Classics by Maha Taher.

Extended Diploma students from Plymouth College of Art’s Palace Court Pre Degree campus are celebrating today as they receive the results of their qualifications.

The Box will open to the public on 29 September and is situated next to our city-centre main campus Tavistock Place. Plymouth's new interactive cultural centre will contain 13 new galleries and exhibition spaces, a striking elevated archive, learning and research facilities and a brand new public square.

Plymouth College of Art partners with Counterpoints Arts, The Open University Citizenship and Governance SRA, Tate Exchange and Tate Archive at Tate Britain on the collaborative residency Hip Hop Pedagogy and Power: Re-Imagining the Archive, as part of the Who Are We? Tate Exchange programme.

Second year BA (Hons) Graphic Communication student Emma Flintham has won first place in the JDO Raw award with her creation 'Algae Cacao'.

We catch up with Fashion Media & Marketing students Izzy and Megan to chat about being selected to work with renowned brands size? and Converse on the launch of the Chuck Taylor All Star Multipatch sneaker.

This year, despite lockdown, our students have rated us with increased satisfaction in almost every main category of the National Student Survey.

From art and design to digital media and traditional making, Plymouth College of Art’s Class of 2020 graduates are ready to wow the press, industry and public.

Third-year BA (Hons) Printed Textile Design & Surface Pattern student Madeleine Willis wins 4th place in the global Converse x Schuh #CreateAtHome campaign.

Plymouth College of Art is one of the key partners of Green Minds, a project aiming to bring forward innovative and future-proofed ideas and create sustainable solutions within urban development.

Thinking about joining us to begin study in 2020? Watch these messages from our Principal and Academic Dean to help you make up your mind.

We want to ensure that despite the lockdown, all of our graduating students have the opportunity to present their work to the public and to celebrate their status as graduating students of Plymouth College of Art. Image by Molly Erin McCarthy 'D-V-DREAMS' (2020) Gif- made for the online exhibition WELL NOW, WTF

Work is well underway to plan for the reopening of Plymouth College of Art’s physical campuses, in line with national guidelines for universities and education settings set out by the Government, PHE (Public Health England), Department for Education and the Health and Safety Executive.

Plymouth College of Art fashion students have responded to the Covid-19 outbreak using their learned skills and ingenuity.

In close consultation with health & education authorities, students and practicing artists, Plymouth College of Art is preparing to launch its extended creative studio pedagogy, a hybrid of live online and on-campus creative practice within the physical environment of the college’s industry-standard studios and workshops.

BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing and Printmaking third-year student Michael Hanrahan was selected to take part in the Freelands Foundation Painting Prize 2020 exhibition.

BA (Hons) 3D Design Crafts student Gregory Williams has been announced a winner in the prestigious British Art Medal Society’s Student Medal Project.

Read Plymouth College of Art's statement on our commitment to representation and find resources to take action, educate and more.

Photography alumnus Tom Oldham has been announced the winner of the Open Portrait Category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2020.

As part of the British Council's Crafting Futures programme, Plymouth College of Art recently hosted master weavers from Saunders Weaving School in Mandalay, Myanmar. Students from our undergraduate and pre-degree textiles courses explored the importance of cultural exchange whilst learning traditional weaving methods from South East Asia.

We are pleased to announce the successful candidate in the Students' Union 2020 Elections. Congratulations to Harriet Moore, your new PCA:SU President.

In our latest Gallery Shorts series, we chat with Eleanor Duffin about her recent solo exhibition 'A Phantom Limb' in The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art. From why she was drawn to sculptor Barbara Hepworth to what working with materials means as a woman - watch it now.

Graduates from Plymouth College of Art's BA (Hons) Film course have been recognised at the Royal Television Society’s Devon and Cornwall Student Awards.

Pre-Degree students aged 16 to 19 from Plymouth College of Art are still making and creating, despite the challenges of lockdown.

Taking inspiration from any aspect of Boris Karloff’s life or work, you are challenged to make a 60-second film that we can bring to audiences across the globe!

Elise Phillimore, who graduated from BA (Hons) Costume Production & Associated Crafts at Plymouth College of Art in 2018, has worked on an upcoming Netflix Original comedy film, Eurovision, as well as creating costumes for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home.