Inspired Festival

8 - 22 June 2024

Inspired Festival is a showcase of work from students from the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. Work is exhibited throughout June across Birmingham city centre at a range of venues as well as on digital and static billboards and across our own University sites.

Feeling inspired?

Discover our world-class arts training encompassing a top music conservatoire, a renowned drama school, leading media training, Europe's largest jewellery school, and the UK's largest hub for art, architecture, and design.

Inspired Stories

See the inspiring work of this year's graduates. These artists, actors, designers, writers and musicians have responded positively to dramatic changes across the creative industries and have demonstrated outstanding ingenuity in adopting new ways of working, with inventive ideas evolving from a range of disciplines. 

Work pictured: Fay Butler, BA (Hons) Illustration, "Modern Muses".

Inspired XR Gallery

The XR Inspired Festival gallery is a groundbreaking exploration of interdisciplinary collaboration, immersive technology, and educational innovation. It transcends physical constraints by showcasing student work 24/7.

What's on

Find out what's on at this year's Inspired Festival, from public viewings to live concerts and more.

Inspired events

The official website

Check out the official Inspired Festival website and view the work of all Arts, Design and Media students.

bcuinspired.com

Inspired 2023

Take a look back at Inspired projects from last year, and see their stories come to life.

Inspired 2023

More Information

Inspired 2024

See the wonderful work of last year's Arts, Design and Media students, and find out how they made their creations.

Read the stories

Official website

Check out the official Inspired Festival website and view the work of the Arts, Design and Media students.

bcuinspired.com

Open Days

When possible, the best way to explore what's on offer is to come and see us in person, and we host a number of Open Days throughout the year. 

Come to an Open Day