School of Art

Situated on our City campus, right in the centre of Brighton, the School of Art offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fine art, 3D design and craft, fashion, textiles, graphic design and illustration.

The school is a dynamic community of learning, priding itself on being inclusive and welcoming students, staff, the local community and visitors from across the world as individuals.

Agility and fluidity of thinking are central to the school’s ethos, explored through the inter-relationship of analogue and digital technologies and the role of drawing - a common language with many ‘dialects’. Professional practice, client-based opportunities and competitions are part of each course curriculum enabling students to develop the skills to create and pursue freelance opportunities, or to enter the job market with energy and confidence and to thrive.

Art and design at Brighton is ranked 8th in the UK and in the top 40 globally by the QS World University Rankings 2019.

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In this short film, Amanda Bright, Head of the School of Art, explains the ethos of the school.

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Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate courses

Postgraduate research degrees

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News and events

MA students shortlisted for Signature Art Prize

MA Craft student Zahra Priddle and MA Fine Art student Jake Francis have both been nominated in the Sculpture category for the 2019 Signature Art Prize.

Photography Alumna Clare Strand shortlisted for Deutsche Borse Prize

Clare Strand is one of four artists shortlisted for the prestigious annual award, now in it’s twenty fourth year.

Student view: Why I chose Fashion at Brighton

I chose to do a Fashion Design degree at the University of Brighton because I wanted to learn a new skill and channel my creativity into something productive.

Media alumni Winston reveals secrets of his success

A TV producer and director behind some of the UK’s biggest shows revealed today how his “invaluable” time at the University of Brighton helped kick-started his meteoric career journey.

About us

Facilities

Students benefit from specialist equipment and facilities across the School of Art. These include:

Dedicated studios for each course
Wood and metal workshops
Printmaking workshops
Letterpress and bookbinding rooms
Kilns
A range of knitting machines, looms, linkers and embellishers
Screen printing and digital printing
CAD CAM digital technology
Dye lab
Laser cutters
Access to Mac suites - Adobe Suite Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design and Premiere

Partnerships

The School of Art maintains a number of partnerships, including:

Student and staff exchanges with Nagoya University in Japan
Student and staff exchanges with Seoul National University in Korea
An exchange programme with MCAD Minneapolis School College of Art and Design
It is a Tate Exchange, Tate Associate organisation
It works with local schools
It works with local museums

Nagoya exchange trip

Research and enterprise

Arts research

Discover the research undertaken by the School of Art, often in conjunction with other schools across the university.

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Fashion student with a model wearing her designs

Work with our student talent

Giving our students relevant experience is a critical component of our courses. It also provides opportunities for arts and cultural organisations.

The university gallery in Grand Parade building

Hire our facilities

We have a series of spaces for hire in the centre of Brighton. The theatre can accommodate a seated audience of up to 272, with a standing capacity of 400, and the gallery can hold around 200 guests.

General enquiries

School of Art
University of Brighton
58–67 Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 0JY

Phone: +44 (0) 1273 600900
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