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In a large warehouse, costume staff help performers into star-shaped, blue and silver costumes.

The team help performers into costume

Izzy Jones-Rigby

Performance Costume alumni create magic at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Two former ECA students were on the team creating costumes for the event at Glasgow’s Hydro.

A studio at the Graduate Show, with low lighting. A ramp extends from the floor up to an illuminated circle. Lots of tiny figurines are descending down the ramp.

Rumeng Chen's work at the Graduate Show

Image: Sally Jubb

Class of '26 win awards and prizes

Graduating students from a wide range of programmes have received recognition for their talent and creativity.

A model wears an outfit made of quilted golden patterned panels, hanging in a plethora of shapes and angles. She is jumping, both toes clear of the ground.

Design: Susu Wang. Photography: Aga Urbanska

Aga Urbanska

‘Scotland Fashion Now’ to bring ECA graduates’ work to V&A Dundee

The new event will feature work from Scotland’s top fashion schools on the runway, with a programme of talks and workshops.

Raymond kneels on the floor in front of the stage, leaning onto the stage. On stage, five saxophonists are playing, all in different positions - kneeling, crouching, lying down. Also on stage are a collection of small instruments, and a row of music stands.

Raymond (left) improvising with Gunter ‘Baby’ Sommer’s New Brotherhoods and Sisterhood of Breath in Germany. Photograph: Assi Wolfe Glode.

Assi Wolfe Glode

Exploring improvisation – Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Raymond MacDonald has received a Leverhulme Fellowship to research the ways in which musical improvisation can support individuals and communities.

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A piece of red material stretched across a wall. It features objects such as hats, boots, cutlery embroidered on it. Erin Kingsley, BA (Hons) Textiles
Graduate Show

Our Graduate Show website is live!

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Research

ECA research podcast: Artful Inquiry

Explore the cutting-edge research shaping our world in the Edinburgh College of Art podcast.

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Two music students working on mixers and computers in a recording room.
Research

Research as inquiry and experiment

ECA is a vibrant and internationally-engaged interdisciplinary hub for creative innovation embedded within the world-leading University of Edinburgh.

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Upcoming Events

27 Jun '26
27 Sep '26
10:00 - 17:00
A sculpture of a hand with the third finger broken off. The hand is resting on a piece of wood, with small pieces of metal around it.
Exhibition Talbot Rice Gallery Exhibitions Talbot Rice Gallery: Anne Hardy British artist Anne Hardy presents a new installation entitled Feelings at the Talbot Rice Gallery.
Anne Hardy
Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
28 Aug '26
17:00 - 18:00
A footprint on top of a sheet of music, with flowers surrounding the right side of the foot.
Performance / concert ECA Performances Pilgrim Join us for a concert of new works at Edinburgh College of Art.
Sequoia
Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, West Court, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF
24 Sep '26
19:00 - 21:00
A yellow poster with black text reading 'The Scottishness of Scottish type'
Lecture ECA Talks The Scottishness of Scottish Type (Edinburgh) To celebrate Commercial Type’s latest release, Spectator, Paul Barnes will talk on Scottish type and its impact on the world.
Paul Barnes
Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, West Court, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF
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