In 2017 the College gained University title becoming Leeds Arts University, the only specialist arts university in the North of England.
Our £22m state-of-the-art building expansion was completed in 2019 in order to widen our course offering and benefit our students. The new building includes a 230-seat performance auditorium and industry standard film and photography studios, enhanced fashion design studios, a new postgraduate study suite, a larger specialist arts research and reference library, and Dot the Lions, an independent coffee bar delivered by the team behind Laynes Espresso.
At Leeds College of Art you will not be held back by the limitations of facilities or equipment. Our fabulous, state-of-the-art resources and libraries offer you the best possible opportunities for proving your talent and your potential. You’ll be able to produce work which meets or exceeds the demands of modern practice in art and design.
Applying for your accommodation is easy. Simply follow the steps below.
- Once you have accepted your undergraduate offer you will be sent a link to the accommodation form via email. Please note, rooms will only be allocated to those who have made a ‘firm’ acceptance through UCAS.
- Complete the online form to request your accommodation.
- Your request will be sent through to the accommodation provider, who will get in contact with you directly. This may take a couple of weeks.
- A contract and deposit request will be sent to you by the accommodation provider via email. Your accommodation is only secure once you have returned these to the accommodation provider.
If you have any questions about accommodation, please contact Student Welfare on 0113 202 8111 or
studentwelfare@leeds-art.ac.uk.
Leeds is wide-awake around the clock. There’s a huge range of live music in hundreds of venues around the city. Whether you’re into house, dub-step, indie, rock, hip hop, techno, funk, soul, folk, punk, jazz or classical, it’s all waiting for you here. The new Leeds Arena has recently opened and there is also the O2 Academy, the Wardrobe, Stylus, The HiFi Club, Nation of Shopkeepers, and more — including the charming Brudenell Social Club, recently voted Best Small Venue in the North East by NME.
Leeds is home to internationally renowned galleries such as the Henry Moore Institute and the Leeds Art Gallery along with being at the heart of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle. It's also home to many new independent galleries such as the Leeds Gallery, White Cloth Gallery, Mexico and The Tetley.