The month of May launches the London degree show season, for the Visual Arts, where students are given the opportunity to show case the work that has formed the basis of their degrees. The shows are always interesting and act as a barometer for the future direction of contemporary art. The range of media is extensive from painting, sculpture, print, video, photography to performance art and styles, subject matters vary enormously. Here is a comprehensive list of all the major London degree art shows this summer.
Degree shows 2016
May
21-26 May Slade School of Fine Art
Undergraduate shows
25-29 May Central Saint Martins
Degree Show One
BA Fine Art, MA Fine Art, MA Photography, MA Art & Science, MRes: Art – Exhibition Studies, MRes Art – Moving Image, MRes Art – Theory and Philosophy
June
4-10 June Kingston University
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture undergraduate degree shows
9-18 June Slade School of Fine Art
Postgraduate shows
16-20 June Goldsmiths University
BA Fine Art
16-25 June Wimbledon College of Arts
Wimbledon Undergraduate Summer Show 2016
16-25 June Wimbledon College of Arts
Wimbledon MFA Summer Show 2016
17-25 June Chelsea College of Art
Chelsea Undergraduate Summer show 2016
18-25 June Camberwell College of Art
Camberwell College of Arts Undergraduate and MA Conservation
BA Drawing, BA Painting, BA Photography, BA Sculpture, BA Illustration, BA 3D Design, BA Graphic Design, FdA Graphic Design, FdA Illustration, MA Conservation.
22-26 June Central Saint Martins
Degree Show Two
Product, Ceramic & Industrial Design (BA Ceramic Design, BA Product Design, MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture or Jewellery, MA Industrial Design)
Culture and Enterprise (BA Criticism, Communication and Curation, MA Innovation Management)
Drama and Performance (BA Performance Design and Practice, MA Performance Design and Practice, MA Character Animation)
Fashion (BA Fashion, Graduate Diploma in Fashion)
Graphic Communication Design (BA Graphic Design, MA Communication Design)
Spatial Practices (BA Architecture, MA Architecture, MA Narrative Environments)
Jewellery and Textiles (BA Jewellery Design, BA Textile Design, MA Material Futures)
22-26 June City and Guilds of London Art School
BA Fine Art, BA Conservation, Historic Carving Diploma
23 June – 3 July Royal College of Arts
Kensington – Design Interactions, Design Products, Global Innovation Design, Innovation Design Engineering, Service Design and Vehicle Design, Animation, Information Experience Design and Visual Communication
Battersea – Ceramics & Glass, Critical & Historical Studies, Critical Writing in Art & Design, Curating Contemporary Art, History of Design, Jewellery & Metal, Moving Image, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture,Textiles
July
July 14-20 Camberwell College of Arts
MA Book Arts, MA Designer Maker, MA Fine Art Digital, MA Illustration, MA Printmaking
15-18 July Goldsmiths University
MFA Degree show
September
1-8 September Wimbledon College of Arts
MA Digital Theatre, MA Drawing, MA Painting, MA theatre Design
5-9 September Chelsea College of Art and Design
MA Fine Art, MA Graphic Design Communication, MA Interior & Spatial Design, MA Textile Design, MA Curating & Collections