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Why Study Fine Art at Newcastle?


10 reasons to study Fine Art at Newcastle University

  • We have a committed and dynamic team of academic staff, all of whom are excellent teachers, active researchers and artists of international standing. Staff are very accessible and there is an excellent student-staff ratio.
  • Newcastle is consistently ranked in the top five UK universities for Fine Art: The Times Good University Guide 2013, The Sunday Times 2013 University Guide, The Guardian University Guide 2013 and The Complete University Guide 2013.
  • Our weekly Visiting Lecture Programme presents a range of visiting national and international artists, curators and art theorists.
  • We are housed in some of the best-resourced and spacious studios, workshops and gallery spaces in the UK.
  • Our undergraduate and postgraduate Degree programmes provide a diverse and stimulating educational experience in a diverse and stimulating university, situated in the centre of a great city.
  • Our innovative ‘LifeArtWork’ programme gives the aspiring artist the professional tools they need to work and thrive in the contemporary international art world.
  • Our graduates continue to gain employment in and make significant contributions to the arts arena, nationally and internationally, as professional artists, curators, educators, gallery owners, arts administrators, critics, art historians………
  • We are committed to supporting an artist’s individual practice, as well as actively seeking ways to collaborate, both with other artists, art professionals and more widely across the university.
  • We have an enviable success rate in gaining external UK Research Council awards: 5 AHRC Fellowships in the Creative and Performing Arts within the last eight years, and a further 19 postgraduate studentships available from the AHRC through the Block Grant scheme over the next five years for study on the MFA and PhD programmes.
  • The School of Arts and Cultures is home to a great variety of practice and research: Fine Art, Music, Media and Cultural Studies, Digital Media, and Museum, Gallery and Heritage studies, providing exciting possibilities for interdisciplinary research.

Find out about our range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.