IKON Gallery Partnership
Promoting creative collaboration
We are working closely with聽internationally acclaimed contemporary art venue聽聽to deliver creative聽outreach with聽our city's communities,聽growing聽artistic talent, engaging with young people in creative education and showcasing the innovation that underpins our creative industries.
Our support enables the gallery to open on Tuesdays听飞丑别苍聽visitors can enjoy an additional day of free entry to Ikon鈥檚 exhibitions.听Since 2024, working together as a cultural organisation and academic聽institution, we have engaged over 20,000 members of the public. 聽
BCU and IKON gallery extend creative partnership after landmark first year of impact
Launched in October 2024,聽聽has created a powerful new platform for students, staff and communities, while enriching Ikon鈥檚 public programme with new ideas, emerging talent and expanded opportunities for cultural engagement.
BCU Tuesdays
As a result of our partnership,聽the gallery is now able to open on Tuesdays,听飞丑别苍聽members of the public can enjoy an additional day of free entry to Ikon鈥檚 exhibitions.
翱苍听, school and college students are welcomed to Ikon聽Gallery聽for interactive workshops, delivered in collaboration with our ,聽academics聽and聽student ambassadors. Sessions introduce Key Stage 4 and 5 learners to the breadth of creative study opportunities at BCU in our School of Arts.听
颁辞苍迟补肠迟听schoolsandcolleges@bcu.ac.uk聽for more information and to enquire about booking your school for BCU Explore Days.
School of Arts
The School of Arts includes three academic Departments: Art and Design; English and Media; and Fashion and Jewellery.
