City & Guilds of London Art School

City & Guilds of London Art School The Art School is a small-scale, not-for-profit, specialist higher education provider.

The Art School specialises in the study of contemporary Fine Art, Carving, Art Histories and the Conservation of cultural artefacts and books & paper. Committed to championing hand skills and ‘thinking through making’, the Art School offers intensive post graduate, undergraduate and foundation level courses, with the only BA and MA carving courses available in the UK. Teaching is underpinned by an

emphasis on material understanding, rigorous art historical research, live projects with industry partners and the exploration of traditional skills alongside experimentation and innovation. National Student Survey results indicate high levels of satisfaction and a recent Quality Assurance Agency review highlighted three areas of notable good practice including the distinctive shared staff and student professional practice environment. The Art School has an extensive professional network and has partnered with Tokyo University of the Arts, Victoria & Albert Museum, British Museum, Southwark Cathedral, Winsor & Newton, Acme, Michelangelo Foundation and Venice in Peril among others. Its high standards are recognized by the number of foundations and individuals who provide bursaries and scholarships, with circa 40% of students receiving financial support.

07/09/2026

Our MA Show is now open and our graduating MA Fine Art students are taking over our Instagram to give us a glimpse into the process of preparing for the exhibition.

In this video, Eve Dobel () talks us through the work she is showing at this year’s MA Show.

Recorded and edited by and

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

MA SHOW 2026Student Spotlight: Eleanor Cowell, MA Fine Art "How do bodies relate to digital space? I create immersive in...
05/09/2026

MA SHOW 2026

Student Spotlight: Eleanor Cowell, MA Fine Art

"How do bodies relate to digital space? I create immersive installations of monoprints exploring the relationship between humans and technology. The work represents data from screens/devices, imposed like windows onto our world.

Printmaking’s rolling process alters the original image as it is printed. The intended work is uncontrollably disrupted, causing glitches and creating organic forms: a collaboration between human and machine. The work is a celebration of the visual aspects of technology and movement; luminosity, bodily rhythms, made using screen the CYMK colour palette used in screens."



Image 1: Studio portrait, 2026. 'Spring', 2026, Triptych of monotypes on somerset satin paper, 63 x 147cm (Behind in studio image)
Image 2: 'Saver Series 17', 2026, Cut out monotype on somerset satin paper, 73 x 59cm
Image 3: Studio portrait, 2026
Image 4: 'Metanoia', 2026, Quadriptych of monotypes on somerset satin paper, 108 x 146 cm

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

MA SHOW 2026Student Spotlight: Richard Lapthorn, MA Fine Art"The relationship between the divine and man has always been...
05/09/2026

MA SHOW 2026

Student Spotlight: Richard Lapthorn, MA Fine Art

"The relationship between the divine and man has always been grounded by a quid pro quo nature. My practice explores this space, where, through visual anthropology, each painting stands as a question, exploration of research, or visual essay.

Often existing in the blackness of nothing, like a Divine being before the creation of the world, symbols, motifs and tropes reveal themselves, merge, and through the application of paint, I too profane to create the 3d dimension into a 2dimensional space."



Image 1: Studio portrait, 2026
Image 2: 'Ouroboros is the Worm that Lives Inside of Me', Oil on Canvas, 200x135cm, 2026
Image 3: Studio shot, 2026
Image 4: 'Of Flesh and Spirit', Oil on Canvas, 173x220cm, 2026

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

MA SHOW 2026: NOW OPENStudent Spotlight: Laura Gibson, MA Fine Art"My practice explores the relationship between landsca...
05/09/2026

MA SHOW 2026: NOW OPEN

Student Spotlight: Laura Gibson, MA Fine Art

"My practice explores the relationship between landscape, painting and self, using colour, rhythm and repetition to investigate how connection to place can become a way of grounding ourselves. Inspired by the light, atmosphere and textures of the Cornish coast, my paintings seek to capture the feeling of a landscape; a sense of stillness, openness and presence.

Working with oil paint on wooden panels, I create intuitive abstract compositions that balance structure and spontaneity. Beginning with a grid like framework, I use a restricted palette to explore the relationship between colour, line and surface. The tension between painted marks, areas of exposed wood and subtle shifts in texture creates a space where emotion can emerge through material and gesture."



Image 1: Studio Portrait, 2026
Image 2: In Stillness, I Oil paint on panel, 18 x 13cm
Image 3: In Stillness, VIII Oil paint on panel, 25 x 20cm
Image 4: In Stillness, XII Oil paint on panel, 18 x 13cm

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

04/09/2026

Our graduating MA Fine Art students are taking over our Instagram ahead of the opening of the MA Show next week. This week they have been sharing their work and giving us a glimpse into the process of preparing for the exhibition.

In this video, Annabel Heron () talks us through the work she will be showing at this year’s MA Show.

Recorded and edited by and

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

Applications for 2027/28 study are now OPEN >>Visit our website for full information on how to apply for our Foundation,...
04/09/2026

Applications for 2027/28 study are now OPEN >>

Visit our website for full information on how to apply for our Foundation, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes - link in bio.

Foundation Diploma Art & Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Arts: Fine Art
MA Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Arts: Mosaics
BA (Hons) Conservation: Stone, Wood & Decorative Surfaces
BA (Hons) Conservation: Books & Paper
Graduate Diploma Arts: Conservation
MA Conservation
MA Conservation: Collection Care & Management
BA (Hons) Carving: Architectural Stone
BA (Hons) Carving: Woodcarving & Gilding
Graduate Diploma Arts: Carving
MA Carving

Please also take a look at the range of bursaries and scholarships that are available towards tuition fees, with support available across all subject areas.

📩 Apply now to have your application processed within our first cycle.

MA SHOW 2026Student Spotlight: Sophie Pecko, MA Fine Art"I am a painter working intuitively to create abstract acrylic w...
04/09/2026

MA SHOW 2026

Student Spotlight: Sophie Pecko, MA Fine Art

"I am a painter working intuitively to create abstract acrylic works. What I produce depends on my mood and the colour I initially pick up, each paint mark leading directly to the next. I am led by my own aesthetic taste and the desire to create something unexpected - I want to surprise myself, and hopefully also the viewer. I have no interest in copying visual reality, I am trying to create a new painterly world that is uniquely mine and am satisfied when I feel the work has become a self-perpetuating entity with a life of its own that doesn't need ‘me’ anymore. Ideally, I would like my artworks to ask more questions than they answer, leaving the viewer wanting to return to them, each time seeing something new."



Image 1: Studio Portrait, 2026
Image 2: 'Somnium', 91 x 122 cm
Image 3: 'Transfixa', 109 x 122 cm

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN: Creative Writing Through Visual ArtThis 8 week poetry course, facilitated by award-winning poet and f...
03/09/2026

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN: Creative Writing Through Visual Art

This 8 week poetry course, facilitated by award-winning poet and facilitator, Grace Atkinson, is directed at visual artists, art enthusiasts, and budding writers alike.

Participants will be introduced to poetic techniques that bridge the gap between visual art and literary practice, including portraiture, ekphrastic poetry, collage, fragmentation, erasure, concrete poetry, and other forms. By the end of the course participants will have a small collection of draft poems to polish at their leisure.

🍂 Wednesday Evenings | 6-8pm
🍁 7 October – 2 December (no class on Wednesday 28 October).

🔗 Full information on each course and how to book your place can be found on our website.

⚡️ Discounts available for CGLAS students, staff and alumni. Email us at [email protected] to receive the discount code.

03/09/2026

Our graduating MA Fine Art students are taking over our Instagram ahead of the opening of the MA Show next week. Over the coming days, they’ll be sharing their work and giving us a glimpse into the process of preparing for the exhibition.

In this video, Charlotte Troy () talks us through the work she will be showing at this year’s MA Show.

Recorded and edited by and

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

MA SHOW 2026Student Spotlight: Katkin Pringle, MA Fine Art"My paintings explore polyphony - many voices. Springing larg...
03/09/2026

MA SHOW 2026

Student Spotlight: Katkin Pringle, MA Fine Art

"My paintings explore polyphony - many voices. Springing largely from literature and writing, I create semi-abstract paintings, where lived experience, cultural references and material processes coexist on one surface."



Image 1: Studio portrait, 2026
Image 2: 'Memory always goes its own way quite regardless', Mixed Media on Canvas, 240 x 230 cm, 2026
Image 3: Space Dog, Distemper and Oil on Canvas, 150 x 240 cm, 2026

MA Show 2026
Tuesday 8 September - Saturday 12 September

🔗 See full visiting information and opening hours on our website, link in bio.

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