School for the Creative Industries

Home to courses in Art and Design, Music, Media, and Performance; Kingsway presents fantastic opportunities for collaboration between artists, designers, writers, producers, and performers alike.

Our central hub in Chester city centre provides easy access to shops, bars, restaurants, and the Storyhouse Theatre. We are located within a short walking distance to the bus and train stations, and many halls of residence.

We have an excellent student-to-staff ratio at Kingsway where you have opportunities to connect with our highly regarded and experienced staff. Kingsway also boasts excellent links with influential figures and organisations from local, national, and international agencies.

Access a range of traditional and contemporary facilities, including art and photography studios, a metal casting foundry, sound and video editing suites, dark rooms, a reprographics room, lighting studio, and specially designed workshops for printmaking, textiles, digital art, and sculpture.

Benefit from sound-proofed rehearsal spaces, equipped with the latest technology for recording and live sound, as well as four fully equipped rehearsal and performance studios, an outdoor performance space, and a smaller indoor space for intimate performances.

We have our own Contemporary Art Space (CASC) Foyer Gallery which offers onsite exhibition space for internal and external formal shows, in addition, there are also informal exhibition spaces across the campus for student and staff interim exhibitions.

Along with our recording spaces and post-production facilities, the University has an extensive loan provision which includes a range of video cameras, audio recording devices, and specialist kit, so that students can continue to perform and practice outside of their studies.