Degree shows at London art schools in 2025
The 2025 Degree Shows in London offer a fantastic opportunity to discover some of the most impressive new creative talent emerging from the city’s top art and design colleges. Running from May to September, these exhibitions will showcase the final-year work of students across a variety of disciplines, from contemporary art and sculpture to digital media, architecture, fashion, and more. These Degree Shows are a prime chance to witness fresh, innovative ideas and engage with the next generation of artists, designers, and creative thinkers.
Goldsmiths
Goldsmith Degree Show 2024. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: Goldsmiths’ Degree Shows return this summer, with exhibitions held across the Ben Pimlott Building and the historic Church and Baths at Laurie Grove. The venues offer a distinctive setting for the work of emerging artists across digital media, film, installation, painting, performance, photography, print, sculpture, sound, textiles, and writing. The BA Fine Art and BA Fine Art & History of Art shows will be open to the public from 20–23 June. Postgraduate exhibitions follow in July, with MA Photography Practice, MA Digital Media (Image Making), and MA Digital Media (Data Visualisation) from 4–6 July, and MFA Fine Art, MA Artists’ Film & Moving Image, MA Art & Ecology, and the Graduate Diploma in Art from 18–22 July.
Date: June - July 2025. Location: Goldsmiths, University of London, 8 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6NW. gold.ac.uk.
Slade School of Fine Arts
Slade School of Fine Art’s Degree Show 2024. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: The Slade School of Fine Art’s Degree Shows are among the most anticipated on the London art school calendar. While dates are yet to be confirmed, the BA exhibition is expected in May, followed by the MA/MFA show in June. Both will present a wide range of work from graduating students, marking the culmination of their time at the Slade.
Date: May –June 2025 (exact dates to be confirmed). Location: Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. ucl.ac.uk.
Royal Academy Schools
RA Schools Degree Show 2024. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: The RA Schools accepts fewer than 20 students each year onto a free postgraduate programme in contemporary art, representing some of the most talented emerging artists working today. The annual RA Schools Show is a unique opportunity to view the work of the graduating students and visit the historic RA Schools’ studios. While the exact date for the show this year has yet to be confirmed, it is expected to take place in June 2025.
A guided tour of the show, led by RA Schools tutor Brian Griffiths RA, will be held on 24 June 2025, from 11am to 12pm.
Date: June 2025 (exact dates to be confirmed). Location: Royal Academy of Arts.Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD. royalacademy.org.uk.
The Bartlett School of Architecture
Image credit The Bartlett School of Architecture.
#FLODown: Recognised as one of the world’s leading student architecture shows, The Bartlett Summer Show 2025 will showcase work from over 1,000 students across five programmes: Architecture MArch (RIBA/ARB Part 2), Architecture BSc (RIBA/ARB Part 1), Architecture MSci (ARB Parts 1 & 2), Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies BSc, and Engineering & Architectural Design MEng (ARB/RIBA Part 1, CIBSE, JBM). Spread across six floors at 22 Gordon Street and online, the exhibition will feature models, drawings, prototypes, films, and digital projects.
Date: 27 June - 13 July 2025. Location: The Bartlett School of Architecture, 22 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0BQ. ucl.ac.uk
Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts.
#FLODown: Camberwell College of Arts’ 2025 Degree Show brings together work from graduating students across a range of disciplines. Exhibitions include BA Fine Art courses in Computational Arts, Drawing, Painting, Photography and Sculpture, as well as BA Graphic Design, BA Illustration, BA Interior and Spatial Design, and the Graduate Diploma in Illustration. The show is split across two nearby locations: design courses will be shown at Peckham Road, with Fine Art exhibitions at Wilson Road, both within a five-minute walk of each other.
Date: 14 - 20 June 2025. Location 1: Camberwell College of Arts, 1 Wilson Road, London, SE5 8LU; Location 2: Camberwell College of Arts, 45 - 65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UF. arts.ac.uk.
Chelsea College of Arts Shows 2025
Chelsea College of Arts Degree Show 2024. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: Chelsea College of Arts will host its 2025 degree shows across June and July, highlighting the work of graduating students in art and design. The Undergraduate Show runs from 12–20 June and includes work from BA Fine Art, BA Graphic Design Communication, BA Interior Design, BA Product and Furniture Design, BA Textile Design, and the Graduate Diplomas in Fine Art, Interior Design and Textile Design. In July, the Postgraduate Fine Art Show (7–12 July) will feature students from MA Fine Art and MA Curating and Collections, alongside the MA Textile Design Show (7–12 July), held at Camberwell College of Arts.
Date: June - July 2025. Location 1: Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4JU; Location 2: Camberwell College of Arts, 45–65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UF. arts.ac.uk
Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins Shows 2022. Image credit Martim Miguel.
#FLODown: Central Saint Martins will host a series of Degree Shows across their King’s Cross campus this summer, celebrating the work of their graduating students. The season begins in April with Scenoworks, a programme of contemporary performance by MA Performance: Design and Practice students. In May, the focus turns to fashion, with the BA Fashion Communicationshow (28 May–1 June), the BA Fashion Portfolio Showcase (31 May–1 June), and the Graduate Diploma Fashion exhibition (28 May–2 June). The main event, the CSM Shows: 2025, takes place from 19–22 June, bringing together graduates from courses across art, design, architecture, and performance, including BA Fine Art, BA Graphic Communication Design, BA Product and Industrial Design, and more.
Date: April - June 2025. Location: Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4AA. arts.ac.uk.
City & Guilds of London Art School
The City & Guilds of London Art School. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: The City & Guilds of London Art School’s Degree Show 2025 will take place at their campus in Kennington, with the BA exhibition in June showcasing the exceptional work of graduates from Fine Art, Conservation, and Carving courses. The MA show will follow in September, offering a chance to explore the work of postgraduate students across the same disciplines.
Date: 21 - 27 June 2025 (BA Show); 9 - 13 September (MA Show). Location: City & Guilds of London Art School, 124 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DJ. cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk.
The Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art. Image credit MTotoe.
#FLODown: The Royal College of Art will host a series of Degree Shows from 19 June - 23 July, showcasing the work of their graduating students across a variety of disciplines at their Battersea campus. We’re particularly excited for the School of Arts & Humanities Show in June, which will feature works by students graduating from MA Painting, MA Photography, MA Print, and MA Sculpture. The RCA will also present the School of Architecture Postgraduate Show (4 – 6 July), the Festival of Communication by the School of Communication (selected dates from 4 - 23 July), and the School of Design EXPO (3 – 5 and 17 –19 July), offering an unmissable glimpse into the next wave of creative talent.
Date: June - July 2025. Location: RCA Battersea campus, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AY. rca.ac.uk.
Kingston School of Art
Image credit Kingston School of Art.
#FLODown: Kingston School of Art will present its 2025 Degree Show in June, both online and onsite, showcasing the work of graduating students from Foundation, Undergraduate, Grad Dip Creative Practice, MFA Fine Art, and MArch Architecture courses.
Date: 7 - 13 June 2025. Location: Kingston School of Art at Knights Park, Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2QJ. kingston.ac.uk
London College of Communication
Work by Georgia Dumbrill. Photography by Mitsi Moulson, 2024, London College of Communication.
#FLODown: London College of Communication will host three degree shows in 2025, showcasing the next generation of creative talent across Design, Media, and Screen. The Photography show runs from 15–19 May (closed 18 May) and features work from BA (Hons) Photography and BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography students. The Design show takes place from 30 May–3 June (closed 1 June), highlighting courses such as Graphic and Media Design, Illustration and Visual Media, and User Experience Design. The Screen show runs from 13–17 June (closed 15 June), presenting work from Animation, Film, Games, Music Production, and Virtual Reality courses. Bookings are required for private views and exhibition visits.
Date: May - June 2025. Location: UAL London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB.
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