School of Art and Creative Industries News

Wed 05 May, 2021
Pop-up exhibition brimming with hat heritage

Second year art and photography students from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have curated a temporary exhibition in Luton, exploring the heritage of the town’s once booming hat-making trade.

Fri 23 April, 2021
Drawing workshops to encourage young people’s creativity

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is running a series of free workshops for children in Luton who are interested in drawing their own comics, ahead of a graphic novel art exhibition launching this summer.

Fri 05 March, 2021
Radio LaB plays ‘sonic tag’ for International Women’s Day

A unique female-driven radio feature will be aired on Radio LaB, the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s community radio station, as part of a collaborative International Women’s Day audio project.

Thu 04 March, 2021
Graduate’s book explores impact of social media on political debates

A research graduate from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has authored a book based on her PhD thesis, analysing the UK’s public political participation in an ever-changing digital age.

Tue 23 February, 2021
National Lottery to fund new regional Heritage Project

A grant worth a quarter of a million pounds has been secured by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to fund a vital thirty-month long capacity-building and skills development project for the communities of Luton, Bedford and Central Beds.

Tue 09 February, 2021
Community arts celebrated by ‘Little Red Live’

A spotlight is being shone upon Luton’s art scene in a new audio series aired weekly on Radio LaB, the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s community radio station.

Thu 14 January, 2021
Author Q&A to discuss the critical role of community arts

Two ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ academics are hosting a virtual Author Talk and Q&A to present the research-rich content of their new book, Developing a Sense of Place.

Wed 06 January, 2021
Beds student snaps up silver in student photography awards

A ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ student has won 2nd prize in the ‘Commercial’ category at the Wex Student Photography Awards 2020.

Mon 04 January, 2021
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ event to discuss lack of inclusion and diversity in creative arts

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s popular Beds Talks series returns for 2021 to discuss the presence of inequality and lack of diversity in the UK’s creative industries.