A new model of art school led by international art gallery MIMA, and Teesside University.
Gain an exceptional experience working with our local, national and international networks developing skills, knowledge and resilience, building foundations for a creative practice career.
MIMA School of Art & Design, led by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, gives you an exceptional experience, using the gallery as a platform, cultural hub and creative resource. We nurture, develop and support significant new talent for the future.
You are challenged to work across disciplines, sectors, places and locations, learning how to creatively respond to briefs and commissions and building transferrable skills for future careers.
MIMA Director and Dean of MIMA School of Art & Design
At the heart of our courses is the understanding that this is a personal adventure during which you test, unearth and begin to shape a voice that will be the creative foundation for your future.
Our design degrees combine artistic flair and creativity with teamwork and a business-like, client-focused approach - and our teaching includes all of these strands.
We support students who are working on a wide range of topics from community engagement through to performance art, drawing or printmaking.
Workshop, studio, gallery and classroom-based learning allows you to explore and experiment with painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and/or new media. You work with skilled technicians to help you create and innovate, and have open access to all media workshops to develop your personally defined project themes.
Our academic team is made up of internationally practicing artists and each member is contributing research within MIMA in the form of exhibitions, debates and special projects.
You develop the skills, knowledge, resilience and networks to sustain a life of creative practice. Our students go on to work in a range of fields - they are digitally able, financially savvy and know how to make things happen in the world.
Associate Dean (Development)
My current role involves working with creative and cultural organisations at a local, national and international level, as well as working with our network of partner Further Education Colleges.
A kind-hearted Teesside University student is putting his spare time to good use, making vital PPE equipment for local care homes during the Coronavirus crisis.
23 Apr 2020 About us
