News - Art, Design & Illustration

Illustrator Stephen Kavanagh visits college

Illustration teachers and students from both Levels 5 and 6 were delighted to welcome graduate illustrator Stephen Kavanagh for an inspiring visit this week. Stephen delivered an engaging presentation that...

Art Source 2025

Art Source, Ireland’s premier Art Fair, took place 14th – 16th November at the Main Hall, RDS, Dublin. , featuring 175 Irish and international artists and galleries. Ballyfermot, City of...

Graduation 2025

Congratulations to all the 2025 graduates! Photos & video courtesy of Terry Warren and the Content Creation and Photography students. 

PLC course changed artist’s life

Artist Carl talks about his progression from doing a course in BCFE to graduating with a degree. Watch the video in the RTE article ‘Beyond the points race: PLC course...

Industry Day Newsletter

John Poole, Learner Support and Engagement service, CDETB visited Industry Day and created the newsletter linked below. BCFE Graduate Show

Create Your Future 2025 – now...

Ballyfermot Southwest Campus is proud to present our end of year digital exhibition of students’ work 2025 – Create Your Future 2025. 46 class groups are represented in the showcase...

Animation, Illustration & Graphic Design Showcase...

City of Dublin, FET, Ballyfermot Southwest Campus, our graduates of the college’s Higher National Diploma in Animation , Illustration and Graphic Design are at The Bank, The Digital Hub, Thomas...

Art, Craft & Design Awards 2025

The City of Dublin Sports & Culture Council Art, Craft & Design Awards are now open for applications. We would like you to “RELECT” on your year at college and choose...

Former student features on RTE’s Nationwide

We would like to congratulate a former BCFE student David McGlynn who featured on Nationwide on RTE last Friday. David was previously a student on one of our Art courses....