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A colorful collage of posters and flyers on a wall, featuring a large pink poster in the center that reads "All Hands on Decks at the Roundhouse" with illustrated hands around the text. Other posters show apps, products, and creative designs.

Grad Fest 2026

Explore the Norwich University of the Arts 2026 Grad Fest, Norwich’s biggest exhibition of art, design, architecture, media, and performance.

Join us for Grad Fest 2026 and celebrate Norwich’s biggest showcase of art, design, architecture, media, and performance – featuring end-of-year-shows by our undergraduate and postgraduate students.

A colorful collage of posters and flyers on a wall, featuring a large pink poster in the center that reads "All Hands on Decks at the Roundhouse" with illustrated hands around the text. Other posters show apps, products, and creative designs.
People view colorful contemporary art sculptures and paintings in a bright, modern gallery space. One large abstract sculpture is in the foreground, while several visitors observe the artworks and interact with each other.
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Student work by Molly Green. Model wears a dress with 'fabric' made from strawberries
The motherhood shoot was inspired by renaissance portrayals of the biblical figure Mary (the mother of Jesus). (‘The Sistine Madonna’ by Raphael being the biggest influence). The images show a mother and her child outlined with Greek biblical text quoting (Luke 1:42) ‘…Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.’ The Mother figure is an allegory for mothers who in this context symbolise ‘the beginning of life’. Renaissance art often romanticises relational characters, so I conceptualised the mother and child to replicate Raphael’s ‘The Sistine Madonna’ and other classic portrayals of the biblical figure in a renaissance-esque editorial style. Creative director, stylist, set designer – Noreen M H Photographer – Eleanor Bartltop Assistant – Samuel Ogunleye Makeup Artist – Mariogona Selimi Models – Noreen M H & Aletheia R H

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