The Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa & Central Saint Martins - UAL Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London collaborate on an educational project that enables students to discover the origins of the Spanish fashion designer & his decisive influence on couture.

Get inspired by Central Saint Martins graduate Gina Grünwald's #UALShowcase project: a fashion knitwear collection based on industrial waste, critiquing our ongoing excess of consumption ↓

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📸: Brian Rankin

Envision fashion’s role in creating a future where all can thrive… 🌎
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Join Centre for Sustainable Fashion in #ImaginingPossibilities – from 17-20 April. A festival of talks, workshops and more, as part of London College of Fashion’s #LCFFashionUndressed series.

See the full programme ↓
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Join UAL's FTTI at the V&A for a free symposium bringing together experts from industry and academia to discuss cross-disciplinary approaches for the future of circular fashion🧶

🗓️ 18 April, 12.30 - 5.30pm | V&A South Kensington ↓

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Transformation in progress at University of the Arts London! Installation of our Crystal LED VERONA Displays for a research-grade Virtual Production Stage in VP/XR textiles and dress is underway. Learn more: sony.co.uk/presscentre/un…

Are you interested in activating temporary interventions in urban contexts? 🧐 Check out our new guide!

“Meanwhile Thematic Interventions” includes actionable insights to help practitioners implement innovative interventions to tackle local challenges
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Looking to commission, hire or collaborate with illustrators, painters and other visual artists?

Connect with the next generation of creative professionals within illustration, painting, fine art, and more by visiting UALshowcase.arts.ac.uk

📸: Xindi Hu, Changchang Wang

We have been awarded a £2m government grant to help futureproof our Lime Grove site as a new pre-degree school for art, design, media and fashion.

The funding supports our net zero carbon targets – outlined in our Climate Action Plan ↓

📸: Lime Grove
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This #WorldTheatreDay , check out our #UALShowcase collection by Sadler's Wells and Breakin Convention, comprised of 13 projects that speak through body language and reflect on dance’s contribution to society ↓

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📸: Shuqin Huang, Sophie Bettison, Xin Feng

Access to the arts is crucial, but for the creative industries to fuel economic growth we need to have a workforce with the right skills. That includes access to a university arts education.

My letter in The Guardian:

“The world needs creativity, and the UK’s creative skills have never been in higher demand. As policymakers strive to generate economic growth, let’s ensure those skills are not in short supply.”

James Purnell on the civic & economic benefits of the arts and access to education ↓