Creative Arts
Loughborough offers a vibrant, innovative, and inspiring learning environment for budding creative practitioners to develop their skills and confidence.
Creative Arts at Loughborough
Our courses aim to cultivate and hone originality within students, continuously encouraging their artistic development and empowering them to occupy their own unique creative spaces with confidence.
The School’s focus is upon providing a vibrant, innovative, and practical environment in which students can fully explore their creative capacity under guidance of expert academic and technical support staff. Students are inspired to develop a wide range of skills and experiences through creative hands-on work and via the School’s extensive industry links.
Our courses
Links with industry
All our Creative Arts undergraduate degrees offer the opportunity to integrate a work placement or study abroad year.
This is an invaluable opportunity for students to explore future career paths, network with employers and broaden their cultural horizons. Recent placement destinations of Creative Arts students include Mondelez, The Walt Disney Company, H&M, Suzie Turner, Dr. Martens, The MTC, Nacho Carbonell, Debenhams and more. Students are also provided with opportunities to work on real-life industry project briefs or to partake in renowned competitions.
Facilities
Creative Arts students at Loughborough have access to a range of world-class facilities, regardless of which course they study. Our state-of-the-art Creative Hubs provide industry-standard production possibilities and facilitate a high level of professional training. These are as follows: Creative Digital Technologies and Photography; Print, Dye, Weave, Stitch and Digital Embroidery; Wood, Metal, Plastics, Laser, and 3D Printing; Painting and Printmaking; and Ceramics and Mouldmaking. Watch the short video tour below for a closer look…
Creative Arts Degree Show
Join us in celebrating a pivotal moment in our students' creative journeys. The SDCA Degree Show 2025 is our eagerly anticipated annual exhibition, a vibrant showcase where our students proudly present the extraordinary results of their dedication and innovative spirit. This is more than just a display; it's a dynamic hub attracting top employers and industry connections from across the UK, eager to discover the next generation of creative talent.
Our Foundation students also join the celebration with their inspiring Art and Design Foundation Exhibition, running concurrently. Prepare to be captivated by fresh ideas, unique perspectives, and the sheer individuality of our future leaders in design and creative arts. Explore the brilliance of our 2025 Degree Show online now.