With a special black wrist-band I was able to pop in for the private view on launch night (big thanks to James from the University of Plymouth GCOM course for the invite!) and take advantage of the free drinks while I perused, followed by a proper walk around on the following morning.

As always the standard was wide-ranging but generally very high. Some real stand-out pieces, uni stands and course brochures made for a really interesting viewing experience.

So, who should we be keeping an eye on? Well the following ten students’ work stood out – why not start with them?

Rebecca Mitchell / University of Portsmouth

Jack Parker & Dominic Parsons / University of Central Lancashire

Rebecca McCann / University of Dundee

Harriet Richardson / University of Central Lancashire

Alexander Peck / University of Central Lancashire

Some real stand-out pieces, uni stands and course brochures made for a really interesting viewing experience.

Jasper McIver / Leeds College of Art

Rob Scott / Arts University Bournemouth

Ollie Batterham / Norwich University

Ross Norton / Norwich University

Lewis Osborne / Plymouth University

Honourable mention

A quick shout out to the Plymouth University Illustration stand – a real stand-out effort with custom built shelving for consistent display of student work and lovely little slots for business cards. Also – they had fans.

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Ps. There seem to be quite a lot of outstanding pieces at Lancashire and Norwich – a good gauge of course quality, I’d suggest.