Carmarthen School of Art
Heritage.
Heritage.
Carmarthen School of Art has been providing Art education since 1854, being one of the first Art Schools set up in Britain following the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace in London. The School has been continually evolving ever since, responding to social, creative and cultural developments and the changing needs of its students, industry and wider community. Our heritage is important to us and influences our School ethos.
Ethos.
The School is a friendly, dynamic and creative community with a real ‘Art School’ atmosphere; renowned for its inclusive culture and open door policy across departments. We know our students and strive to develop their individuality, ours is a balanced approach, supporting whilst challenging students.
Rural.
We are rural, being in one of the most beautiful counties in Wales yet we are well connected within the world of art and design; connected regionally, nationally and internationally through live projects, events, competitions, educational visits, alumni and industry links. Our Art and Design degrees are validated by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
Lucky Pencil Art Shop.
The Lucky Pencil Art Shop is an integral part of our art school and resource for our students. The art shop stocks a broad variety of high quality specialist art, craft and design materials suitable for a wide range of applications, from pencils, charcoal, sketchbooks, paper in a selection of weights, to acrylic, oil and water-colour paints for the fine artists, to tools for the ceramicist, sculptor and Jeweller and much, much more!
Laura Thomas, an established woven textile artist and lecturer at Carmarthen School of Art, has won gold at the national Eisteddfod 2024.
Will Matthews, art and design foundation student, impressed the panel and public at the Osi Rhys Osmond art awards winning the overall prize and people’s choice.
Nearly 30 art and design students from Coleg Sir Gâr’s Carmarthen School of Art spent three days in Berlin exploring German culture and all things creative.
