Chelsea College of Arts

Chelsea College of Arts University of the Arts London (UAL) Chelsea College of Arts has a reputation for producing some of today’s leading artists and designers.

Our teaching focuses on material-based investigation and creative process. We offer fine art, design and curating courses. At Chelsea College of Arts, we look at art and design in a social, cultural and political context. We are particularly interested in the effects of globalisation. This could either be on creative practice itself or its response to it. Chelsea College of Arts has 2 university r

esearch centres that specialise in these areas. They are Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) and the Centre for Circular Design (CCD). We are home to Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) and the Stuart Hall Library. Our Chelsea Space gallery programme is international and interdisciplinary. Exhibitions cover art, design and popular culture with an emphasis is on curatorial experimentation. As a city London offers a platform for building new networks. Our staff will encourage you to test your ideas out both on and off site. This might be in an exhibition, studio or whilst using our professional facilities. We want you to embrace a spirit of investigation and inventiveness. These are characteristics that drive and inform the work of many of our graduates. Our alumni include Mariko Mori, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Haroon Mirza, Steve McQueen, Rana Begum, Chris Ofili, Margaret Calvert, Mark Wallinger, Thomas J Price, James Richards and Helen Chadwick. We want you to realise your potential as an artist, designer or creative practitioner. Chelsea College of Arts aims to provide you with a stimulating space to do that.

Shows 2026: Just TWO WEEKS until our Postgraduate summer show ✨📆 Exhibition dates:6 July – 11 July 2026Private view (ope...
22/06/2026

Shows 2026: Just TWO WEEKS until our Postgraduate summer show ✨

📆 Exhibition dates:
6 July – 11 July 2026
Private view (open to all):
Monday 6 July, 6–9pm

Featuring work by students from:
MA Curating and Collections
MA Fine Art

📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

🎟️ Book via the link to explore the work of our postgraduate students and join us for the private view: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

Image credits:

1. MA Fine Art, 2025, Pujie Yang
2. MA Fine Art, 2025, Nuo Yang
3. MA Fine Art, 2025, Nuo Yang
4. MA Fine Art, 2025, Qingqian Qin

A ritualistic homage to moments past, physical growth, and the endless recursion of time.‘Milk Teeth’ sees Bella Attwell...
22/06/2026

A ritualistic homage to moments past, physical growth, and the endless recursion of time.

‘Milk Teeth’ sees Bella Attwell from BA (Hons) Fine Art weld hundreds of wax-cast baby teeth (moulded from her own teeth) onto a single candle, morphing early symbols of growth into a “strange relic of becoming”.

“It is an actualisation of the perverse transition from innocence to ugliness and decay—the beauty of growth,” Bella explains. “Wax is both preservation and obliteration: it exists to be consumed, burned, undone. Ritually melted. Presented atop an antique milk churn, the installation conjures domesticity and the grotesque in tandem, maternal warmth curdled; it is devotional and perverse.”

Learn more about this project: https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/bella

 

18/06/2026

Colourful, expressive and imaginative 🎨

Our UG & Grad Dip Summer Show has been filled with captivating work from talented students across our courses matched with iconic outfits from people who came along to support.

Our show is still open until 19 June, so come through!

More details ⬇️

📆 Exhibition dates:
11 June – 19 June 2026

Featuring work by students from:
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Graphic Design
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Graduate Diploma Textile Design

Credits of people featured in this reel:











📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

🔗 More details: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

We're still thinking about how wonderful the private view for our Undergraduate & Grad Dip Summer Show was 💛It was a ple...
17/06/2026

We're still thinking about how wonderful the private view for our Undergraduate & Grad Dip Summer Show was 💛

It was a pleasure to see the incredible breadth of work on display and to celebrate the creativity, dedication and ambition of this year's graduating students. The exhibition brings together a diverse range of practices, ideas and perspectives, reflecting the talent and hard work that has shaped these projects over the past year.

Congratulations to everyone exhibiting, and thank you to all who joined us to support and engage with the work. Swipe ➡️ for more of a look at the work showcase.

The show is open to the general public. Visit in person for a truly immersive experience.

📆 Exhibition dates:
11 June – 19 June 2026

Featuring work by students from:
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Graphic Design
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Graduate Diploma Textile Design

📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

Image credits (in order of appearance):
1. Esther Lambert, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
2. Carla Murray Hernandez, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
3. Xingtong Chen, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
4. Hafsah Ali Awan, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
5. Re’Shaun Martin, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL
6. Xiaoya D**g, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, Photograph - Mitsi Moulson
7. Sophie Kenny-Troughton, UAL Shows, 2026, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL

Photographic credits: Mitsi Moulson 📸

🔗 More details: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

12/06/2026

The energy at our Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Private View yesterday was unreal 🤩

From the talent, to the creativity, you all blew us away! Huge congratulations to all the students, faculty and everyone who came together to make it happen. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported. What a night!

The show is now open to the general public.

📆 Exhibition dates:
11 June – 19 June 2026

Featuring work by students from:
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Graphic Design
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Graduate Diploma Textile Design

📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

🔗 More details: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

Our UG & Grad Dip Summer Shows are fast approaching 🤩Today, we're spotlight some of the work you'll see showcased by our...
08/06/2026

Our UG & Grad Dip Summer Shows are fast approaching 🤩

Today, we're spotlight some of the work you'll see showcased by our talented students. This particular project was created by Yan Wu, our student from BA (Hons) Textile Design course who specialises in making fashion accessories with a particular focus on 3D weaving technology.

Her project "Functional Glamour" responds to the storage demands of contemporary urban nightlife. Questions like, “What’s in your bag on a night out?” 👛

She conducted street surveys conducted across central London, gathering information on the essential items people carry to bars or clubs and brought this knowledge to her work to design multi-cloth and circular weave constructions.

Join us for our summer shows ☀️

More info ⬇️

11 June – 19 June 2026

Private view (open to all):
Thursday 11 June, 6–9pm

Tickets here 🔗 https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

One week to go until our UG & Grad Dip Show 🎨From fine art to textiles, graphic design and more, discover the work of ou...
04/06/2026

One week to go until our UG & Grad Dip Show 🎨

From fine art to textiles, graphic design and more, discover the work of our graduating students across art, design and creative practice.

📆 11 June – 19 June 2026
Private view (open to all): Thursday 11 June, 6–9pm

📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

🎟️ Book via the link and explore this year’s degree show: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

Featuring work from students across:
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Graphic Design
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Graduate Diploma Textile Design

Image credits:
1. BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication, 2025, Ralph Sagrott
2. BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2025, Anya Sengupta
3. BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2025, Wesley Power
4. BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2025, Roslan Roslan
5. BA (Hons) Interior Design, 2025, SEO Young Jang
6. BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2025, Elizabeth O'Farrelly

28/05/2026

Shows 2026: Our Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Show is officially TWO WEEKS away 📣

📆 Exhibition dates:
11 June – 19 June 2026

Private view (open to all):
Thursday 11 June, 6–9pm

Featuring work by students from:
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BA (Hons) Graphic Design Communication
BA (Hons) Interior Design
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Graduate Diploma Fine Art
Graduate Diploma Graphic Design
Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Graduate Diploma Textile Design

📍 Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

🎟️ Book via the link to explore the work of our graduating students and join us for the private view: https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts/whats-on/chelsea-shows

Scenes from 's participatory performance 🤩Last week we gathered for evening of collective imagining, movement and action...
20/05/2026

Scenes from 's participatory performance 🤩

Last week we gathered for evening of collective imagining, movement and action at , as audiences joined Eva Sajovic for a participatory performance expanding on her recent work 'Rise and Fall of a Temple'.

Through shared costume, sound and procession, participants came together to imagine the future together. Costumes and props, developed by Eva in collaboration with Rowan Kelly, became part of a collective action that moved from ritual to assembly.

Led through the space by Almiro Andrade as an augur, the procession gathered into a people’s assembly facilitated by Yaz Ashmawi, inviting conversation around what a temple for the future might hold: what it protects, what it values and what it leaves out.

With live music from Joe Bates, the evening culminated in a collective decision on whether the temple would stand or fall followed by an embodied response shaped by everyone present.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this shared act of creative expression.

Photography by Adelina-Nicoleta Apetrei 📸

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