university of the arts

For our inaugural art fair we are partnering with Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead from 13-16 June. We are curating the Emerging Artist section, for the first time bringing currently students exclusively from UAL to this acclaimed fair...

We can't tell you how many times we've seen great work let down by poor photos, it can be difficult and expensive to get polished images of your work but it is really worth investing in, after all, you know the old adage a picture is worth a thousand words. Arts Thread give a great overview of the best ways to use images to promote your work...

Photography by notable alumni and current students was offered to the public in a silent auction at London College of Communication this week. There were bargains to be had but also a lot of interesting work to discover and that's just the beginning with many students finding new ways to fund their final shows...

Writing a press release to promote an upcoming show, event or collaboration you are working on is essential but can seem daunting. Often you are so close to the project it is hard to step back, this week's Artsthread Practical Guide has great tips on what journalists are looking for to help you gain some distance and promote the great things you are doing...

We loved Harriet's drawings at the Camberwell degree show and since then the more we've got to know her the move we've found to love. Here she tells us how she's found this year from degree show angst to an adventure to Transylvania, we think you'll love her too...

Inspired by news events and propaganda from South East Asia and pop culture, this large scale print byt Tim Cockburn draws you into the heart of a city in chaos...

Covering letters can be a tricky one to figure out, this week's Artsthread Practical Guide is a great starting point for helping you with them...

If you're as fed up with the cold as we are why not bring a little fauna back into your wardrobe with Weeds Blossom's organic t-shirts. Printed using 100% natural inks these t-shirts look just as great with black jeans and a cardigan as they would with denim shorts...

We have been working with painter Jacob Eaton since spotting his bold and assured work at the Camberwell college degree show last summer. Picked as 'one to watch' by Culture Label buyer Claire Flannery at our Autumn selection panel and gaining a lot of interest when we took him to The Other Art Fair in November, Jacob's work expresses a confidence not always found in young artists...

Every year for 15 years, the University’s Student Union has staged, Xhibit (you can tell it’s 15 years old as it was still cool to spell it like that back then).

Put simply, Xhibit is an open-submission competition that aims to present an exhibition of the finest works of art and design from across the University’s diverse range of colleges, courses and age groups.