Goldsmiths students provide sneak peek ahead
Graduating artists from the world-leading Fine Art programme will showcase their work at the annual Degree Shows this week, celebrating the best of creativity at Goldsmiths.
And ahead of the opening, students on the prestigious MFA programme have provided a sneak peak of the works to be displayed via an exclusive website https://goldsmithsmfa2024.com
Goldsmiths MFA programme that honed the talents of artists such as Damien Hurst and Sarah Lucas, will join student artists studying for the MA Artists’ Film & Moving Image, the MA Art & Ecology and Graduate Diploma in Art programmes. In all some 120 artists work will be on display.
Opening on 11 July the five-day Postgraduate degree show will bring together the work of students from the UK, China, South Korea, Egypt, Bangladesh, Romania, the USA.
With nearly four-fifths of its research rated world-leading or internationally excellent by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Goldsmiths is at the forefront of creative practice. Along with its strong reputation for arts education– with both the Good University Guide and Complete University Guide ranking the south London university among the top ten for art and design in 2023 – Goldsmiths is a magnet for new and emerging creative talent.
Professor Frances Corner, Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London said:
“Goldsmiths teaching and research in the arts is second to none. We’re producing not only the creative ideas of the future but also the talent that will drive it. The degree show provides a fascinating preview of what is to come, and both its quality and depth is a testament to the strength and vitality of arts education that Goldsmiths continues to provide.”
The annual summer Postgraduate Degree Show opening night will take place on Thursday 11 July from 6pm-9pm, at Goldsmiths, University of London Ben Pimlott Building, St James New Cross, London, SE14 6AD.
A full listing of work on display from MFA students is available by visiting https://goldsmithsmfa2024.com.
Image credit: Image © Anouk Verviers. Building, destroying, and rebuilding cob columns as high as our bodies (2023). Ongoing performance. Performers: Hsiao-Chien Chiu, Geraldine Hudson, Ellen King, Riley Tu, Anouk Verviers.
Full details and timings for all degree shows are each show are available at: https://www.gold.ac.uk/degree-shows/
Students whose work forms part of this year’s Postgraduate show are from the UK, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iceland, South Korea, Portugal, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Taiwan, USA, South Africa, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Netherlands, Romania and Ukraine.
Founded in 1891, Goldsmiths, University of London is an institution with a rich academic history, known for its creative approach. Its 10,000 students are based on campus in the heart of southeast London’s New Cross community, studying undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher training and return-to-study courses in the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, law, computing, entrepreneurial business and management.
Goldsmiths research shapes the future, changes lives and is at the forefront of creative practice,
Seven winners of the Turner Prize – and around a quarter of those shortlisted for the award since it began – have been former Goldsmiths students, while others have gone on to receive Oscars, Mercury Music prizes, Ivor Novellos and BAFTAS.
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