Edinburgh College of Art

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.

Our schools

Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA)

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School of Art

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School of Design

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

History of Art

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Reid School of Music

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Testimonials

"Studying at ECA has been one of the most enjoyable parts of my artistic life. I’ve learned something of value from each tutor I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with."​

Ayshia Taskin, Intermedia - BA (Hons)

"It has been such a privilege to be able to study at ECA, and I will be forever grateful for everything I have learnt here, the people I have met and the opportunities that I have had."

Alanna Hilton, Fashion - BA (Hons)

"My composition tutors have been really supportive. To be working with people who have such real-life experiences and have an interest in my compositional endeavours is fantastic."

Pàdruig Morrison, Music - BMus (Hons)

The wonders of time: class of ‘75 reunite for exhibition

Graduates return to ECA to exhibit at Bookmarks Fair

Edinburgh College of Art becomes an All Steinway School

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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Annual Lecture 2019

History of Art Research Seminar: Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art (1965-2015)

School of Art Friday Lecture: Victoria Morton

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Scholarships and bursaries

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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
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Live Music Exchange Ten years of AHRC-funded research into the live music scene in the UK Image courtesy of UK Live Music Census
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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
Dada and Surrealism Research Group Find out more about our research group Image courtesy of John Bryden, University of Edinburgh
Find out more about research in Edinburgh College of Art