Norwich University of the Arts

Professor Richard Sawdon Smith

Professor of Fine Art and Director of Fine Art and Photography

r.sawdonsmith@norwichuni.ac.uk

+44 (0) 1603 610561

Francis House

3-7 Redwell Street
Norwich
NR2 4SN

Norwich University of the Arts is a forward-thinking specialist university offering a wide range of courses in design, media, psychology, performance, architecture, technology, business and management. It is the only specialist creative arts university to earn a triple Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for student experience, teaching, and outcomes, and awarded Arts University of the Year by the Daily Mail’s University Guide 2025.

Dedicated to a hands-on, real-world approach to teaching, students graduate with confidence, critical thinking, and the creativity needed to shape our world. Courses are taught by expert teams that bring years of industry experience and connections to the unique academic environment.

Norwich has a diverse community of over 3,000 students from 40 countries. The award-winning city-centre campus has an impressive range of contemporary professional-standard facilities and cutting-edge technology, including specialist studios and workshops, creative spaces, and computing and technology labs. The campus is a hub of exploration and experimentation, where courses collaborate on projects and ideas to discover new skills and ways of thinking.

A new project hall provides 37,000 sq. feet of unrivalled studio space in higher education dedicated to nurturing creativity and collaboration. It sparks innovation with the ability to accommodate temporary exhibitions and large-scale works and projects.

Norwich University of the Arts believes that creativity is the driving force behind innovation, ideas and change. Graduates have built the movie world of Harry Potter, designed for global brands like Google and Visa, brought virtual worlds to life for BAFTA-winning video games, and created future-facing architecture for a more sustainable world.

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