Visual Arts

The UK’s creative landscape is one of the most inclusive and diverse in the world. We approach visual arts with a collaborative ethos, giving our creative community the expertise to grow their theoretical knowledge and the facilities to build up hands-on practical skills. NTU is the perfect place to turn artistic passion into a career.

Our department attract students, staff and global partners from a diverse range of countries and backgrounds, challenging ideas and concepts in practice. Our philosophy’s simple: experimentation is the key to success. That same attitude pervades our teaching and courses.

Our exceptional academic staff and team of technicians enable freedom, confidence and opportunities to explore, as students hone their skills and outlook, and learn what matters most to their own practice.

Our Subject Areas

Fine Art and Decorative Arts

Design for Performance

Meet the team

Philippa Spoerry

Head of Department

Visual Arts

Jayne Harvey

Principal Lecturer

School of Art & Design

Andrew Brown

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

School of Art & Design

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Latest News

#NTUMastered Spotlight: Paul Bryan

Wed 19 Jun 2019

Our latest Spotlight piece features MFA Fine Art student Paul Bryan

#NTUMastered Spotlight: Paul Bryan

Wed 19 Jun 2019

NTU Hosts Make UK’s Meet The Buyer Event

Fri 07 Jun 2019

Nottingham Trent University hosts the creative team from Nottingham Playhouse’s One Night in Miami… to inspire students to pursue a career in the theatre

Fri 07 Jun 2019

Student sets up her own business selling wallpaper that tells a story

Fri 31 May 2019

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What's coming up

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Feb

Matt Woodham: Sensing Systems

Matt Woodham is an artist, designer and technologist whose practice evades disciplinary definition. For Sensing Systems, Woodham’s debut solo exhibition, the gallery will be filled with a composition of connected installations, positioning visitors within a system of light, sound and motion. Visual and kinetic events will be sequenced by a central processing unit that distributes signals around the room.

Matt Woodham is an artist, designer and technologist whose practice evades disciplinary definition. For Sensing Systems, Woodham’s debut solo exhibition, the gallery will be filled with a composition of connected installations, positioning visitors within a system of light, sound and motion. Visual and kinetic events will be sequenced by a central processing unit that distributes signals around the room.

31

Mar

LEAP: Creative Industries Expo

17

Jul

Public view: Mastered 2019

22

May

Working in theatre – an evening with members of the creative team for the Nottingham Playhouse’s new production, One Night in Miami...

01

Jun

SHOW: degree show public view

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Our Research Groups and Centres

Art Research

Art Research

'Art Research' is the on-going enquiry carried out by the Fine Art staff and technicians at NTU.
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Featured Facility

Fine Art and Decorative Arts facilities

Our Fine Art and Decorative Arts students are based in the Bonington building, our dedicated art and design hub. With spacious and well-equipped studios and workshops, home to a broad range of industry-standard equipment, our students have access to everything they need in order to create innovative and industry-standard work.

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We're ranked 9th in the UK for Art and Design education. (The Complete University Guide 2020)

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We’re ranked 11th in the UK for Design & Crafts. (Guardian University Guide League Tables 2020)

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We’re ranked 15th in the UK for Drama & Dance (Guardian University Guide League Tables 2020)

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