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Abstract image with the words: Summer Shows 2023
Summer Shows

Summer Shows

The University of Brighton's Summer Shows are when our art, design, architecture and media students exhibit their final projects.

Our talented students show their work in the gallery spaces at our Grand Parade, Edward Street and Mithras House buildings.

These shows have now taken place:

  • MA Show
    Art, design and media: 8-15 July
  • Graduate Show
    Art, design and media: 3–11 June 
  • Architecture and Design End of Year Show
    Architecture, interiors and product design: 3–9 June

Take a look at work by some of our graduates:

  • Exhibitions website
  • Brighton Summer Shows Instagram account

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Take a look at some of the brilliant creativity that takes place across our courses, from fine art to photography, media to fashion, music to film.

Summer shows in detail

MA Show

Location: 58–67 Grand Parade, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY

Public opening times: 8–15 July

Exhibiting courses

  • Craft MA 
  • Digital Media Arts MA 
  • Fine Art MA 
  • Graphic Design MA
  • Inclusive Arts Practice MA
  • Photography MA
  • Sequential Design/Illustration MA 
  • Textiles MA
Artwork in a gallery

Graduate Show

Locations: 154–155 Edward Street, Brighton BN2 0JG, and 58–67 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY 

Public opening times: 3–11 June

Exhibiting courses

Edward Street

  • Animation BA(Hons)
  • Design for Digital Media BA(Hons)
  • Games Art and Design BA(Hons)
  • Film BA(Hons)
  • Media Studies BA(Hons) 
  • Moving Image BA(Hons)
  • Music Business and Media BA(Hons)
  • Photography BA(Hons)

Grand Parade

  • 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons)
  • Art History and Visual Culture BA(Hons)
  • Digital Music and Sound Arts BA(Hons)
  • Fashion and Design History BA(Hons)
  • Fashion Communications with Business Studies BA(Hons)
  • Fashion Design with Business Studies BA(Hons)
  • Film and Screen Studies BA(Hons)
  • Fine Art BA(Hons)
  • Fine Art Painting BA(Hons)
  • Fine Art Printmaking BA(Hons)
  • Graphic Design BA(Hons)
  • Illustration BA(Hons)
  • Textiles Design with Business Studies BA(Hons)

Architecture and Design End of Year Show

Location: 3rd floor studios, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT

Public opening times: 3–9 June

Exhibiting courses

  • Architecture and Design integrated foundation year
  • Architecture BA(Hons)
  • Interior Architecture BA(Hons)
  • Product Design BSc (Hons) 
  • Architecture RIBA Part 2 (MArch)
  • Architecture and Urban Design MA
  • Interior Design MA
  • Sustainable Design MA
Student looking at a wooden prototype on work bench

Meet our students

Read Q+As with 2023 graduating students about their work and life at the University of Brighton.

MA fine artists London exhibition

A mix of 21 graduating and current Masters students will be exhibiting their work at the Bermondsey Project Space from Friday.

Graduates 2023: Mandy Lee: MA Sequential Design/Illustration

“I chose to study this course because it not only focuses on sequential storytelling but also embraces diversity in various media, such as picture books for children, graphic novels, and animation, which are the fields I wish to develop.

Illustration students artwork feature in Bellingcat report

Award-winning investigative news agency Bellingcat has used illustrations from three graduating BA(Hons) Illustration students in their annual report.

Graduates 2023: Kerenza Emily Maeve Bloomfield: MA Craft

“Collectively, the tutors and technicians have such an immense amount of knowledge to share and are only too willing to help and inspire if you put in the work.

Read more from our blog

Graduates of 2022

Lydia Stonehouse, Fine Art Painting 2022 graduate, with her work
Fine Art Painting graduate 2022 Lydia Stonehouse was one of two Cass x Phoenix Prize recipients, winning a free studio space for a year on graduation
graphics and illustration graduate show shop
The Graphic Design and Illustration shop at the graduate show where students sold their work throughout the exhibition
Fine art students have a huge gallery space to display their work
Fine art students have a huge gallery space to display their work
Digital music graduate Noah Thompson with his final piece
Digital Music and Sound Arts student Noah Thompson with his final piece
Illustration student Imogen Donegan with her work
Illustration student Imogen Donegan was named as 'one to watch' in 2022 by the Association of Illustrators
Photography student with his work at our Edward Street gallery space
Photography student with his work at our Edward Street gallery space, where some of our media courses are taught
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