Falmouth School of Art
You’ll work with industry partners from places like the Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange Tate St Ives, Penguin Books, HarperCollins and the National Trust.
And you'll hear from industry speakers like Zoe Williams, Phoebe Coolings-James, Charlie Porter, Martin Clark and Rory Pilgrim.
Falmouth School of Art courses
Drawing BA(Hons)
Become a rigorous and innovative critical thinker and practitioner. Build your skills, expertise and...
Fine Art BA(Hons)
This highly-respected course aims to support the development of your practice as it evolves over the...
Illustration BA(Hons)
Become adept at problem solving and creating your visual language on this Illustration degree, renow...
Illustration: Authorial Practice MA
Develop your unique visual language on this studio-based Illustration MA. You’ll learn to see your...
Illustration MA/PGDip (online)
This course celebrates the role that illustration plays within a global context providing opportunit...
Visual Communication BA(Hons) (Online)
Get ahead in the vibrant, ever-evolving field of visual communications with this exciting online cou...
Fine Art MA (Online)
Tap into Falmouth's renowned Fine Art expertise from anywhere in the world. You'll learn to build a ...
Illustration BA(Hons) (Online)
Discover your unique illustrative voice.
"The staff were very supportive but didn't push any house style, which was really important - you have to do your own thing or there won't be anything particular to distinguish your work when you leave. It was a golden opportunity to discover your voice."
Andrew Gadd
BA(Hons) Fine Art graduate
News
Falmouth alumna awarded British Empire Medal for services to art in HM The King’s New Year’s Honours list
20 January 2023
For Clare Donegan, getting the email that she’d been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) from HM ...
Falmouth alumna exhibiting at Tate Britain
15 November 2022
Falmouth Fine Art alumna Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is exhibiting at the Tate Britain in November 2022.
Peer to Peer: UK/HK 2022 – Students cross continents in the name of collaboration
07 November 2022
Falmouth’s BA Fine Art students have concluded the Peer to Peer: UK/HK 2022 Symposium; a festival ...
Graduate spotlight: Cornwall-based printmaker highlights the importance of resilience
05 October 2022
Since graduating from Fine Art BA(Hons) in 2021, Neve Clarke has worked hard to pursue a career in p...
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022: Susannah Douglas' entry
Falmouth alumni shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022
27 September 2022
Three Falmouth graduates have been shortlisted for this year’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize an...
Rachael Saunders, Patterned Panoramic of Krka National Park, Croatia
Falmouth graduates shortlisted for AOI World Illustration Awards 2022
20 September 2022
Four Falmouth University graduates have been shortlisted by the Association of Illustrators at the 2...
Unprecedented success for Falmouth at 2022 D&AD Awards
26 July 2022
There was significant success for Falmouth’s students at the 2022 D&AD New Blood Awards, with ...
Student makes World Illustration Awards longlist
08 July 2022
Illustration BA(Hons) student Abby Mundell has been longlisted by the Association of Illustrators at...
Graduate is inaugural artist in residence at Una St Ives
06 July 2022
Illustration BA(Hons) alumni Jordan Amy Lee has been named as the inaugural artist in residence...
'My cancer scars map the pain of animals held in research labs' © Sarah Edge
Falmouth students go big at the V&A Illustration Awards
17 June 2022
Three Falmouth students and a Falmouth graduates have been shortlisted at the 2022 V&A Illustrat...
The Falmouth Showcase is coming: 21-26 May 2022
10 May 2022
Hungry for inspiration? On the hunt for fresh talent? Discover our next generation of incredible cre...
Alumnus Hew Locke is selected for The Met's Facade Commission
03 May 2022
Esteemed Falmouth alumnus Hew Locke has been announced as an artist for The Met Museum’s 2022 Faca...
Fresh From Falmouth: March Edition
30 March 2022
After a brief hiatus, Fresh From Falmouth returns with even more exciting stories from our wonderful...
Illustration students get a taste of the industry on Bristol studio tour
25 March 2022
Last month, second-year Illustration BA(Hons) students spent the week in Bristol, forging indus...
5 things you need to know about the Arte Povera movement
17 March 2022
MA Fine Art (Online) student Spencer Hogg tells us about an art movement which inspired him to begin...
Drawing inspiration from Illustration graduate Sophie Melissa
17 February 2022
Creating content for Vogue, Liberty London, Penguin, Harper Collins, Hardie Grant, WIRED and...
Falmouth Illustration Festival sketches out pathways for student success
15 February 2022
Illustration students welcomed an incredible line-up of artists, industry workers and activists to t...
Veganuary has chosen its art competition winner
25 January 2022
Abby Mundell has been announced as the winner of Veganuary's art competition, which challenged stude...
Student commissioned to illustrate Britain’s most decorated Paralympian
22 December 2021
Third year Illustration student Sally Waite presented 28-time Paralympic medal winner Dame Sarah Sto...
Fine Art graduates awarded €100,000 prize from Chanel
16 December 2021
Artist collective Keiken, made up of three Fine Art graduates, has been awarded the Chanel Next Priz...
