Undergraduate Art degrees at Goldsmiths

Study in London at one of the UK’s top creative universities and develop your full potential with the help of dedicated, inspiring staff and excellent facilities.

Why study Art at Goldsmiths?

  • On many of our degrees you will get your own studio space from day one, and will have access to excellent specialist facilities – giving you the tools and space you need to develop your creative visions
  • Our degrees have an international reputation – Goldsmiths is ranked 4th in the UK and top 25 in the world for Art (Guardian University Guide League Tables 2023 and QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)
  • Goldsmiths Art graduates have been nominated for the Turner Prize more than 30 times, and have won the award on 8 occasions
  • Studying Art in London brings many advantages – you can access world-renowned galleries and spaces, and get inspired by the rich cultural opportunities the city has to offer
Final-year work from BA Fine Art students in the industrial space of the Ben Pimlott Building

Final-year work gets exhibited at the famous Goldsmiths Degree Shows each summer

An orange sign for Goldsmiths CCA, the on-campus public art gallery.

Goldsmiths has its very own public art gallery on campus, featuring world-class exhibitions by international artists

International reputation
Goldsmiths is ranked 4th in the UK and top 25 in the world for Art, so you'll be studying somewhere that's globally renowned
Top facilities
You will have access to state-of-the-art practice areas and equipment, supported by our team of expert technicians
Learn from the experts
You'll learn from practising artists, curators and writers who are highly skilled in innovative teaching

Take a tour of the campus with students Drew and Clare

Why choose Goldsmiths, University of London?

Goldsmiths was founded in 1891 and has been part of the University of London for nearly 120 years. Alongside this history comes an innovative and creative approach to the subjects you can study, and a commitment to social and environmental justice. 

As a Goldsmiths student you'll enjoy a single-site campus in New Cross, South East London. It's in Zone 2 and just 10 minutes by train to Central or East London. So you can access the best of the world's top student city while still enjoying a friendly and supportive student community.

An aerial view of the Goldsmiths campus, with the College Green in the foreground and the back of the redbrick Richard Hoggart Building in the background

Enjoy a single-site campus experience just 10 minutes by train to Central or East London

London's Piccadilly Circus by night, featuring a London Underground sign in the foreground and big neon screens in the background

Make the most of being in London, voted the world's top city to be a student (QS Best Student Cities 2023)