Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show 2026
Art schools are going through a hard time at the moment. With their funding in dire straits (along with most other colleges and universities), the unhelpful rhetoric around 'Mickey Mouse degrees' are now ensuring that marginalised young people are fear-mongered away from studying and producing the arts. This has been the same story for many years now, whereby traditional forms of employment (and most importantly, being able to pay back that student loan) has been front of mind. While being able to get a job is obviously important, it is as if pursuing one's passion and talents isn't something to be celebrated and accommodated. Goldsmiths is arguably the best place to study art in the UK. Based in London, where a huge amount of institutional and grassroots art is made and exhibited, is one thing, but the creative community is itself incredibly unique. I am not claiming to be entirely impartial, and although my experience (2013-2016 and 2020-2022) was dogged by various ...
