May and June are the start of the art degree show season. It is an opportunity to see the brightest and newest talent as they showcase their final submitted works. These exhibitions have a good track record of launching new talent and are often the first step for emerging artists. They are also a great way to stay updated on current and future trends in contemporary arts. Visual art students get to showcase the work that formed the basis of their degrees to the public. The shows are always interesting and cover a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, print, photography, video, performance art, multi-media, interdisciplinary art, ceramics, and textiles, using a variety of materials and subjects.
Here is a comprehensive list of all the major London art degree shows scheduled for the summer. The list is not complete, so keep checking for updates and additions.
University of the Arts London, incorporating Central Saint Martins, Camberwell College of Arts, Chelsea and the London College of Communication, with shows at each of the venues.
CSM Undergraduate Shows: 2025
19-22 June 2025 with previews on 17 and 18 June 6-9 pm (invite only)
Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Opening times: Thurs-Fri 12-8pm and Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Free admission, booking not required
Courses:
BA Architecture | BA Ceramic Design | BA Culture, Criticism and Curation | BA Fashion (screens) | BA Fine Art | BA Graphic Communication Design | BA Jewellery Design | BA Performance Design and Practice | BA Product and Industrial Design | BA Textile Design | MA Biodesign | MA Character Animation | MA Communicating Complexity | MA Cities | MA Design (Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery) | MA Design for Industry 5.0 | MA Graphic Communication Design | MA Industrial Design | MA Innovation Management | MA Intercultural Practices | MA Material Futures | MA Narrative Environments | MA Performance Design and Practice | MA Performance: Screen | MA Performance: Society | MA Performance: Writing | MA Regenerative Design | M ARCH: Architecture | MBA
CSM Shows: Postgraduate Art
2-6 July with preview on 1 July, 6-9pm [invite only]
Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Wed-Fri 12-8pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Free admission, booking not required
Courses:
MA Fine Art, MA Fine Art: Digital, MA Art and Science, MA Contemporary Photography: Practices and Philosophies, MRes Art: Exhibition Studies, MRes Art: Moving Image, MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy.
Camberwell College of Arts
Undergraduate Show
14 – 20 June 2025 with preview on 16 June 6-9pm
Locations
Design courses showing at:
Camberwell College of Arts, 45 – 65 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UF
Fine Art courses showing at:
Camberwell College of Arts, 1 Wilson Road, London SE5 8LU
The 2 locations are 5 minutes walk apart.
Opening times
Saturday 14, Sunday 15 June, 10am – 4.30pm
Monday 16 June, 12 – 9pm
17/18/19/20 June, 12 – 8pm
Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.
Courses
BA Fine Art: Computational Arts, BA Fine Art: Drawing, BA Fine Art: Painting, BA Fine Art: Photography, BA Fine Art: Sculpture, BA Graphic Design, BA Illustration, BA Interior and Spatial Design
Graduate Diploma Illustration
Postgraduate Show
7 – 12 July 2025 Private view: Tuesday 8 July, 6 – 9pm
Location
Camberwell College of Arts, 45 – 65 Peckham Road London SE5 8UF
Opening times
7 July, 12 – 8pm
8 July, 12 – 9pm
9/10/11 July, 12 – 8pm
12 July, 10am – 4.30pm
Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.
Courses
MA Designer Maker, MA Fine Art: Computational Arts, MA Fine Art: Drawing, MA Fine Art: Painting, MA Fine Art: Photography, MA Fine Art: Printmaking, MA Fine Art: Sculpture, MA Global Collaborative Design Practice, MA Graphic Design Communication, MA Illustration, MA Interior and Spatial Design, MA Textile Design (Chelsea College of Arts)
London College of Communication Shows 2025
Photography
15 – 19 May* with private view on 15 May
*Closed Sunday 18 May
London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB
Book for LCC Shows 2025: Photography – Private View
Courses showing:
BA (Hons) Photography, BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
Shows 2025: Photography Symposium
17 May
10am – 5pm
Design
30 May – 3 June*
*Closed Sunday 1 June
Private view: 30 May
Book for LCC Shows 2025: Design – Private View
Courses showing:
BA (Hons) Design for Art Direction, BA (Hons) Design for Branded Spaces, BA (Hons) Design Management, BA (Hons) Graphic Branding and Identity,
BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media., BA (Hons) Interaction Design Arts, BA (Hons) User Experience Design, Contextual and Theoretical Studies
Screen
13 – 17 June
*Closed Sunday 15 June
Private view: 13 June
Book for the Shows 2025: Screen – Private View
Courses showing:
BA (Hons) Animation, BA (Hons) Film Practice, BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies, BA (Hons) Film and Television, BA (Hons) Games Arts, BA (Hons) Games Design, BA (Hons) Music Production, BA (Hons) Sound Arts, BA (Hons) Virtual Reality
Book to visit LCC Shows 2025: Screen exhibition.
Chelsea College of Arts Shows 2025
Undergraduate Show
12 – 20 June 2025 Private view: Thursday 12 June, 6.30 – 9pm
Location
Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street London SW1P 4JU
Opening times
Thursday 12 June, 6.30 – 9pm
Friday 13 June, 12 – 8pm
Saturday 14 June/ Sunday 15 June, 10am – 4.30pm
16/17/18/19/20 June, 12 – 8pm
Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.
Courses
BA Fine Art, BA Graphic Design Communication, BA Interior Design, BA Product and Furniture Design, BA Textile Design, Graduate Diploma Fine Art, Graduate Diploma Interior Design, Graduate Diploma Textile Design
Postgraduate Fine Art Show
7 – 12 July 2025 Private view: Monday 7 July, 6 – 9pm
Location
Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street London SW1P 4JU
Opening times
7 July, 6 – 9pm
8/9/10/11 July, 12 – 8pm
12 July, 10am – 4.30pm
Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.
Courses
MA Fine Art, MA Curating and Collections
MA Textile Design Show
7 – 12 July 2025
Private view: Tuesday 8 July, 6 – 9pm
Location
Camberwell College of Arts, 45 – 65 Peckham Road,London SE5 8UF
Opening times
7 July, 12 – 8pm
8 July, 12 – 9pm
9/10/11 July, 12 – 8pm
12 July, 10am – 4.30pm
Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.
Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
Undergraduate
BA Fine Art and BA Fine Art & History of Art
Friday 20 June – Monday 23 June with private view on 19 June 6-9pm
Postgraduate
MFA Fine Art, MA Artists’ Film & Moving Image, MA Art & Ecology and Graduate Diploma in Art
Friday 18 July – Tuesday 22 July with private view on 17 July 6-9pm
2024 Postgraduate Online Degree Show Catalogues:
MA Fine Art 2024, MA Artists’ Film and Moving Image 2024, MA Art & Ecology 2024, Graduate Diploma in Art 2024
City & Guilds of London Art School
21-27 June with private view on 20 June 6-9pm
City & Guilds of London Art School, 124 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DJ
Undergraduate courses:
Fine Art, Conservation and Carving
PUBLIC OPENING HOURS
13:00 – 17:00 Saturday 21st June
10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 22nd June
11:00 – 18:00 Monday 23rd-Thursday 26 June
12:00 – 20:00 Friday 27th June
PRIVATE VIEW:
18:00 – 21:00 Friday 20th June
Kingston School of Art, Degree Show 2025
7 June 2025 – 13 June 2025
shows for graduating Foundation, Undergraduate, Grad Dip Creative Practice, MFA Fine Art and MArch Architecture students.
Kingston School of Art at Knights Park, Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2QJ
13:00 – 19:00
Free
Royal College of Art
RCA2025
19 June – 23 July 2025
Students from across the RCA will present their work before graduation at RCA2025 this summer. Join us to discover a globally engaged cohort of art and design practitioners.
For details of individual exhibitions and events, visit:
School of Arts & Humanities Show, 19–22 June
RCA Battersea campus, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AY
Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA,
Writing MA, Arts & Humanities MFA
School of Architecture Postgraduate Show, 4–6 July
School of Communication: Festival of Communication, selected dates from 4 to 23 July
School of Design EXPO, 3–5 July and 17–19 July
Slade School of Fine Art 2025 Degree Shows
22 May 2025 – 22 June 2025
BA/BFA Show is open 23–29 May
MA/MFA Show 14–22 June 2025.
University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
BA/BFA Show:
Opening, 5pm, Thursday 22 May (timed ticket slots)
Open: 23 May-29 May
10am-8pm weekdays*
10am–5pm weekends
*the show will be closed between 6pm–7:30pm on Tuesday 27 May.
MA/MFA Show:
Opening, 5pm, Friday 13 June (timed ticket slots)
Open: 14 June-22 June
10am-8pm weekdays
10am–5pm weekends
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