Arts University Plymouth

Plymouth

  • Location: Seaside, City

About us

A NEW KIND OF ARTS UNIVERSITY SINCE 1856.

Arts University Plymouth is an independent specialist university run by artists and designers for artists and designers, widely regarded as a dynamic catalyst for creative learning and social justice.

Our working environment is widely regarded as one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems of materials, technologies, processes, practices, art forms and ideas that you will find in the form of an art school. At a time when others are narrowing the range and ecology of their learning infrastructure, we see it as the natural habitat of artists and designers and makers, and that’s why in recent years we have invested more than £12 million in both digital and analogue dimensions.

Our work is as global as it is local, inviting purposeful partnership and opportunities for our students within our inner-city neighbourhood, with our global partner universities and Erasmus locations.

Study at Arts University Plymouth

Explore our specialist facilities, vibrant student community, and thriving arts scene in Plymouth, Britain's Ocean City.

What makes us different

THE WORLD NEEDS CREATIVES NOW MORE THAN EVER.

This is a place for making things, for making things happen, and for making a difference.

Social justice, through community impact and social mobility, and creative learning, through pedagogical innovation, are part of our DNA and at the heart of everything that we do.

We provide a space where people come together, explore new horizons, and push the boundaries of creative practice.

Together, we imagine, experiment, think, learn, make things, and make things happen. Whatever you want to make, wherever you want to go, the journey starts here and never stops.

Voted Best Small or Specialist University at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2022.

Course locations

Main Site

Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AT

Arts University Plymouth

Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AT

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