Nottingham School of Art & Design

19/10/2026

Ksenija Maksimenko, BA (Hons) Photography.

I always take my time to look into people's eyes in my photos, but sometimes it can be difficult to make real eye contact. I take architecture photos because of the shapes. I'm amazed by how different they can be, and how they change in pictures.I take photos and challenge myself to create them, because the process still surprises me. I mean, we have simple technology that can snap and create a simple photo, but our imagination can use this simple technology to create something complex and interesting.

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16/10/2026

Spooky season is almost here, and Adventure Cinema () is back at Wollaton Hall & Deer Park () this Halloween! 🎃👻

Get ready to wrap up warm and enjoy classic Halloween films on a giant outdoor screen under the stars. Films on the line-up include Scream (18), Hocus Pocus (PG) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG).

More info and tickets: https://www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/whats-on/halloween-outdoor-cinema-at-wollaton-park-p802991

15/10/2026

Images of Nottingham’s secret Cold War bunkers are going on display at NTU’s D&DA building this November.

Presented by Martine Hamilton Knight and Dan Billings, The War Rooms: A Past Unseen, A Future Revealed combines photography and immersive digital experiences to explore a hidden piece of Nottingham’s history.

Find out more:

Images of inside Nottingham’s most secretive Cold War site – which stood largely unseen by the public for decades - will go on display as part of a new

14/10/2026

Nottingham School of Art & Design lecturer Benedict Carpenter van Barthold, PhD explores Robert Ryman’s work and the importance of experiencing art in person in this article for The Conversation.

Read the full article

Don’t let the images accompanying this review guide your expectations.

12/10/2026

Niamh Denton, BA (Hons) Fashion Management

During my placement year, I gained valuable experience working as a PR & marketing Intern at Hayley Menzies, followed by a Sales Intern role at Oldstrom, a wholesale and PR agency. These opportunities have equipped me with a strong understanding of brand communication and varying business operations and models, preparing me for my final year at university. I have developed practical and creative skills through academic and personal projects. For example, my involvement in a group project ‘Notts Reimagined’ allowed me to explore sustainable fashion, and I upcycled and sewed a t-shirt and tote bag as part of a retail concept proposal. Additionally, I have upcycled and resold vintage clothing on secondhand retail sites, combining my love of sustainable fashion wit current trends. In the future, I am keen to further expand my knowledge within fashion buying and wholesale, working with brands that align with my values.

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09/10/2026

A sneak peak into Bonington Galley's latest exhibition: Alan Lodge Common Grounds:
Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976.

Students can visit for free in our Bonington building until Saturday 12 December.

07/10/2026

Dr. Annie Watson has been awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant 2026 for her project, Teenage Girls' War Diaries: The First Digitised Archive of Second World War Teenage Girls' Diaries from South Wales.

The project was inspired by the discovery of her Grandma’s wartime diaries, written as a teenager in the South Wales Valleys during the Second World War. Diaries written by teenage girls make up only a tiny proportion of surviving wartime diary collections, leaving many young women's voices absent from both scholarship and public memory.

Starting in January 2027, the project will digitally preserve, transcribe and analyse five rare diaries written by teenage girls in South Wales during the war. Through a combination of qualitative, comparative analysis and creative research methods the project will explore how girls experienced adolescence in wartime through everyday life, friendships, leisure, work, family relationships, hopes and fears.

The research will create digital transcriptions, support exhibitions and public workshops, and provide the foundations for what Annie hopes will become the first national digital archive of UK teenage girls' Second World War diaries. Ultimately, the project seeks to recover overlooked voices and offer a richer understanding of wartime Britain through the lived experiences of ordinary teenage girls.

Find out more at: ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/projects/teenage-girls-ww2-diaries-from-south-wales

05/10/2026

Isabelle Eccles, BA (Hons) Costume Design and Construction

Through my designs, my intention is to capture the personality and essence of a character and project it into the costume, telling the story behind the character, through subtle patterns, images, or fabrics. My top skills include machine embroidery, focus on detail, problem solving, and research. My aim when creating is always to push the boundary of possibilities in design and then bring the image to life through construction. After graduating, I hope to take these skills into the film and theatre industry.

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02/10/2026

Thinking of studying a creative degree? Come to our next Open Day, Saturday 10th October 2026.

Tour our facilities, speak to staff and students and get a taste of what your life could be like as a creative student at Nottingham School of Art & Design.

Book your place now at ntu.ac.uk/opendays

30/09/2026

Last Friday, our BA (Hons) Design for Performance students welcomed comedy performer Selina Mosinski, aka Charity Shop Sue, for a live conversation with Senior Lecturer Totie Driver.

Totie shared her experience designing and making the costumes for Selina’s new one-woman show, Puss In Boots, which headed to Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

A great opportunity for our BA (Hons) Design for Theatre and Live Performance and BA (Hons) Costume Design and Construction students to hear about the creative process behind bringing the show to life!

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