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Welcome to Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), a leading international art college within the University of Edinburgh. Located in the historic Old Town of one of the world’s greatest cultural cities, we offer a creative and supportive environment in which to study one of 80 ground-breaking programmes or take forward research within a global Top 50 institution.

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2021/22 academic year: Key information for new and continuing students

A message from the ECA Principal

Third Talbot Rice Residents cohort announced

Artists Renèe Helèna Browne, Ross Fleming, Emmie McLuskey, Sekai Machache and Matt Zurowski will join Talbot Rice Residents programme in January 2021 until the end of 2023.

Spotlight on…the Black Lives Matter Mural Trail

The Mural Trail showcases work created by artists from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, all showing support for Black Lives Matter.

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Research in Edinburgh College of Art

Poster for a workshop at E C A — Cruising the Seventies Find out more about our HERA-funded work on LGBTQ cultures in the 1970s Image courtesy of CrusSev

Poster for a show at Tramway — Formulations Florian Hecker's 'Synopsis' is at Glasgow Tramway until 30th July. Find out more about his work on synthetic sound. Image courtesy of Florian Hecker / Tramway

Photo of a fashion show at E C A — The Diversity Network The Diversity Network is working towards the Fashion Forum 2018 at the National Museum of Scotland. Find out more about the Royal Society of Edinburgh-funded network. Image courtesy of Gareth Easton

Photo of an artwork from the Torrie Collection — University of Edinburgh Art Collections Project Did you enjoy The Torrie Collection at Talbot Rice Gallery? Find out more about the University of Edinburgh Art Collections Project Image courtesy of Chris Park

Photo of a performance with a manikin — Eidolon Eidolon is entering a new phase with the development of a 360-degree video experience. Find out more about this interdisciplinary performance project. Image courtesy of Lindsay Perth

Advertisement for the live music census — Live Music Exchange Ten years of AHRC-funded research into the live music scene in the UK Image courtesy of UK Live Music Census

Front cover of a publication — Mobility, Mood and Place The MMP project has received an ESRC Impact Acceleration Award. Find out more about the research. Image courtesy of MMP

Photo of a fragment of a colourful mosaic — Find out more about our research group Image courtesy of John Bryden, University of Edinburgh

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