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Artist, curator and AHRC PhD researcher Tom Milnes is founder of the online platform Digital Artist Residency.

Diana Forest AKA Gazelle St. Ives, joins previous graduates as this year's Brownston Fresh Talent Award winner

Four BA (Hons) Fashion Design students have been awarded £600 to support them in prestigious work placements during their study.

Head of School of Design + Communication Peter Barker is raising money for SOLENT MIND, in memory of his late niece Ruby Leaity

Honours awarded at Graduation ceremony to leading international filmmaker and artist for their exceptional achievements in the creative arts.

Call for Plymouth College of Art students and alumni to apply for our Student and Alumni Work Experience Programme with an opportunity for a placement with the revered Wave Murano Glass company in Venice, Italy. Learn traditional Venetian glass techniques within a factory environment, experience life in the ancient and global city of Venice and delve into its rich cultural and maritime heritage.

We explore the long relationship between The Soapbox Children's Theatre in Devonport Park, Plymouth and Plymouth College of Art BA (Hons) Costume Production staff and students.

A new 90's inspired business venture has been launched by Georgia Thompson, a Plymouth College of Art Fashion Communications graduate.

As an applicant to a masters course, you will have developed a body of work or project that is representative of your achievements as a creative practitioner. We want to begin a conversation about how your work can move to the next level, your portfolio work aids this discussion.

Find out what you should be including in your portfolio or showreel when you are applying to study at a creative university.

Shop small and support local talent this Christmas - browse our hand-picked selection of unique gift ideas from a handful of our talented graduates.

Graphic designer Brogan Algar, who graduated from our BA (Hons) Graphic Communication degree with First Class honours this year, was shortlisted for the prestigious JDO Raw award during the first year of her studies, and is currently working with JDO as a Junior Social Media and Content Designer.

Katy Johnson, who studies BA (Hons) Commercial Photography, has won an IPA 2021 Honourable Mention in the International Photography Awards

New to Plymouth College of Art, BA (Hons) Sound Arts is a practical studio course to explore sound in all its forms as creative artistic expression. To help you to understand more about Sound Arts, we sat down with Lecturer Neil Rose, who’ll be taking a leading role for the course.

Alumni and staff from Plymouth College of Art explore the life and works of author Antonia White in artist Katy Richardson's immersive exhibition at Studio KIND, North Devon.

Students from schools and colleges across the country are being challenged to create a short film in only 72 hours

Responding to COP26 and the international climate crisis, Illuminate 2021 includes projection mapping, illuminated murals and interactive installations by local and national artists.

With the party season upon us, we’ve pulled together the top things to do and see in Plymouth during the festive season.

At Plymouth College of Art we treat studying a creative degree as a stepping-stone to working as a creative professional.

Following a successful Crowdfunder campaign, the newly founded glass company plans to build a sustainable glassblowing workshop on Brimpts Farm, Dartmoor

A group exhibition coming up in MIRROR at Plymouth College of Art, curated by Ben Borthwick – 27 November 2021 to 26 February 2022

For the second year running, Christmas cards designed by Plymouth College of Art students are on sale at Tate

A previously unloved area of Plymouth College of Art has been transformed into a contemplative garden with plants that can be used as natural dyes.

Our courses are led by real industry professionals, practising artists and invited experts whose knowledge will encourage your creative growth. We sat down with some of our craft academics to discover more about their personal practice and passions.

Cornwall-based artist Abigail Reynolds, Plymouth College of Art Glass Workshop Coordinator Amy Whittingham and Fab Lab Plymouth Principle Technician Ian Hankey have won a prestigious international sustainability award from the US-based Glass Art Society.

Plymouth College of Art has collaborated with shoe and clothing retailer size? to bring live briefs to our BA (Hons) Fashion Communication students.

A sustainable illuminated art workshop at Plymouth College of Art with Art and Energy CIC, in collaboration with the Smart Citizens Programme brought local people and and students together to explore solar powered artworks using digital technology in Fab Lab Plymouth.

Plymouth College of Art alumni Sayra Begum is one of ten comic-book and graphic artists commissioned for digital anthology, Ten Years to Save the World.

Harriet and Paige of Plymouth College of Art's Students' Union will be attending the Think Student Awards 2021 in London in November after being shortlisted for the Best Campaign Support Student Wellbeing

Uncertain on what the key dates for this university application cycle are? Follow our helpful timeline and ensure you know what dates to look out for over the coming months.

Camsell Downing and Jo Haskins have brightened up the waiting room of the specialist prosthetics centre with a mural of fishing village Brixham.

Alumni and staff writer Naomi Girdler talks about her own experiences with mental health and the tips and techniques that helped her

Subject Leader of Photography and internationally renowned filmmaker, Dr Mohini Chandra, has been commissioned to develop a new piece of work, ‘Tell Tales and Wonder Rooms’, devoted to amateur sea divers and the stories they tell after she was selected for The Arts Institute Film Commission 2021.

Senior Lecturer Dr Natalia Eernstman and MA Creative education alumni Peter Kingston have had their research contributions featured in the latest publication of interdisciplinary arts journal AIREA, ‘AIREA No 3 (2021): Interdisciplinary relationships within spaces and bodies of collaboration’.

To make sure you don't miss a thing, we've put together a guide of some of the best arts and culture events to see, do, and attend in our city this month.

Nicholas White, graduate of BA (Hons) Photography, talks about his latest project, 'Carpathia', a photographic series working with rangers of a wilderness reserve in the Southern Carpathian Mountains of Romania.

Alumni Xanthe Burdett writes about how Plymouth College of Art broadened her horizons and prepared her to succeed at Cambridge University.

BA (Hons) Fine Art students Stella Olivier, Ashanti Hare and Darcy Meades talk about their experience exhibiting at KARST

Did you know we may be able to help out with some of your travel expenses when you visit us? Read on to find out how to make your claim.

To support the city's hosting of British Art Show 9, arts organisations across Plymouth have secured £100,000 grants from Arts Council England.

So you're coming to visit the college for an Open Day - we thought we'd share some of our favourite places to stay and eat while you're in the city

The successful Open Day was the first large-scale Fab City event to be held in Plymouth for members of the public, showcasing how organisations, projects and local people are working together to make a truly Fab City.

If you're applying to study a full-time BA (Hons) or Extended BA degree at Plymouth College of Art, you will need to submit your application through UCAS. Read our step-by-step to complete your personal statement, references and education history.

Peter Barker releases new book about the history and iconic design of the world's first sports saloon

The Postgraduate Medical Centre at Derriford Hospital is hosting a new exhibition, Celebrating Plymouth - Celebrating the NHS, to reflect on the challenges that the NHS has faced and celebrate University Hospitals Plymouth.

We've put together a handy guide to our favourite places for you to visit and explore when you come to us for an Open Day.

Lecturer at Plymouth College of Art, Dr Eddie Falvey, has released a book studying the beloved cult classic horror movie, Re-Animator

To make sure you don't miss a thing, we've put together a guide of some of the best arts and culture events to see, do, and attend in our city this month.

Our BA (Hons) Costume Production students helped create a giant dragon the size of a double decker bus, which took flight over the city at the end of August. Here are some pictures from behind the scenes.

IGNITE Futures digital platform has been shortlisted for the highly competitive THE Award in the Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year category.

Fab City hubs across Plymouth are opening their doors. Drop-in to discover how we are working towards creating a more sustainable and collaborative city.

Images from the opening event of the Masters Summer Show Open 2021, where postgraduates showcased their exciting and dynamic research work completed during their studies

As part of the Smart Citizens Programme at Plymouth College of Art, people across Plymouth are installing environmental sensors to better understand and seek solutions to local environmental issues

Students from Plymouth College of Art, young people and members of local businesses from around Plymouth coming together to design and produce digitally fabricated signs that have been installed in wildflower meadows across the city

Making Futures is Plymouth College of Art’s international research platform, exploring how contemporary crafts are practised, consisting of an international biennial conference, staff research groups, an online open-access journal and more.

Starting your journey into art education can be a daunting one so we've compiled our best tips and tricks so you can get the most out of your time at art college.

Helen Skidmore, MA Printmaking student, has been selected for a summer residency at Devon’s Canonteign Falls, forming part of the September Devon Artist Network Open Studios event

A message from the educational institutions of Plymouth about the health, safety and wellbeing of the whole community, from students and staff to city residents and visitors.

A taste of what to expect from this year’s ambitious Foundation Diploma students as they progress onto a wide range of pathways.

Hosted by Studio 11 on Regent Street, Plymouth, postgraduate students from Plymouth College of Art are showcasing their dynamic and exciting research projects from 10 to 16 September 2021