Showcase your creativity at the heart of campus

Step inside the University Library and you’ll find more than books, journals, and study spaces - you’ll find a vibrant hub of creativity and expression. Our Library Display and Exhibition Space is one of the busiest and brightest venues on campus, welcoming hundreds of visitors every day. Flooded with natural light and located right at the centre of student life, it’s a place where ideas and inspiration meet.  Share your passion with the world in the Library display and exhibition space.  

Where art and ideas connect

The Library exhibition area has hosted an astonishing range of displays, hobby crafts, and creative projects by students, staff, and local artists, from dyed textile arts and collage to found art and sculpture, local and international photography exhibitions, zines, lithographic printing, and papercrafts.  If you can imagine it, we would love to showcase it for the world.  You can glimpse images of our past exhibitions on the Library website, listed on the left side of our Display space webpage.

Each exhibition transforms the space into something new - sometimes reflective, sometimes playful, always thought-provoking. Whether you’re passing through on your way to a study session or making a special visit, you’ll find something fresh and engaging on show.

A space apart in the heart of the campus

Showcase your interests at heart of the campus - With the Library highest visitor footfall of any exhibition venue on campus, your work will be naturally seen by thousands passing by and help soften and shape the Library study environment
Spacious, scalable and naturally lit - Large windows and open sightlines offer a space that expands to accommodate your project, from simple display boards or a glass display cabinet to the very walls and windows of the Library, the space is a canvas for you to curate your vision, however large or small
Diverse and appreciative audience - From students and staff to members of the local community, your work will be seen by a wide and curious audience
Platform for dialogue - Many exhibitions spark conversation around identity, culture, sustainability, and creativity, bringing people together and connecting academic and artistic worlds

Friendly Library staff are here to help

Our friendly and supportive team are here to work with you to help realise, curate and promote your display or exhibition.  We welcome proposals from students, staff, local artists and galleries - anyone who wants to share their creative work or research through exhibitions. Whether you’re an emerging artist, a student experimenting with visual storytelling, or an organisation looking to engage with the university community, the Library provides an accessible and supportive space for your ideas.