Our June/July issue has just hit the shelves, which covers the latest opening at the Guggenheim Bilbao, ArtAngel’s new commission at MIF and features Bruce Nauman’s retrospective at The Kunsthalle Mannheim and Cory Arcangel’s new show Pro Tools at the Whitney in NYC. These are all big names and important cultural institutions but every artist, performer, and practitioner needs to start somewhere. Every June, when the invites to graduation shows start landing on our desks, one word springs to mind – potential. It’s exciting to think about the work on display at these exhibitions, especially considering where these graduates might end up. Looking back to 1988, 16 young artists from Goldsmiths took part in their graduation show. Organised mainly by Damien Hirst, Freeze showcased the work of a number of artists whose names have become part of our cultural vocabulary – Sarah Lucas, Ian Davenport and Richard Patterson amongst others.
Much has changed since then, but what remains is the quality of the work on display and the opportunity for visitors to discover all aspects of contemporary art, design and architecture practice in a unique exhibition environment. We’ve included a selection of the brightest and best Degree Shows– who knows who you might discover?
If you're show is not on here, please let us know using the comment box below.
Central Saint Martins
14 June – 2 July
csm.arts.ac.uk
Edinburgh College of Art
9 - 19 June
eca.ac.uk
University of Salford
5 June – 8 June
salford.ac.uk
University Campus Suffolk
9 – 19 June
ucs.ac.uk
The Hull School of Art & Design
3 - 8 June
artdesignhull.ac.uk
The Glasgow School of Art
11 - 18 June
gsa.ac.uk
The Arts University College at Bournemouth
23 June - 30 June
aucb.ac.uk
Slade School of Fine Art
28 May - 22 June
ucl.ac.uk/slade/
Royal College of Art
24 June - 3 July
rca.ac.uk
Goldsmiths
23 - 27 June (Undergraduate)
14 - 18 July (Postgraduate)
gold.ac.uk
University Of Lincoln
4 - 17 June
lincoln.ac.uk
Norwich University College of the Arts
22 - 28 June
nuca.ac.uk
University of Falmouth
17 - 24 June
falmouth.ac.uk
Free Range
31 May - 25 July
free-range.org.uk
Sheffield Hallam University
11 - 25 June
shu.ac.uk
Bath Spa University
June 11 - 15
artbathspa.com
University of Brighton
June 4 - 9
arts.brighton.ac.uk/graduate-show
Brunel University
June 9 - 11
madeinbrunel.com
Camberwell College of Art
June 21 - 25
camberwell.arts.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Art and Design
June 18 - 25
csad.uwic.ac.uk
University for the Creative Arts: Canterbury, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
June 3 - 24 (various dates)
www.ucreative.ac.uk/degreeshows
Chelsea College of Art and Design
June 18 - 25
chelsea.arts.ac.uk
Coventry University
June 4 - 9
coventry.ac.uk
University of Derby
June 3 - 11
derby.ac.uk/ansynthesis
Kingston University
June 5 - 10
kingston.ac.uk/degreeshow2011
Lancaster University
June 22 - 29
liveatlica.org
London College of Communication
June 3 - July 8 (various dates)
lcc.arts.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University
June 16 - 20
londonmet.ac.uk
Manchester Metropolitan University
June 18 - 22
mmu.ac.uk/degreeshow11
Nottingham Trent University
June 2 - 12
ntu.ac.uk/degreean11
University of Plymouth
June 11 - 23
plymouth.ac.uk
University of Portsmouth
June 6 - 11
port.ac.uk
Stockport College
June 14 - 30
stockport.ac.uk
University of the West of England
June 11 - 16
uwe.ac.uk
University of Westminster
June 9 - 14
westminster.ac.uk
Wimbledon College of Art
June 17 - 23
wimbledon.arts.ac.uk
University of Wolverhampton
June 6 - 10
wlv.ac.uk/artanddesign
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Fiona Shaw - MA Sculpture - Royal College of Art - Show Battersea
