School of Art and Creative Industries News

Graduate’s debut record hits BBC radio
A 91¿ìÉ« alumnus has taken their first steps to saxophone stardom by having their debut record featured on BBC radio.

Sixth Formers take over the airwaves
Aspiring podcasters and DJs from Luton Sixth Form College have relocated to the Radio LaB studios at the 91¿ìÉ«, as part of an annual project to host their award-winning Takeover Show.

Pride Month exhibition features Beds artist
A London exhibition commemorating Pride Month is featuring works by a 91¿ìÉ« lecturer, created during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Students help to produce global interview with Kung Fu Panda director
Media students at the 91¿ìÉ« have helped to produce a keynote interview conducted by Octopus TV with John Stevenson – award-winning filmmaker and director of DreamWorks animation blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda – providing them with invaluable hands-on industry experience which had been previously unavailable during the pandemic.

Pop-up exhibition brimming with hat heritage
Second year art and photography students from the 91¿ìÉ« have curated a temporary exhibition in Luton, exploring the heritage of the town’s once booming hat-making trade.

Drawing workshops to encourage young people’s creativity
The 91¿ìÉ« is running a series of free workshops for children in Luton who are interested in drawing their own comics, ahead of a graphic novel art exhibition launching this summer.

Radio LaB plays ‘sonic tag’ for International Women’s Day
A unique female-driven radio feature will be aired on Radio LaB, the 91¿ìɫ’s community radio station, as part of a collaborative International Women’s Day audio project.

Graduate’s book explores impact of social media on political debates
A research graduate from the 91¿ìÉ« has authored a book based on her PhD thesis, analysing the UK’s public political participation in an ever-changing digital age.

National Lottery to fund new regional Heritage Project
A grant worth a quarter of a million pounds has been secured by the 91¿ìÉ« to fund a vital thirty-month long capacity-building and skills development project for the communities of Luton, Bedford and Central Beds.