Locksbrook Lates
Creativity comes alive after hours at our Locksbrook Campus.
Locksbrook Lates are free evening events at Locksbrook Campus, welcoming staff, students and our community together to spend time in the University's creative spaces after hours. You don't need any connection to 黑料正能量 to attend. These events are open to all.
Arts and culture are not a luxury, they are essential.
Taking place regularly throughout the year, Locksbrook Lates are relaxed, social occasions where you can drop in at any point from 5–8pm. There's no need to book in advance – whether you stay for five minutes or the whole night, you're very welcome.
What to expect
Each Locksbrook Late brings together:
- Featured activities – hands-on making sessions, artist talks, exhibitions and glimpses into the creative work happening across our studios and workshops. Every event is different.
- Live music or DJ sets – a friendly, informal atmosphere.
- Campus bar – open all evening, with drinks available to purchase.
Previous Lates have included a Winter Makers Market, gallery openings and Design School talks. It's a chance to experience contemporary creative practice and research, meet artists and designers, and discover what's possible in these spaces.
All activities are free to take part in.
Under-18s are welcome when accompanied by an adult.
Upcoming events
22 October 2026 鈥� Porthleven Prize Gallery Opening
Now in its thirteenth year, the Porthleven Prize – supported by the Trevor Osborne Charitable Trust – is an established BSU institution. Open to students from all courses and year groups, the Prize offers a two-part residency model: a three-day programme in and around Bath for twenty students, followed by a fully funded 14-day residency in Porthleven, Cornwall for eight selected finalists.
The Porthleven Prize encourages multidisciplinary collaboration, exploring ideas from various fields of enquiry and media. This immersive experience challenges our perceptions of origins, landscape, and community, inspiring innovative and creative responses.
The resulting exhibition by the eight finalists presents work made in direct response to participants' experience of both landscapes, culminating in shows in both Porthleven and Bath.
Expect an evening of creativity, collaboration and sharing. The 2026 finalists have programmed an evening of activities and performances along the opening of their showcase exhibition, Sâwn/Zawn.
The evening will include:
- Sâwn/Zawn – an exhibition across Locksbrook Campus that reflects a
site-specific exploration into Porthleven - Porthleven Prize information stall – find out more about the 2027 prize
- Drop-in creative workshops led by the 2026 Prize Winners
- Performances.
19 November 2026 鈥� Fashion Museum Takeover
Details will be confirmed soon.
3 December 2026 鈥� Winter Makers' Market
Following on from the success of 2025, the Winter Makers' Market is back. All stallholders are students, staff, or alumni, bringing together an eclectic range of homegrown talent. Find the perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones.
Why we do this
We believe art and design must be embedded across education, community life and economic policy. Locksbrook Campus plays a role in making visible the value of the arts in the bigger picture – supporting the artists and designers that sustain the creative sector our graduates will enter.
Opening up the campus to new communities unlocks pathways into creative education and careers for individuals who might presume it's not for them. We know engagement with the arts has a positive effect on people's lives, improving skills, wellbeing and health, while enriching the communities we live in.
Locksbrook Lates are part of our commitment to positioning Locksbrook Campus as a generator at the heart of a vibrant creative ecosystem in the southwest – building confidence in our graduates and our communities that artists, designers and makers contribute not only through the objects they make, but through the questions they ask and the way they see, translate and interact with the world around them.
How to find us
Our state-of-the-art Locksbrook campus is located on the banks of the River Avon in Bath, within easy reach of Bath’s railway and bus stations. Before travelling, please see our advice on travelling to Locksbrook.
Address:
- Locksbrook Campus
Locksbrook Road
Bath
BA1 3EL
Locksbrook Campus is accessible. For detailed accessibility information, visit the to Locksbrook Campus.