Arts Students' Union Events

Annual Members' Meeting (22/04/2026, 16:00)

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:47:48 Z

Join us for the Arts Students’ Union Annual Members’ Meeting (AGM), your chance to hear what your SU has been working on over the past year and what’s coming next.

We’ll be sharing individual updates on what each officer has been up to, presenting a report on the financial activity over the last year, and giving you an insight into how your Union represents and supports students. It’s also an opportunity to better understand how decisions are made and how you can get involved.

Whether you’re curious about what the SU does, want to stay informed, or are thinking about getting more involved in student representation, the AGM is open to all members and a great place to start.

To join, please register on this events page before the meeting date. An online invite link to the meeting will then be sent to your email the day before the scheduled meeting. If you have any questions or problems, please get in touch with democracy@su.arts.ac.uk

Feedback to Action: Turning student voice into change (15/04/2026, 14:00)

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:01:30 Z

This is an interactive workshop for Course Reps.

Student feedback is only powerful if it goes somewhere. This session helps you turn what you’re hearing into clear points, stronger conversations with staff, and realistic next steps.

You’ll leave with:

Simple tools to turn feedback into 2 to 3 clear action points
More confidence raising issues with staff
A chance to work through real scenarios using an EDI lens
Peer discussion with Course Reps across UAL
Space to bring your own questions and challenges

No preparation needed – come along and take part at your own pace!

Cass Art Prize 2026 (18/03/2026, 14:00)

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:25:15 Z

Move Beyond ChatGPT (27/04/2026, 14:00)

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:55:19 Z

Move Beyond ChatGPT

AI for Creatives: From Prompt to Process

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the creative landscape, yet many students still use it only for basic text generation. This workshop invites UAL students to rethink how AI can support their creative process rather than just produce final outputs.

“Move Beyond ChatGPT – AI-Assisted Creative Studio” introduces AI as a creative thinking partner. Instead of using AI as a shortcut, the session will show how it can help with idea generation, research, concept development, prompting techniques, experimentation, and creative workflows.

Through live demonstrations and interactive activities, students will learn how to use AI to expand ideas, explore different creative directions, and refine concepts, while still keeping full creative control and authorship.

As AI becomes increasingly present in the creative industries, understanding how to work with it responsibly and effectively is becoming an important skill for future careers in fashion, design, and other creative fields. The workshop will also discuss originality, ethics, and academic integrity, helping students feel more confident using AI in the right way.

By the end of the session, students will leave with practical skills and strategies for using AI to support their creative thinking, research, and design process.

Workshop Aims

This workshop aims to:

✨ Help students move beyond basic ChatGPT use
✨ Introduce AI as a creative thinking partner
✨ Teach strong prompting techniques for creative work
✨ Demonstrate how AI can support research, ideation, and experimentation
✨ Encourage critical and ethical use of AI in creative practice

Who Is This Workshop For?

This session is ideal for:

👉 Students across fashion, design, art, media, and creative disciplines
👉 Anyone curious about using AI in their creative process
👉 Students who want to learn how to prompt AI effectively
👉 Creatives interested in AI-assisted research and idea development

No prior AI experience is required to attend and engage in this workshop. All UAL students from any year, course and college are welcome to attend this session.

What skills can you gain from this opportunity?

By engaging with this opportunity, we hope you will develop your skills in –

Creative and Conceptual Skills
Communication and Collaboration
Technical and Digital Skills

Arts Programme Skills Recognition Framework

Spring Walk & Doodle (17/04/2026, 11:00)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:55:34 Z

🌸✨ Spring Walk & Doodle ✨🌸

Celebrate the season with a relaxed springtime stroll from Chelsea to Buckingham Palace! Enjoy blooming streets, fresh air, and inspiring city views as we walk, sketch, and connect with fellow UAL students along the way.

🌷 Pause at iconic sights
🎨 Sketch as you go
☕ Chat, unwind, and enjoy a FREE hot drink at Chelsea before we start walking

📅 Friday, 17 April | 11:00 - 3:00 PM
📍 Meet at Chelsea College of Arts
🎟️ Free event — open to all UAL students (booking required)

Soak up the sunshine, spark your creativity, and welcome spring with us!

👉 Reserve your spot now via the free ticket above

CALL FAIL (12/03/2026, 17:00)

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:27:42 Z

CALL FAIL

PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 12th March, 5pm - 7pm (book tickets above)
EXHIBITION OPEN: 12th March - 13th April 2026
WHERE: SU Project Space, CSM, 1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, N1C 4AA (access details below)

By Neha Ratanchand

Call Fail is an interactive narrative installation examining the realities of looking for work set against the UK job market, the project draws attention to the emotional strain, uncertainty, and quiet persistence required to keep participating in a process that often feels impersonal and opaque.

The work critiques recruitment culture as a structure rather than an individual experience. Hiring becomes a loop of performance.

It asks what is lost when communication is automated and when human presence is reduced to data. The project makes this discomfort visible, inviting reflection on the structures that sustain it and the people who move through it, revealing the gap between the promise of employment and the reality of navigating it. Satire is used as a way to expose this tension

Alongside this critique sits the Good Job Archive, a participatory element that gathers examples of ethical and supportive workplaces. Visitors contribute experiences, observations, and alternatives, expanding the project beyond frustration into collective reflection.

Neha is currently studying BA Graphic Communication Design at CSM.

Access

This event will take place in the SU Project Space at:

Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, N1C 4AA

All UAL students are welcome to join. Please just bring your UAL ID to enter the building (alternatively, a temporary pass can be requested from the front desk on arrival).

External Guests can book through the ticket link provided and sign in at a desk which will be set up outside the barriers.

For public transport suggestions and accessibility info, please visit CSM's 'Find Us' page.

Directions to the Exhibition: This exhibition will take place in the SU Project Space, which is on the first floor next to the library, and outside the Arts SU office.

All entrances to the building are at ground level with step-free access. Lifts and access needs toilets are available on all floors. Full access and route guides to Central Saint Martins are available on AccessAble. A toilet block, including an accessible toilet, is located in the same area on the first floor, and signage is available. If you need any reasonable adjustments to attend and participate in this event, please do get in touch with us via: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk

This is event is part of Arts SU's Project Space programme:

Project Spaces

The Arts SU Project Spaces provide opportunities for you to trial new ideas and exhibit your work across the UAL colleges.

Looking to showcase your work or try your hand at curating? Join Arts SU's Student Exhibition Programme! This is your chance to transform our Project Spaces into exciting exhibitions, share your creativity with the whole UAL community, and develop your practice outside of your academic studies.

Whether you're interested in exhibiting or organising, you'll get hands on experience in putting together shows while connecting with creative peers from different courses and disciplines. No formal exhibition experience needed – just bring your ideas and enthusiasm! The programme enriches our creative community, turning campus spaces into lively hubs of artistic exchange and experimentation.

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We host 3 exhibitions per term, and have two open calls per year, one in September/October and one in December/January.

Quilt at Home: Arts SU Community Quilt Making Project (21/01/2026, 00:00)

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:54:58 Z

This is the event page for those interested in joining our community quilt project at home or in their own time. To join an in-person workshop instead, check out our events page here for updates: www.arts-su.com/opportunities

Sign up here to pick up a ‘quilt-at-home kit’ at your campus’s Student Union Office. Create your patch exploring themes of burnout and how you overcome it. Please note that we currently have 27 kits available, and the sign-up form may temporarily pause submissions while we restock, depending on how many students are interested in participating.

We will be in touch to let you know when your kit is ready to collect. Once you’re happy with your patch, drop it back to the office with your name and email address, and we’ll keep you in the loop about the community quilt.

What is in the kit?

A plain coloured piece of fabric measuring 13.5 cm x 37 cm
1 coloured cotton embroidery thread and a needle
A small mix of fabric scraps
A sheet with some ideas and examples of quilting techniques
A return slip and envelope to put your finished patch when finished.

Extra: Check out our quilting Padlet here: Padlet_Arts SU 'UAL Community Quilt' (you will need to be signed in on your UAL account to access this).

A bit of background...

We’re starting to create a UAL community quilt, inviting students across UAL campuses, regardless of their course, to join in. The idea is for students to create a 13.5 cm x 37 cm, quilt patch, leaving a 1 cm border from your design and the patch edge for sewing purposes.

We want the quilt to explore the theme of burnout and are asking students - How do you overcome burnout?

You don’t have to have all the answers or be amazing at sewing or even make something aesthetically pleasing; it’s a quilt patch for you and a physical process to make a visual reminder of what tools you can use to support your wellbeing. In the spirit of this collaborative endeavour, we’d ask you to give us the patch you make to form a UAL community quilt.

We’re excited to bring this project to life. Once all the patches are returned, we’ll sew them together to create a community quilt. We believe it will serve as a powerful visual resource and a meaningful reminder for students across the university.

Who can Join in?
Any current UAL student, regardless of your course or college, is welcome to attend our workshops or join in with this project! Our quilt-at-home kit can provide all the materials you need to make your quilt patch at home.

We want you to have fun making your patch. If you’d like to experiment, the patch can be made from any material (knitted, felt, paper, old item of clothing, etc. If you prefer to use your own materials, just make sure the patch is the right size (13.5 cm x 37 cm, leaving a 1 cm border).

What skills can you gain from this opportunity?

By engaging with this opportunity, we hope you will develop your skills in –

Creative and Conceptual Skills
Cultural and Contextual Awareness

Arts Programme Skills Recognition Framework

Sending the patch back...

To return your quilt patch, please email Lotte at: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk or drop it off at your local campus SU office or building reception desk. We're hoping to have all the patches back by 1st May 2026.

If you're not using the 'quilt-at-home-kit' with the provided envelope, please make sure to address the item “For the attention of Lotte Dawson (Arts Programme Team) at The Student Union” and include your name and UAL email address on a piece of paper with the quilt patch.

Our Student Union offices are in the following buildings:

If you find our offices closed, you can also leave the patches at the college’s main reception. Please pop them into the provided envelope in the quilt-at-home kit or address it to “For the attention of Lotte Dawson (Arts Programme Team) at The Student Union”

Arts Students’ Union’s Main office, 1st Floor, Arts SU, 272 High Holborn London, WC1V 7EY

The front desk is typically open: Monday – Thursday, 10 am–1 pm and 2 pm–4 pm

London College of Fashion, 105 Carpenters Road, London, E20 2AR

Our office is on the 1st Floor, room no. 1.22

London College of Communication, St George's Road, London, SE1 6SB

Our office is next to the library entrance on the 1st Floor, room no. T104

Central Saint Martins, Granary Building,1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA

Our office is next to the library entrance on the 1st Floor, room no. D124

Camberwell College of Art, 45-65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UF

Our office is on the 1st Floor near Student Services, room number A114

Chelsea College of Art, 16 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4JU

Our office is in C Block, room no. CLG24

Wimbledon College of Art, Merton Hall Rd, London, SW19 3QA

Our office is in B Block, room no. BG02

If you are studying a pre-degree course at Archway or Lime Grove campus buildings, you can still be involved. Please contact Lotte at artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk