Official Art and Design Applicants Thread 2026

Are you applying to study an art or design course at uni this year? Maybe it's illustration, fine art or fashion - maybe you're still exploring your options, or you're really sure already. We'd love to hear all about it, wherever you are in your application journey, and hopefully you can get to know others in your shoes here too.
Tell us about...

Specific course:
Universities you're applying to:
A level / IB / Higher grades:
Any questions:

Share as much detail as you're comfortable with.

We have a sibling thread in the Digital Arts and Graphics thread, for anyone studying something like Graphics, Animation or Game Art.

You may also want to have a look at our big directory too - feel free to join in other threads for subjects you might also be considering, as well as the university threads for the places you're applying to.