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Wolverhampton School of Art / Events

We provide a number of opportunities for a wide variety of arts engagement and creative exploration, through a comprehensive programme of events comprising exhibitions, talks and performances.

Cultural highlights include: Artsfest, our annual celebration of arts and culture; the FEINART Lecture Series; the Festival of Britain Season, celebrating the Festival and its Legacy in the Black Country; Disability History Month; LGBT+ History Month; our continuing celebration of Black History Month; our Degree and MA Shows and the upcoming British Art Show 9. 

 

British Art Show 9

22 January - 10 April 2022

British Art Show 9, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

We are delighted to announce that the Wolverhampton School of Art has been selected as one of the venues for the prestigious British Art Show 9! In what is a major boost and sign of recognition for arts and culture in Wolverhampton, we are proud to be hosting this prestigious touring exhibition in January 2022.

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Creative Futures

The Careers Team have been working together with the School of Art and ArtsFest to create a brand new series of online Creative Futures Careers Talks. The talks are led by professionals working in the creative industries, many of them are our graduates. They will share their career journeys so far, the challenges they have faced and how they made it happen. We will get the chance to hear from people from a wide range of backgrounds, from self-employed designers/ artists to those working in large organisations. There will also be a Q&A which is a great opportunity to have any queries answered by those working in the field.

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Cultural Highlights

 

Degree Shows

Each year the University of Wolverhampton celebrates the accomplishments of our Undergraduate and Postgraduate students with a degree show of their work. Our undergraduate and postgraduate shows form a cultural highlight of each academic year. As well as providing the perfect stage to showcase their achievements, they are an opportunity for graduating students to meet with potential employers and gain invaluable experience of exhibiting their work. Providing them with the perfect planform to springboard their careers as artists and designers.

Degree Show 2021

Degree Show 2021, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

We are delighted to announce our end of year graduate showcase highlighting the work of our final year students in Art, Design and Screen based subjects.

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MA Show 2021

MA Show 2021

It is a great pleasure that we are once again partnering with Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the New Art Gallery Walsall in hosting our MA Degree Shows. 

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Study with us

We offer a number of undergaraduate and postgraduate courses, covering a variety of subjects in Art, Design and Media

 Artsfest, Wolverhampton School of Art, University of Wolverhampton
Artsfest 2021

This year marks the seventh year of Artsfest hosted by the university. Traditionally we join with cultural venues across the region to programme a variety of events including live performances, workshops, theatre shows, music, poetry, art exhibitions, and lots more to get involved with. 

We invite an eclectic range of new and established artists both locally and further afield, to use Artsfest as a platform to enhance their careers. This is something that we are proud to support and will endeavour to do in the future, using Artsfest as a vehicle to continue to bring you the very best this region has to offer.

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Black History Month 2020, Wolverhampton School of Art, University of Wolverhampton

We are embracing Black History Month beyond the confines of a single month. Our intention is for Black History Month to transcend seasonality and 'tokenism’ so that the original initiative itself is eventually no longer required.

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Disability History Month

UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of disabled people's struggle for equality and human rights.

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LGBT+ History Month, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

LGBT+ History Month is a month-long annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans,
and non-binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and
related civil rights movements.

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Read about everything that’s happening at the Wolverhampton School of Art in our News page.

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