Falmouth School of Art
Visual arts have been practised and taught at Falmouth for over a century, and our reputation for creative excellence keeps us at the forefront of British art schools. We're dedicated to providing the best environment for you to think, make and experiment alongside your peers, and develop your creative networks.
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
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Drawing BA(Hons)
Become a rigorous and innovative critical thinker and practitioner. Build your skills, expertise and...
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Student work by: Elinor Hain
Fine Art BA(Hons)
This highly-respected course aims to support the development of your practice as it evolves over the...
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Illustration BA(Hons)
Become adept at problem solving and creating your visual language on this Illustration degree, renow...
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Work by Noah Frear
Illustration: Authorial Practice MA
Develop your unique visual language on this studio-based Illustration MA. You’ll learn to see your...
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Visual Communication BA(Hons) (Online)
Get ahead in the vibrant, ever-evolving field of visual communications with this exciting online cou...
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Fine Art MA (Online)
Tap into Falmouth’s renowned fine art expertise from your home and studio. You'll learn to build a...
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Illustration BA(Hons) (Online)
Gain the professional practice and entrepreneurial skills needed to turn your talent into a successf...
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Fine Art MA
Refine your artistic practice through experimentation, innovation and applied research.
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Illustration MA (Online)
Immerse yourself in the diverse and evolving world of contemporary illustration on this stimulating ...
Explore our art & design facilities
Primarily located at the Falmouth Campus in a subtropical garden, our studios and workshop facilities provide an exceptional environment for thinking and making: fostering experimentation, innovation, interdisciplinarity and critical dialogue.
"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
Discover stories from our community
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Falmouth graduate longlisted for top illustration award
25 June 2024
Recent Illustration MA graduate Jasmine Hortop’s ‘artivism’ piece has been longlisted for a pr...
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Work: Kamar Daboul
Introducing our Fine Art MA (Online) class of May 2024
03 June 2024
Discover the work and inspirations of our third cohort of online Fine Art master's graduates.
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Falmouth Illustration MA Online graduate publishes her first children’s book
28 February 2024
Illustration MA Online graduate Hayley Jane Smith has released her first children’s book Alfie’s...
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How Illustration graduate Calum Heath established a global freelance career
07 February 2024
With clients including financial magazine Barron’s, Danish newspaper Weekendavisen and style journ...
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Work: Rebecca Barnard
Introducing our Fine Art MA (Online) class of January 2024
30 January 2024
Discover the work and inspirations of our second cohort of online Fine Art master's graduates.
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A week in the life of a Falmouth Illustration BA(Hons) student
23 January 2024
Tom shares what a typical week could look like as an Illustration student.
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Illustration alumni and artist designs Christmas stamps for Isle of Man Post Office
04 December 2023
Rowan Corlett, an artist and BA(Hons) Illustration graduate, has designed and produced a series of C...
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Meet online Fine Art master's student Karina Busquets
30 November 2023
We visited Fine Art MA (Online) student Karina Busquets at home to chat about her work and how study...
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Meet EOT Ceramics owner Emily Tapp
10 November 2023
Explore graduate business EOT Ceramics.
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Online Illustration student reaches finals of international competition
28 September 2023
Falmouth University Illustration BA(Hons) (Online) student Chantelle Lloyd has been named in the fin...
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From international rail industry expert to award-winning multidisciplinary artist
19 September 2023
Spencer Hogg’s creative journey isn’t the kind you hear about every day. With an illustrious car...
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Work: Bridget Macklin Photo: Robin Shelton
Introducing our online Fine Art master's graduates: Class of 2023
11 September 2023
Discover the work and inspirations of first cohort of online Fine Art master's graduates.
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Monty and Alex at the Bleach Magazine launch at Cornish Bank in Falmouth.
Falmouth duo launch dynamic new publication BLEACH Magazine
27 July 2023
With the first issue selling out in less than a month, BLEACH Magazine is clearly onto something. Co...
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Meet Ella Kasperowicz, the creative spark behind this year’s graduation look!
18 July 2023
Illustration grad Ella Kasperowicz is the artist behind this year's graduation brochure.
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Meet Falmouth-based design studio Kingdom & Sparrow
06 July 2023
Behind the doors of the old School of Art building lives the distinctive design agency and a team of...
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Artwork by Katie Hewson
Graduate shortlisted for Drawing of the Year competition
04 July 2023
Drawing graduate shortlisted for Archisource’s prestigious Drawing of the Year award.
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Adam Chodzko 'woven time - a girdle of fig leaves' 2021
Online Fine Artists come together for Spring Symposium
26 June 2023
The first ever Spring Symposium, bringing together Fine Art MA (Online) students, staff from across ...
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Falmouth Showcase 2023: A celebration of our graduating talent
02 June 2023
Congratulations to our class of 2023!
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Falmouth graduate Pete Jordi Wood: Amplifying voices in LGBTQ+ folklore
01 June 2023
Graduate, Pete Jordi Wood's work has recently caught the attention of international publishing house...
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Explore our illustration talent with Wunderkammer!
12 May 2023
Want to see what our graduating illustrators are made off? Flip through the pages of Wunderkammer.