Arts University Plymouth MA Graduate Show 2026

Arts University Plymouth is opening its doors for the MA Graduate Show 2026, running from 20 July to 30 July. It's the point in the year when the postgraduate students show what they've been working on, and it's spread across two campus locations: MIRROR gallery on Tavistock Place and Studio 11 on Regent Street. If you're around Plymouth in late July, it's a good excuse to spend an afternoon wandering through both.

What you'll find is a broad mix of research projects from across the university's postgraduate community. It's not just one thing: there's painting, drawing, sculptural installation, moving image, design and ceramics. Because it's a graduate show, you're seeing work from people at different stages of their practice, all under one roof. These exhibitions mark the end of their postgraduate study and the transition into creative careers, freelance work and new public audiences.

There's a bit of wider context to this year's show, too. 2026 is Arts University Plymouth's 170th anniversary, and the graduate shows are part of a larger series of exhibitions and events. One of those is In the Making: 170 Years of Arts University Plymouth, which is showing at The Box. The university itself is an independent, specialist institution run by artists and designers, and the campus is built around studios, labs and workshops. MIRROR is their public gallery for contemporary art, and that's where a good chunk of the show sits.

Entry is free, so you can drop in and out across the ten days without worrying about tickets. The show runs from 20 July to 30 July, with work split between MIRROR gallery on Tavistock Place and Studio 11 on Regent Street.