CSVPA Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts

Three students from CSVPA’s BA (Hons) Fashion Branding & Creative Communications course presented their final projects at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week.

Graduate Fashion Week is not only a platform for aspiring designers, but it provides space for graduates leading the way in a multitude of other disciplines. With each of the students receiving at least one award nomination, the quality of their work speaks for itself.

💻 Explore each of their projects: https://www.csvpa.com/stories/news/emerging-fashion-branding-communications-creatives-at-gfw24/

New Designers 2024 Award Winner!

Flynn, BA (Hons) Graphics and Illustration student, has won the Disney Home Storyteller Award 2024.

Flynn will now receive 10 mentorship sessions with a Creative Leader at Disney. It is a unique opportunity to gain insight and experience with consumer products from the world’s leading entertainment company.

CSVPA will be from Wednesday July 3rd!

Join us at Business Design Center, London and discover our works by Class of 2024 BA and MA students.

Works featured here are from our Summer 2023 BA Graphics and Illustration and MA courses showcases.

Jo M, BA (Hons) Fashion student, presented his final collection at Graduate Fashion Week 2024.

Inspired by his love of storytelling and fantasy, Jo's collection started life as as a story scribbled on the back of old receipts. From this, it evolved into sketches, and then characters fleshed out with fabric and form.

His collection reflects the characters that inhabit his fantasy world. However, it also emphasizes his ethos on sustainability, crafted from deadstock fabrics and repurposed accessories, including belts and clasps.

Being selected for Graduate Fashion Week is a considerable achievement, with over 1,000 graduates competing to showcase their work.

💻 Read more about Jo's collection and his inspiration: https://www.csvpa.com/stories/news/sartorial-storytelling-jo-m-takes-collection-to-gfw-2024/

Lisa Ly, BA (Hons) Fashion student, wins prestigious Bronze Catwalk Award at Graduate Fashion Week 2024.

Selected from over 1,400 entrants, receiving this highly coveted award is an incredible accolade. It is the ultimate recognition of Lisa's talent and skill at the world’s largest and most illustrious showcase of graduate fashion.

💻 Read the full story and find out more about our GFW multi-award winning BA (Hons) Fashion course: https://www.csvpa.com/stories/news/lisa-ly-wins-prestigious-bronze-catwalk-award-at-gfw-2024/

Selected images from self-curated student work showing the culmination of our students' creative evolution during their time with us on the Graduate Diploma and Pre-Masters courses at CSVPA. Displayed during a pop-up exhibition entitled 'in TRANSIT'.

Explore your creativity with us. Find out more about our Graduate courses: https://www.csvpa.com/postgraduate/

CSVPA is proud to announce that four students have been shortlisted for seven awards at Graduate Fashion Week 2024. One student has also been selected for the Class of 2024 Showcase.

It is an amazing achievement to be shortlisted for these awards as the selection process is incredibly competitive.

These students are selected from a pool of 2000 graduates to a reduced shortlist of 80-100 entrants, then a final shortlist of 12.

Congratulations to those selected. This acknowledgment is a true reflection of their commitment and dedication.

Photos: CSVPA's 2023 BA Fashion graduate collections - Lydia Gao's GFW2023 Collection, Charlotte Lamb's GFW2023 Collection and Sophie Wheeler's GFW2023 Collection.

CSVPA students from our Drama courses took to the stage to explore contemporary playwright Laura Lomas’ play Chaos during a private performance.

The project was part of the students’ assessment work and provided each of them with the opportunity to work on their skills in character development, physical theatre, devising scenes and approaching dialogue.

Chaos is just one of the performances our drama students studying the Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts and the Professional Foundation Diploma in Performance have taken part in this year. Each year, our actors have the opportunity to perform in private and public performances both within CSVPA and in theatres around Cambridge.

Students from the CSVPA Graduate School were invited by Hearst Magazines UK to present creative design proposals for a new luxury product to Alex Bilmes, the Editor in Chief of Esquire, Lauren Jones, Art Director for Esquire, and Sharon Douglas, the Managing Director of Brand Diversification.

The brief, outlined by HEARST UK, was to create a brand identity and present creative concepts for either a whiskey or a watch to be launched by Esquire UK, one of the world’s most sophisticated men’s style, culture and lifestyle magazines.

The Masters courses at CSVPA are delivered in partnership with HEARST UK. This project is one of the unique opportunities our Masters students are offered to support their creative growth and industry knowledge, as well as providing them with a stepping stone into the industry.

Exhibited as part of the Cambridge Festival 2024, CSVPA Graduate School students have applied their unique perspectives as artists and designers to create rapid-response artistic impressions reflecting on and bringing to a wider audience what they have seen, heard and experienced during the Cambridge Festival.

To read the full story, click the link: https://www.csvpa.com/stories/events/csvpa-artists-at-large-creative-perspectives/

CSVPA wishes Eid Mubarak to all celebrating.

Hoping that our staff, students and their families are enjoying the spring holiday!

For all those celebrating, a Happy Easter too!

Join us West Road Concert Hall. on Thursday 14th March for electro//acoustic day.

A sound-visual installation (a CSVPA and University of Cambridge Faculty of Music collaboration) and four concerts taking place as part of the Cambridge Festival.

Opening at 12.30pm with concerts into the evening.

The sound-visual installation is a collaboration between CSVPA and University of Cambridge Faculty of Cambridge students that will be hosted in West Road Concert Hall Foyer.

Cambridge Creative Encounters showcases collaborative projects between University of Cambridge researchers and CSVPA students that present academic research in artistic forms.

Eight research projects/collaborations are being exhibited at West Hub, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge. Join us and discover research and . Part of the Cambridge Festival.

Cambridge Creative Encounters is a unique approach to research dissemination that engages artists and researchers in creatively communicating research to a wider audience.

CSVPA wishes everyone taking part a happy and peaceful Ramadan.

This March, CSVPA is showcasing the talent of its students, alumni and staff at the annual Cambridge Festival, which is run by the University of Cambridge. 🎨 🎭 🎪

Between March 13th to March 28th, the festival features 350+ free events for the public, including panel discussions, film premieres, self-guided tours, and 'try this at home' activities.

Explore topics spanning Society, Health, Environment, and Discovery, come along to be inspired, educated, and engage in discussions on today's most pressing issues. 🌏

To attend one of these free events or see one of the displays, click the link in our bio.🖱️

(📸first image from last year’s festival)

CSVPA Foundation Diploma students visited West Court Gallery at Jesus College to view the new ‘Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends’ exhibit. 🎨

Cambridge offers opportunities to engage with historical and contemporary art in varied settings. 🏛️

Any art visible in these photographs is credited to ‘Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends, Kettle’s Yard’. With special thanks to Jesus College, Cambridge and Kettle's Yard.

🌟Introducing the CSVPA staff in our new interview series: ‘Know Me In 10’

Starting with Liz Nantais our Dean of Student Experience, Liz shares more about her role and creative career journey.🎭

Read the full blog here : https://www.csvpa.com/stories/liz-n/

Wishing you a prosperous and creative New Year of the Dragon.

Read our Rector’s message here: http://tinyurl.com/ypjrstrk

CSVPA student Yuyang uses calico, a cotton blend and wool to explore and test design ideas.👚 👔

This is a project from our Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design: Fashion Pathway, based in the heart of Cambridge.

CSVPA is proud to announce that Level 3 Foundation Diploma Art & Design student Olive Au has gained an offer from The University of Oxford to study Fine Art. 🎨🖌️🖼️

The University of Oxford is currently ranked first in the UK for Fine Art by The Guardian and The Times rankings.🏫🎓

To read the full details, click here http://tinyurl.com/zxd4ea4x 💻

On Friday 8th December, CSVPA students showcased a fantastic rendition of ‘The Little Mermaid’ as a quintessential British pantomime. 🐟 🌴🦀

For international students, a British pantomime is a very new experience. Not only did they have to learn about this tradition, but they also actively contributed to its production, broadening their theatrical skills.🎭

We sat down with Drama tutor and pantomime Director Chris McKay to discuss the show and the challenges students faced during this unique experience -
https://www.csvpa.com/stories/oh-yes-we-do-catching-up-with-csvpa-pantomime-director-chris-mckay/

From all of us here at CSVPA, Season's Greetings ! ❄️ 🎉

In November, CSVPA and The Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge hosted a thought-provoking, creative Museum Late responding to their landmark 'Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance' exhibition. 🏛️ 🎨

Watch the full video and read our blog here: https://www.csvpa.com/stories/csvpa-and-fitzwilliam-museum-collaborate-for-a-thought-provoking-late-at-the-fitz-event/

'Late at the Fitz': CSVPA and Fitzwilliam Museum Present Students Responses to ‘Black Atlantic’ Exhibition - CSVPA On November 30th, Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts (CSVPA) in collaboration with The Fitzwilliam Museum hosted a special Museum Late event

CSVPA students have been lucky enough to have a one-on-one session with University of the Arts London (UAL) International Academic Coordinator Liz McLafferty. 🏛️🎨

Within the session, Liz discussed with students how to apply to UAL, write an eye-catching and authentic personal statement, and the nuances of curating a strong portfolio. ✏️

Dennic Lo, pathway lead for Foundation Fashion Design at CSVPA, said “Having this strong relationship with UAL really benefits our students. Today, our students will take away something that is unique to them, a second opinion on their work from one of the best arts universities in the world." 🌎

To read more about this UAL workshop, click here : https://www.csvpa.com/stories/portfolio-review-session-with-ual/?preview_id=10459&preview_nonce=8d688aecb1&preview=true