Art, Design and Fashion
If you have a creative flair and love to express yourself, then choosing one of our exciting innovative creative courses could be the perfect choice for you.
Our highly rated courses are specially designed to help you make your mark in the creative industry. You will have the opportunity to work and learn alongside professional and successful artists and designers in the heart of Nottingham’s Lace Market – part of the city’s Creative Quarter.
Selecting Nottingham College as the place to do your course means that you will get high quality support and facilities from the start to help unlock your creative talents and kick start your future career.
If you have a passion for art and design, you’ll be able to make use of our six-story former lace mill which is designed to nurture creative juices. Among other outstanding facilities, it holds extensive studio spaces, a print room, a photographic dark room and studio, 3D workshops, a ceramics workshop and industry standard digital facilities.
Fashion students equally benefit with the use of the original lace lofts up in the Adams Building, where textiles heritage meets the future of fashion. You’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your work to the public and industry professionals at our art and design exhibition and catwalk shows – a real highlight of the year!
Many of our former students are successful and nationally-renowned makers, designers and business owners, so we’ve certainly got a good track record in supporting students to reach their full potential.
Many of our art, design and fashion courses are validated by the University of the Arts London (UAL), which we have a working relationship with. Lots of our students regularly progress to study at UAL, as well as other prestigious universities across the country, including the world-renowned Central St Martins.
Levels
We offer courses from Level 1 to degree-level, so you have plenty of opportunities to progress with us.
Creative Careers
The creative industry is a vast, exciting and ever-changing industry that is host to a wealth of career opportunities.
Nottingham College totally understands the creative market and has strong links to Nottingham, UK and even globally based leading businesses.
We know what employers are looking for when seeking to recruit employees to their businesses. Therefore, our Art, Design and Fashion courses contain all the necessary skills and knowledge you need to thrive within creative industries.
There are a vast number of career options in the industry – whether you would like to be an Artist, an Animator, an Art Curator, a Fashion Designer, a Fashion Marketer, a Fashion Writer, a Graphic Designer, an Illustrator, an Interior Designer, a Merchandiser, a Photographer, a Product Designer, a Textile Designer or a Web Designer – there are many choices available to you.
Did you know?
- Fashion is the largest employer of all the UK’s creative industries.
- The UK fashion industry is estimated to support 880,000 jobs.
- The direct contribution of the UK fashion industry the UK economy is estimated at £28bn.
- Music, visual arts and performing arts contribute over £4 billion a year to the national economy.
- The cultural economy creates circa. 700,000 jobs across England.
Not sure what you'd like to study?
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