Graduating students from across Birmingham City University’s creative courses are to exhibit their work at venues across the city this June. Chosen locations include BCU’s own campuses and partner locations.

Inspired Festival, which runs from 9 to 27 June, showcases incredible emerging talent across disciplines including sculpture, painting, video, film, textiles, performance, journalism, music, silversmithing, and watch making.

At the School of Art on Margaret Street, Between These Walls will feature exhibitions showcasing the work of 40 artists, including Chelsea Mildenhall, a BA (Hons) Fine Art student who has been selected to spend a month in Italy as a British Pavilion fellow at the Venice Biennale 2026.  Working across performance, video and installation, Chelsea’s degree show explores the tension between public and private experience. Chelsea's artwork can be seen in the main image supporting this article.

Parkside, located on BCU’s City Centre Campus, will exhibit work from a number of courses including Journalism, Media Production, Music Business and Creative Technologies.

The Graduate Showcase at the School of Jewellery will shine a spotlight on the future stars of jewellery, design and horology, celebrating creativity, craftsmanship and innovation from the next generation of makers, designers and specialists.

One of the highlights is the work from the UK’s only BA Horology course, where visitors can discover beautifully handcrafted clocks that blend precision engineering with artistic expression. 

Beyond BCU’s own buildings, visitors can head to the X10 in Brindleyplace to view the work of students from across art, fashion, jewellery, media, design and textiles.

On 18 June, Brindleyplace will also become a catwalk for a stunning outdoor fashion show. 1000 Threads celebrities amazing collections from final-year Fashion and Textile students and has quickly become a standout event in Birmingham’s calendar.

Find out more about Inspired Festival, including a full programme of events bcu.ac.uk/arts/inspired-festival/schedule