• Moving Image

    Through the study of contemporary and historical practitioners of video art and the creation of your own work, you will be encouraged to consider how contemporary visual culture and our familiarity with the “screen” could affect the content and presentation of a video and in turn the experience of the viewer.

  • Open Days

    Book a place on our upcoming open days to meet our team, and get a tour of both our Mermaid Court campus and our new Bankside campus, located just next door to the Tate Modern

  • BA (Hons) Contemporary Portraiture

    The first BA of its kind in Europe, embrace the diversity of contemporary portraiture practices

  • BA (Hons) Fine Art

    Our BA course transforms students into working artists with the highest tutor contact hours of any higher education art course in the UK, with experts who are practising artists themselves.

  • Fine Art Foundation

    An artist’s bridge from school or short courses towards a professional career, which is completely different to others because we are not beholden to the syllabus of an exam board.

ART ACADEMY CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

Our Christmas opening hours are:

BANKSIDE CAMPUS:

Monday – Friday
9:30am – 4:30pm

CLOSED 20th December 2024 – 2nd January 2025

MERMAID COURT CAMPUS:

Monday – Friday 9:30am – 4:30pm (by appointment only)

CLOSED 20th December 2024 – 2nd January

NOT OPEN ON WEEKENDS

If you are collecting work from our Mermaid Court Campus, please call us on 020 7407 6969 to arrange a collection date and time. All work created from Painting, Drawing and Print courses this term must be collected by 16th December. Sculpture and Ceramics courses will notified when they’re work is ready to be collected if they have opted to have them hollowed, fired and glazed.

Art Academy reopens on 2nd January and will be open Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm until 20th January 2025.

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Artists' Gallery Long View
a person drawing on canvas at Art Academy
Artists' Gallery Window
a building with a sign on the front
Artists' Gallery Long View
a person drawing on canvas at Art Academy
Artists' Gallery Window

We have moved to our new home at Bankside, in the heart of London’s art scene!

Join us for a vibrant range of short courses, including sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, painting, and drawing. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, there’s something for everyone.

Browse our short courses here – Short Courses 

Or, look into our BA degrees and Fine Art Foundaition here – Pre-Degree and Degree Courses 

More about Our Bankside Campus

Bankside will be the primary site for our evening classes, short courses, pre-degree and degree programmes (with some activities continuing at our Mermaid Court site on Borough High St). The relocation provides our students with state of the art facilities that match our unrivalled, unique approach to art education, whilst providing new opportunities to consolidate our connections with our local Southwark community.

The building is also available for hire for corporate and other events.

As well as eight teaching studios, specialist workshop spaces and two gallery and exhibition spaces, Bankside will also have a publicly accessible cafe and art supply shop. An auditorium is due for completion in phase two of the project.