The College has an established Honorary Fellowship scheme which recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the arts. Fellows are conferred as part of our annual graduation & prize-giving event and currently include:

John Bulmer / Photographer and Film-maker

Stephen Cox RA / Sculptor

Susan Cross / Jeweller and Jerwood Prize winner

Peter Florence MBE / Director of the Hay Festival

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling / Former Rector of The Royal College of Art & Chair of the Arts Council England

Wally Gilbert / Artist & Jeweller

Peter Parkinson / Artist Blacksmith

Shani Rhys James MBE / Painter and Jerwood Prize winner

John Makepeace OBE / Furniture Designer & Maker

Don McCullin CBE / Photojournalist

Margo Selby / Textile Artist

Nick Sharratt / Illustrator

Lady Frances Sorrell / Co-founder of Sorrell Foundation

Sir Roy Strong / Historian, broadcaster and writer

Rhonda Wilson MBE / Founder of Rhubarb-Rhubarb Photo Festival

Clare Woods / Painter

Over the past few years the College has been delighted to welcome back a number of its Fellows who continue to make an invaluable contribution to the College from lecturing, mentoring, awarding bursaries, judging of prizes, to working alongside students on projects