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Pale, gauzey, ruffled creamy pink fabric is rouched up to form multiple little bubbles and waves.

Thea Moston - Goose Skin, polyester, emulsion, upholstery fabric, 200 x 180 cm, 2025

Thea Moston

Eighteen graduates exhibit at New Contemporaries 2026

Artists and architects were selected from the 2025 Graduate Show to take part in the annual RSA exhibition.

A photograph of a bright blue car parked in the street. Behind it are two buildings - the left is bright green, the right is bright pink. The dividing line between the two houses lines up exactly with the line between the car's front and rear side windows. A bright blue sky is above, the grey road below.

Colour Divides by Robby Ogilvie

Awards for ECA photographers

Alumnus Robby Ogilvie is one of the winners of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards, while current fourth year student Emily Shade has won the student category in the Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards.

The musicians on stage, playing; the audience watching and listening

The performance at Home Bar

Student improvisers’ performance released on Bandcamp

The recording was shared after 13 students from the ‘Improvisation as Social Process’ course performed at Home Bar in Tollcross, as part of the Flux Gigs series.

The Sculpture Court, beautifully lit. At one end is an orchestra; standing along the balcony on three sides of the room, is a choir. The conductor's arms are raised.

The opening night event, entitled 'The City Sings/900 Voices', saw a large community choir and orchestra perform live (The City Sings), interwoven with the evolving multichannel spatial sound piece (900 Voices). Image: Mike Newton

Listening together: UNESCO Week of Sound returns to ECA

This year’s celebration examined technology’s influence on music, sound and society.

The brightly coloured sign of the Chaplaincy building at 1 Bristo Square.

University Chaplaincy offers a place to reflect and connect in challenging times

University’s Mindfulness chaplain Kitty Wheater outlines the services on offer, including her weekly email ‘MindLetter’.

A striking, stylised fashion illustration done in pen and mixed media of a model wearing a yellow, red and black checked coat. They have dark curly hair.

Work by Kate Fowle, Year 1 History of Art, Edinburgh College of Art

Fashion students present zines and illustrations to National Museums Scotland curators

The final work was reviewed by a panel of museum staff.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is talking to an SCF student representative at the lanterns exhibition.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets an SCF student representative at the exhibition. Image: Donghua University

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visits ECA joint institute in Shanghai during trade talks

He met with students from Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation (SCF).

The tartan covers a table, on it are a tie and bow tie made from the tartan. It is dark blue, with threads of red, yellow, green and purple.

The EMS300 official tartan

Textiles student designs official tartan for Edinburgh Medical School’s 300th anniversary

ECA students pitched ideas for the celebratory tartan.

Tracy, Es and Rosina stand in a line. Es and Rosina cradle one award in their cupped hands - a metal circle with intersecting rectangle. Tracy is wearing her award - a circular brooch with a funky red magnetic backing visible at her neckline.

L-R: Winners Tracy Jones and Es Devlin, with Rosina. Image: Critics' Circle Visual Arts and Architecture

Critics' Circle Visual Arts and Architecture

Wearable Critics’ Circle Awards designed by Jewellery & Silversmithing graduate

Rosina Payan Pecorelli’s graduation pieces were spotted by a leading critic at New Designers, which led to the high-profile commission.

An Edinburgh streetscape - alongside traditional tenements on the left are a row of more modern buildings, reddish pink with white balconies

Room to Grow by Inka Eismar

Inka Eismar

RIBA Silver Medal Commendation for ESALA graduate

Inka Eismar was recognised for 'Room to Grow', a project layering residential, industrial and garden space, which aimed to build community ties.

An image of the 'Breezophone', a concept design for a musical instrument. The Breezophone looks similar to a small recorder and has an on/off button, multicoloured band around the top and a small screen for showing what instrumental sound it is set to.

An image of the 'Breezophone', Jia Wu's winning concept design.

Jia Wu wins prestigious Red Dot Design Award for musical concept design

The winning design aims to tackle challenges experienced by elderly individuals when playing traditional wind instruments.

The suit, made of lace, hangs from the ceiling of an exhibition space. Either side of it are sheets of lace, the one on the left with a pattern of lines and diamonds, the one on the right much more traditional.

'Loom to Form', centre, flanked by 'Zellige' and 'Lydia Lace', showcased at Arizona State University, Phoenix.

Suit of Scottish Madras lace created by ECA professor

The garment, created by Programme Director of Fashion, Professor Mal James, uses bespoke lace from Ayrshire firm MYB Textiles, and was recently showcased in a prestigious exhibition in the US.