Lydia Manley-Leach

Lydia Manley-Leach ‘s final project explores the historical aspects and symbolism of folklore through vibrant, colourful textiles.

Lindsey Leverton

Lindsey Leverton’s reflects an appreciation of the UK’s natural diversity; research was collected from landscapes of personal resonance.

Tamsen Mellor-Gardner

Tamsen Mellor-Gardner’s aims to create awareness of the Save the Bees campaign; she uses colours and fabrics that may not be available in future.

Gerda Pustelnikaite

Gerda Pustelnikaite is inspired by the uncertainty of the design process and views fashion is a form of art.

Flora Mitchell

Flora Mitchell’s aim is to give others the tools and confidence – in the form of garments – to explore and express their true identity without restrictions.

Mattie Clyne

Mattie Clyne’s Spring/Summer collection is inspired by the traditional clothing of Russian and Afghan cultures connected to her family.

Nicole Siddle

Designer Nicole Siddle is inspired by the versatility of street style and views it as a way for people to express who they are without having to speak.

Philomene Olofio

Philomene Olofio’s collection is inspired by African design patterns and also by Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream’’ speech.

Scarlett Anderson

Scarlett Anderson’s Diva collection inspired by opera – the iconic heroines featured in classic stories that continue to reflect contemporary culture.

Emma Duhig

Textile Designer Emma Duhig’s final major project is influenced by beach nature, capturing the beauty of the British coast through fabrics.

Sylvie Baka

Sylvie Baka’s fashion exhibition was inspired by the three African materials: the Ghana bag, raffia and beads, dating back to the 17th century.

Saadia Shiekh

Saadia Shiekh’s collection arose from a desire to demonstrate that disability is not synonymous with inability. It is designed for diverse bodies.

End of Empire

The current Yinka Shonibare retrospective in Salzburg highlights the artist’s engagement with colonial brutality and post-colonial identity.

Cultural Malaise

Eliza Bourner is a lens-based artist capturing cinematic self portraits of postmodern living; alienation, loneliness and unease.

Everyday Moments

In April 2020, more than 46% of people in employment did some work at home. Illustrator Meda Kinaite brings this major shift into focus.

Night into Day

A new book delves into sculptor Sarah Sze’s complex and mesmerising visualisations of the human world – and the systems we use to measure it.

Cultural Nourishment

The theme for this year’s PhotoIreland Festival is food. Julia Gelezova, Curator, and Ángel Luis González, Director, explore the programme.

Abstracted Movement

Jessica Backhaus arranges tiny paper cut outs in the Berlin summer sun. As the shapes begin to curl and bend, she captures their dance-like forms.

Entangled Lives

Ernesto Neto’s work dissolves the boundary between art and audience, highlighting the entwinement of our fate with that of other creatures.

Pictures of Health

This year’s Wellcome Photography Prize shortlist turns the lens to issues surrounding mental health, global heating and infectious disease.

Expressions of Nature

Circles of red, swirls of yellow, splashes of green. Colours blending, separating and pooling. These are kaleidoscopic works by SPONK.

Creative Disruptors

What do tomorrow’s designers, makers and influencers look like? Nottingham Trent University’s Showcase provides the answer.

Invented Spaces

Sarah Doyle’s images are bold, abstract and contemporary, with sand covered staircases, teetering matches and stacked pink discs.

Intimate Spaces

Deana Lawson’s powerful portraits, which won her the Hugo Boss Prize 2020, draw on symbols of historical paintings and religious iconography.

Organic Vitality

“If I didn’t have to cook, wash up, nurse children ad infinitum I should carve and carve and carve…” wrote Barbara Hepworth. A new book explores her life.

Expanded Sculpture

This summer, Yorkshire Sculpture International returns with a programme of shows and events. There’s a strong digital element throughout.

A New Paradigm

The world’s first 3D-printed house has been unveiled in Massa Lombardo, Ravenna, made using only raw earth mixed with water.

Images, Nature, Wellbeing

Around 9 in 10 people surveyed in 2020 agreed that getting outdoors is good for mental health. Ben Butling responds through visual communication.

Geometry and the Body

Brazilian artist Lygia Pape reinvented the rules of modernist sculpture. An exhibition at Hauser & Wirth reveals politically charged undertones.

Luminous Spirits

Masako Miki offers a reimagining of the Shinto concept of Tsukumogami yōkai: inanimate objects imbued with the spirit of a person or animal.

Visualising the Unseen

Richard Mosse uses a highly stylised visual language that forces us to look at subjects in a different way. A retrospective opens in Bologna.

Innovation and Resilience

Carmarthen School of Art is a creative community fuelled by ambition, innovation and vision. They’ve launched one of the largest online shows.

Under the Surface

Hannah Brew’s textiles respond to the pandemic, drawing on experiences of working on community projects with mental health charities.

Interactive Sculpture

By creating soft, brightly-coloured sensory sculptures, Jess Rendles brings a sense of fun and interactivity into the gallery space.

Luminous Surroundings

Popping up between trees and amongst buildings, Nathaniel Rackowe’s geometric sculptures are characterised by dramatic shafts of light.

5 to See: Arles 2021

As Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival returns for 2021, we’ve collated shows to note – exploring masculinity, race and urban expansion.

Analogue Reflections

Hazy blue forests. Close-up portraits. Black and white roads, extending into the distance. Maria Meco’s images move between fiction and reality.

A Sense of Wonder

Photographer Freya Madeline Tate crafts cinematic images. Suitcase in hand, a figure descends stairs, purchases tickets and stares into fields.

Digital Surrealism

Apples floating amongst the clouds. Puzzle pieces reflecting the sky. César Pelizer is a digital artist, animator and illustrator crafting surreal worlds.

Discover Art Differently

The Other Art Fair 2021 returns as the first in-person London fair of the year. It’s a leading event for independent and emerging artists.

Visual Messages

Lansona Kershaw is passionate about creativity and communication, combining whip-smart copywriting with impactful visuals in campaigns.

Visual Curiosity

Last year, three in five UK consumers used time at home to redecorate. In an unprecedented time, what images are we choosing and why?

The Constructed Self

Karen Navarro’s unconventional portraits investigate the intersections of identity, self-representation, race, gender and belonging.

Setting a Precedent: Design Shanghai

The world’s top practitioners navigate advancements in regenerative design at this year’s Design Shanghai. We select 5 videos to watch.

Next Generation

Join us for a morning of panel discussions and find out who wins the Aesthetica Next Generation Award 2021 – celebrating the best new talent.

Art, Freedom and Control

Ai Weiwei’s installation at Blenheim Palace is a commentary on fences and borders, taking the form of a large, golden, cage-like structure.

Naomi Delorme

Naomi Delorme is a visual artist, documentary photographer and writer looking at the landscape and language of grief in black and white images.

Chahe Chaherige

Chahe’s project discusses a crucial part of the Chinese urbanisation process—construction workers, showing individuals rather than a group.

Naomi Joanne Delorme

London-based artist Naomi Joanne Delorme is interested in grief. In her latest project MY LOVE IS A HUNDRED PITCHERS OF HONEY she attempts to create…

Chahe Chaherige

Chahe Chaherige is a Chinese multidisciplinary artist based in London. He works across a range of media including painting, photography and video. A BA in…