Leeds School of Arts Festival
We are The Leeds School of Arts, and this is our 2020 online Graduate Festival
This year our students have responded to these challenging times in which we find ourselves with courage, innovation and above all creativity.
Graduates from Architecture, Art and Design, Creative Technologies, Film, Music and Sound and Performing Arts present work that responds to an evolving world and challenges our preconceptions about the future.
Join us in celebrating the work of our next generation of diverse and experimental creators.
Professor Lisa Stansbie
Dean of the Leeds School of Arts
Leeds School of Arts The Year in Review
Leeds School of Arts
The Year in Review
Leeds School of Arts Launch event
Leeds School of Arts
Launch event
Music and Sound
Our Students
The stories behind some of our students and their work and studies
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"My time at Leeds Beckett University has helped me realise that I needed to focus on a role and that role was UI Design"
Aaron Rawlinson BSc (Hons) Games Design -
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"I hope that when my little girl is old enough to understand, she’ll also take inspiration from what I’ve achieved."
Abbie Parrot BA (Hons) Fashion -
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"My interest in the environment started 1984 - I was seven, David Attenborough’s Living Planet was compulsory Sunday night TV ..."
Angela Hobson MA Landscape Architecture -
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COVID-19: How Did it Affect my Design Studies?
Adam Bishop BA (Hons) Product Design -
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"The most valuable skill a game designer can have is to seek out the opinions of others and listen to them."
Alex Wamsteker BSc (Hons) Games Design -
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"...third year truly makes you realise how far you have come as a designer and the value you have for other people."
Alicia Jassner BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design -
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"The introduction of lockdown changed the dynamics of the course requiring me to rethink my project..."
Andrew Grainger BA (Hons) Product Design -
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A collection inspired by hiking, mountaineering and the landscape where I live.
Beth Cordukes BA (Hons) Fashion -
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"...we published a book, a special issue journal and established an ongoing research collective (This Thing Called Theory)."
Braden Engel PhD in Architecture, Landscape Interiors and Urban Studies -
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"Travel Music is a 20 minute Audio-Visual performance on the theme of travel..."
Cameron Naylor BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production -
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"The performance side of the course uses music context and historical case studies to develop you as an artist and your ability to become a great live musician."
Eleanor Sanctuary BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production -
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" I have enjoyed developing my knowledge on the subject area throughout my three years on the Audio Engineering course at Leeds Beckett."
Evie Rose BSc (Hons) Audio Engineering -
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"I have grown so much since the first day of my first year, thrown into the deep end in a new country studying a new subject that I had only scratched the surface of..."
Francesca Tirpak BSc (Hons) Digital Journalism -
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"Working together with different design disciplines has been a new experience and has generated some interesting and creative ideas."
Gabrielle Beaumont MArch Architecture -
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"George was invited to present his project to a network of top museums and galleries as a platform of dissemination of visionary ideas, as well as to seek future collaborations and funding..."
George Themistokleous PhD in Architecture, Landscape Interiors and Urban Studies -
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"This course is for those who want to realise and exceed their potential in contemporary production and their ability to perform live."
Joshua Huggard BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production -
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"Kirstie was a research assistant at the Henry Moore Institute had been part of the curatorial and event organisation team behind the exhibition ‘Edward Allington: Things Unsaid’ (25 Oct 2019 – 23 Feb 2020)."
Kirstie Gregory PhD in Architecture, Landscape Interior and Urban Design -
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Calverton Cemetery – Weaving the Vision
Lewis Turner BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design -
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The making of Play Thing
Luka Huidobro-Howe BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production -
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"Turban Talks explores questions of race and family from Flora’s home, asking: what does the turban represent?"
Maia Flora BA (Hons) Theatre & Performance -
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"Hi, my name's Michael Newman and I have just finished a degree in Architecture at Leeds Beckett University."
Michael Newman BA (Hons) Architecture -
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From Landscape to Urban Design
Peter Livings MA Urban Design -
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Grierson Doc Lab
Poppy Brown BA (Hons) Filmmaking -
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Hear Poppy talk about her University journey.
Poppy Marlow BSc (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects -
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Hear Ricardo talk about his journey as a designer.
Ricardo Mascarenhas BSc (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects -
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A Creative Online Performance
Sabrina Hines BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production -
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Sam Morton talks through the process of making his EP.
Sam Morton BA (Hons) Music Production -
"Studying at Leeds Beckett University has given me the chance to learn from industry professionals and develop my portfolio, as well as discover my passion for games."
Sofía García Galván BSc (Hons) Games Design
