Winchester School of Art

Winchester School of Art We are one of the UK’s leading art and design institutions and part of the University of Southampton.

We offer some of the most flexible and dynamic art and design programmes - career focused, creative and incorporating core and choice modules. Our highly-contemporary and global outlook ensures we can meet the challenges of the creative future. As well as our main campus in the historic city of Wi******er, we also have a campus in Dalian, China.

🎥Wi******er Film Festival: Five Award-Winning Shorts! Wi******er School of Art’s Department of Art and Media Technology ...
15/01/2025

🎥Wi******er Film Festival: Five Award-Winning Shorts!

Wi******er School of Art’s Department of Art and Media Technology warmly invite you to a ******erfilm screening on Thursday 23 January.

It includes a fascinating short meditation on the philosophy and practice of visual arts, followed by a hosted Q&A.

Entitled ‘Culture Talk on the Radio’ it is one of five mesmerising and hugely original award-winning short films.

Check out the full programme + book your tickets at wi******erfilmfestival.com

The event is free for University of Southampton staff and students, so email [email protected] from your university email address to get a free waiver code!
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🎤Materials Interest Event!You are invited to the upcoming Department of Art & Media Technology / SIAH Material Interests...
13/01/2025

🎤Materials Interest Event!

You are invited to the upcoming Department of Art & Media Technology / SIAH Material Interests event:

Understanding Early Tudor Art: The Invisible Illumination

📅Date: Thursday 16 January 2025 | 17.00-18.00
📌Location: Wi******er School of Art, East Building, 🗺️Lecture Theatre B / online via Teams
🎤Speaker: Prof Kathleen E. Kennedy, British Academy Global Professor, University of Bristol

Come, learn to appreciate early Tudor art using Scott McCloud’s classic Understanding Comics, and why late medieval English illumination lies at the foundation of design theory.

For enquiries, please email [email protected]
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Alumni Showcase! This week we celebrate alumni Mark Kellett!Artist:               ofinstagram      ******er  ******ersch...
10/01/2025

Alumni Showcase!

This week we celebrate alumni Mark Kellett!

Artist:
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Collecting Sue Clowes Exhibition!Just over one week to go until the end of our current exhibition at .wi******er.gallery...
09/01/2025

Collecting Sue Clowes Exhibition!

Just over one week to go until the end of our current exhibition at .wi******er.gallery.

Join us for a look back at 80’s fashion designed by Sue Clowes and worn by Boy George & Culture Club during their early days on the scene.

Have you visited yet?

🤔About:
Collecting Sue Clowes is an 80s fashion exhibition featuring leading designer Sue Clowes who created clothing for 80s pop icons such as Boy George and Culture Club. Southampton based collector Mikey Bean .of_the_fryingpan has generously loaned his archive of Sue Clowes clothing and related ephemera in this celebration of 80s culture.
Don’t miss this chance to dive into the fashion and culture that defined a decade!

Designed by
Collected by .of_the_fryingpan
Curated by Associate Professor Dr. Shaun Cole

⏰Exhibition dates:
15th November - 18th January
Location: Park Avenue, Wi******er school of art, Wi******er,
SO23 8DL

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday 12:00-18:00
Saturday 12:00-16:00
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✨ Celebrating the Best of BA Fashion in 2024 ✨ 📸 1-4 Proud milestones: - Sophia Malig receives the Vice Chancellor Award...
03/01/2025

✨ Celebrating the Best of BA Fashion in 2024 ✨

📸 1-4 Proud milestones:
- Sophia Malig receives the Vice Chancellor Award for Supporting Sustainability, highlighting our commitment to a greener future 🌱
- The Corner Shop project and the Salvation Army collaboration both featured on BBC News, showcasing impactful, real-world work
Corner Shops and Portals into Other Worlds” photoshoots and exhibition, blending imagination with craftsmanship. 📰
- Graduate Alice earns the prestigious GFW Gold Award, a testament to our students’ talent and innovation (Image credit: ) 🏆

📸 5: Graduate Jiayi Lin named one of 25 new-generation designers at Beijing Fashion Week, demonstrating global recognition .lin.maggie

📸 6: Highlights from Graduate Fashion Week 2024, where our students’ creativity lit up the runway ✨

📸 7: Graduation day – celebrating the next wave of industry leaders 🎓❤️

📸 8: The Sue Clowes project – reimagining iconic design through fresh perspectives

📸 9: Engaging moments from Arts and Humanities Day, celebrating interdisciplinary collaboration 🖌✨

📸 10: Inspiring discussions and insights at Fashion Thinkers events, nurturing future leaders in the industry 💭🖤

Our 2024 highlights show the vibrant, innovative, and supportive environment at BA Fashion – where creativity meets opportunity.

🎄✨ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Wi******er School of Art! 🎉 As we wrap up this year, we want to ...
24/12/2024

🎄✨ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Wi******er School of Art! 🎉

As we wrap up this year, we want to take a moment to celebrate the creativity, resilience, and hard work of our incredible students and staff. Together, you’ve filled our halls with inspiration, passion, and innovation, making WSA a truly special place.

Thank you for your dedication, your ideas, and your energy. Whether you’ve been sketching, sewing, sculpting, printing, or dreaming up the next big project, your efforts have not gone unnoticed – and we couldn’t be prouder!

Here’s to a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, laughter, and creativity, and to a New Year brimming with new possibilities and success. We can’t wait to see the amazing things 2025 will bring!

Stay safe, stay inspired, and we’ll see you in the New Year! 🎨🌟

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Digital sessions with BA Textile Design!Recent workshop by  demonstrating how to make digital stripes. A staple coordina...
18/12/2024

Digital sessions with BA Textile Design!
Recent workshop by demonstrating how to make digital stripes. A staple coordinate for any textile collection.
Thank you Amy for an informative session!
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🪡 Happy one month to .wi******er.gallery ‘s Sue Clowes exhibition!It’s been a whole month since the launch night of ‘Col...
17/12/2024

🪡 Happy one month to .wi******er.gallery ‘s Sue Clowes exhibition!
It’s been a whole month since the launch night of ‘Collecting Sue Clowes’ and since then, the gallery has seen lots of foot traffic. We are thrilled to host the exhibition within our walls- an added bonus that we walk out singing Boy George too!
Have you visited yet?
Designer:
Collection by: .of_the_fryingpan
Curated by:
Photographed by:
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🎨 Student showcase! This week we celebrate recent MA Fashion Design graduate Gia Jiaxuan Sun. Gia’s work featured on thi...
13/12/2024

🎨 Student showcase!

This week we celebrate recent MA Fashion Design graduate Gia Jiaxuan Sun. Gia’s work featured on this years Africa Fashion Week!

Student:
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Fashion Marketing with Management! This week Alice Janssens and the final year Fashion Marketing with Management student...
12/12/2024

Fashion Marketing with Management!
This week Alice Janssens and the final year Fashion Marketing with Management students (BA) welcomed and to their IDM accredited module, Digital Marketing.

has forged an impressive career as a photographer, art director and designer. has an equally impressive contribution as a model, academic, sustainable fashion editor and creator.

Alice Janssens brought these industry insiders in as consultants. In direct response to their assignment brief, students were given the opportunity to share their big ideas, brand identity and unique value propositions as well as their affiliate relationships with the consultants for direct industry feedback.

An incredible opportunity for our Part 3 students!
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📸Behind the Scenes of BA Fashion Design’s Sue Clowes photoshoot!The BA Fashion Design students recently completed a Sue ...
11/12/2024

📸Behind the Scenes of BA Fashion Design’s Sue Clowes photoshoot!

The BA Fashion Design students recently completed a Sue Clowes-inspired shoot as part of their styling project. Here the models adorn garments designed by and collected by .of_the_fryingpan
You can catch the Sue Clowes exhibition at .wi******er.gallery
Photography by Wenling Mo and Yu Lui
Collection by
Collected by .of_the_fryingpan
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🎨 Student Showcase!This week we celebrate the work of Finola Kinloch, who is a third year BA Fine Art student specialisi...
06/12/2024

🎨 Student Showcase!

This week we celebrate the work of Finola Kinloch, who is a third year BA Fine Art student specialising in printmaking.

Student:
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✨WSA Christmas Party!🎄Today's the day!✨Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party tonight in the WSA cafe!   to last yea...
05/12/2024

✨WSA Christmas Party!🎄Today's the day!✨
Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party tonight in the WSA cafe! to last years festivities🧑‍🎄
🎉 What: WSA Christmas Party
📅 When: Thursday 5th December, 6 PM
📍 Where: WSA Café

Get ready to kick off the holiday season with an evening full of:
🎶 Christmassy tunes to set the festive mood
🍹 A FREE drink on arrival
🍪 Delicious sweet treats
🎁 A raffle & prize draw you won’t want to miss!

🎟️ Tickets are just £2.50—grab yours now and celebrate with us in style! (link in stories)

🎄 Let’s make this Christmas one to remember! Spread the word, bring your festive spirit, and we’ll see you there! 🎅✨
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✏️WSA Careers Workshops! ✏️Kick-start Your Career with WSA Careers WorkshopsJoin us on Thursday 5 December for a range o...
03/12/2024

✏️WSA Careers Workshops! ✏️
Kick-start Your Career with WSA Careers Workshops
Join us on Thursday 5 December for a range of careers workshops and appointments to support your future planning.
Employers tell us they look for students who stand out from the crowd - students who have been involved with activities and internships during university, have professional, well written CVs and can explain all their experiences and skills at interview. Join us for four helpful workshops, designed to empower you with valuable insights into finding and applying to work and internships. Plus, we’ll have appointments available with our advisers throughout the afternoon.
Our series of talks from careers professionals will support you to:

📌Understand the UK labour market and know where and how to look for work in the UK

📌Understand the benefits of internships and how to find them

📌Create a professional and effective CV

📌Prepare and feel confident about your next interview
Book a place at these sessions by emailing mailto:[email protected] visiting the link in out stories

⏰11:00 - 12:00 - Finding graduate and other work in the UK

⏰12:00 - 12:55 - Explore...CVs

⏰13:00 - 13:45 - Insight into a UoS Internship

⏰14:00 - 14:55 - Interviews Masterclass

⏰14:00 - 16:00 - CV Support and Ask the Adviser appointments
For more information about the support offered by Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise, please visit our website or email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Did you know that being a Wi******er School of Art student means that you’re likely to get your own workspace? ✔️ Wall f...
02/12/2024

Did you know that being a Wi******er School of Art student means that you’re likely to get your own workspace?

✔️ Wall for Inspiration and Pallete
✔️ Desk for drawing/working
✔️ Drawer for gathered materials

Not only is this your space to be creative during your sessions, it’s yours for the academic year!

Here MA Fine Art Student shares how she uses her space to gather inspiration and materials 🖌️
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🎨 Student showcase! This week we celebrate the collaborative project of BA Fashion Design students Jasmine Nicholaides, ...
29/11/2024

🎨 Student showcase!

This week we celebrate the collaborative project of BA Fashion Design students Jasmine Nicholaides, Carolyn Wang, Yuchun Chen, and Grace Cowan, who have recently completed a Sue Clowes inspired shoot as part of their styling project. ba.fashion ******er ******erschoolofart

🎄✨Join Us for a Festive Celebration!✨🎄 Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party next Thursday in the WSA cafe!🎉 What: ...
28/11/2024

🎄✨Join Us for a Festive Celebration!✨🎄
Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party next Thursday in the WSA cafe!

🎉 What: WSA Christmas Party
📅 When: Thursday 5th December, 6 PM
📍 Where: WSA Café

Get ready to kick off the holiday season with an evening full of:
🎶 Christmassy tunes to set the festive mood
🍹 A FREE drink on arrival
🍪 Delicious sweet treats
🎁 A raffle & prize draw you won’t want to miss!

🎟️ Tickets are just £2.50—grab yours now and celebrate with us in style! (link in stories)

🎄 Let’s make this Christmas one to remember! Spread the word, bring your festive spirit, and we’ll see you there! 🎅✨
******erschoolofart
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🎄✨Join Us for a Festive Celebration!✨🎄 Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party next Thursday in the WSA cafe!🎉 What: ...
28/11/2024

🎄✨Join Us for a Festive Celebration!✨🎄
Join us for our annual WSA Christmas party next Thursday in the WSA cafe!

🎉 What: WSA Christmas Party
📅 When: Thursday 5th December, 6 PM
📍 Where: WSA Café

Get ready to kick off the holiday season with an evening full of:
🎶 Christmassy tunes to set the festive mood
🍹 A FREE drink on arrival
🍪 Delicious sweet treats
🎁 A raffle & prize draw you won’t want to miss!

🎟️ Tickets are just £2.50—grab yours now and celebrate with us in style! (link in stories)

🎄 Let’s make this Christmas one to remember! Spread the word, bring your festive spirit, and we’ll see you there! 🎅✨
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Wi******er School Of Art, University Of Southampton, Park Avenue
Wi******er
SO238DL

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+442380596900

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We offer some of the most flexible and dynamic art and design programmes - career focused, creative and incorporating core and choice modules each semester. Our highly-contemporary and global outlook ensures we can meet the challenges of the creative future. As well as our main campus in the historic city of Wi******er, we also have campuses in Spain and China. These are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and are supported by the Department of International Studies. We pride ourselves on being an international centre for ideas and a vibrant, modern campus. Our student body reflects our international spirit, with more than 400 students from over 30 countries pursuing BA, MA and PhD degrees.