
Arts and Humanities CREATIVE SUMMER SCHOOL 2025
Art and Design International Summer School which combines taster sessions in Art, Design, Photography, Illustration and Fashion with cultural visits to Manchester Galleries, Museums, landmarks and art spaces.
The Art and Design Summer School will entail a combination of hands-on creative projects, ranging from drawing, to photography, illustration, painting and design with visiting key exhibitions and museums in Manchester.
You will produce art and design works in response to open briefs, specific sites (i.e. Northern Quarter Manchester) and collaborate with students from MMU’s international partner Universities.
You will be taught by experts in Fine Art, Fashion, Design, Photography and digital arts.
You are expected to take part and creatively engage in the full programme of taught activities from 20th July to 4th August 2025.
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- Produce...art and design works
- Meet... artists, curators and representatives from Fashion, Design and Art Industry
- Engage... with contemporary art and design in Manchester and Liverpool.
- Gain inter-cultural competency... by working together with students from MMU’s global partners.
- Earn up to 200 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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09:00 to 17:00 on 21/07/25 - Lowry Reception
FAH Summer School Day 1 9:00-10:00 Welcome and Tour (Patti Crozier and Kat Scott) - Lowry Reception 10:00-12:00 Design Thinking session (Jea Na) - GE 3.08 13:30-16:30 An Introduction to Photographic Lighting (Tristan Poyser) - Chatham Photography Studios -
09:30 to 15:30 on 22/07/25 - Bookbinding Workshop
FAH Summer School Day 2 9.30-12.00 Sketchbook/ Bookbinding Workshop - Bookbinding Workshop- Lowry GF 13:00-15:30 Digital Fashion Tour - Righton Reception -
10:00 to 16:00 on 23/07/25 - Lowry Reception
FAH Summer School Day 3 10:00-16:00 Urban drawing activity and Manchester Craft and Design Centre visit (Simone Ridyard) - Lowry Reception -
09:30 to 17:00 on 24/07/25 - Oxford Road Train Station
FAH Summer School Day 4 9.30 Meet at Oxford Road Train Station 9.45 Train to Liverpool 11.00- 16.00 Tour of Liverpool Biennale (Brigitte Jurack) 16.00 Train to Manchester -
10:00 to 15:30 on 25/07/25 - Lowry Reception
FAH Summer School Day 5 10:00-15:30 Fashion Activity – Screen printing (Kat Scott) - Lowry Reception -
28/07/25 to 28/07/25 - Student Union
FAH Summer School Day 6 - PM Only 13.00 Student Union Activity- Maria - Student Union -
10:00 to 16:00 on 29/07/25 - Lowry Reception
FAH Summer School Day 7 10:00-16:00 Photography activity in Manchester’s Northern Quarter with debrief on campus (Richard Kelly) - Lowry Reception -
14:00 to 17:00 on 30/07/25 - Manchester Art Gallery
FAH Summer School Day 8 - PM Only 14:00 Meet at Manchester Art Gallery 14:15 Exhibition: Unpicking Couture Exhibition -
10:00 to 16:00 on 31/07/25 - SODA 2.01
FAH Summer School Day 9 10.00- 16.00 Games Design- Walk Like a Zombie (Shewhorak Satish)- SODA Mocap Studio 2.01 -
10:00 to 16:00 on 01/08/25 - GE 3.08
FAH Summer School Day 10 10.00-12.00 Final Reflection Activity (Patti Crozier, Kat Scott) - Grosvenor East Building GE 3.08 14:00-16:00 Afternoon reflection and show and tell, presentation of certificates (Patti Crozier, Kat Scott) - Righton ground floor open space