# School of Arts and Creative Technologies

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/

Inspiring the artists, practitioners and creative industry leaders of tomorrow.

## Study with us

**Express your creative flair and combine practice with academic rigour.**

Our courses cover creative technologies, music, creative industries management, film and television, and theatre. The School of Arts and Creative Technologies is a collaborative community dedicated to creativity in all its various and diverse forms, bringing together scholars, practitioners and industry experts.

[Discover our courses](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/study/)

[Find scholarships and funding](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/study/funding/)

## Our subjects

We are a thriving interdisciplinary community defined by five creative subject areas. Explore how our unique combination of courses, pioneering research and community engagement will shape your creative journey.

- [Creative industries management](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/creative-management-at-york/)
- [Creative technologies](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/creative-technologies-at-york/)
- [Film and television](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/film-tv-at-york/)
- [Music](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/music-at-york/)
- [Theatre](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/theatre-at-york/)

[Explore our school](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/)

## Research and practice

**Groundbreaking research and practice to enhance culture, society and the arts in the UK and throughout the world.**

Our multidisciplinary school opens up new and exciting fields in research between performance, creativity and technology.

[Explore our research and practice](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/research-and-practice/)

## External engagement

**Working with communities, heritage and commercial organisations for the public good.**

Our engagement activities include weekly concerts, industry masterclasses with renowned artists and practitioners, as well as support for commercial feature films, TV projects and games.

[Collaborate with us](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/external-engagement/)

## Where creativity meets innovation

The School of Arts and Creative Technologies is where inspired storytelling, innovative creative practice and cutting-edge technologies intersect.

Our approach to music, theatre, film and television, games and immersive interactive experiences, and creative industries management integrates theory, practice, academic excellence, vocational relevance and technological innovation.  We aspire to be at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of teaching, research and external engagement across this wide range of artistic and technological domains.

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Watch our video to learn more about who we are.

[Industry-standard facilities](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/facilities/)

Our facilities can support professional-level activities across all areas of performance, screen and interactive media.

[Get involved](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/)

There's an array of opportunities for students, staff and the community to enjoy including visits from renowned composers, masterclasses, musical ensembles, weekly concerts, film screenings and more.

## News

News

### [Film and Television Production students nominated for the RTS Yorkshire Student Awards 2026!](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/news/2026/filmandtelevisionproductionstudentsnominatedforthertsyorkshirestudentawards2026/)

3 March 2026

Three student projects from the School of Arts and Creative Technologies have been nominated for the 2026 RTS Yorkshire Student Awards.

News

### [Dr Lesley Schatzberger Awarded OBE](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/news/music/202526/drlesleyschatzbergerawardedobe/)

16 February 2026

We are immensely proud to celebrate Dr Lesley Schatzberger, a long-standing clarinet tutor within the School of Arts and Creative Technologies at the University of York, who has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).

News

### [RNCM Honours Kate Pearson for Community Music Excellence!](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/news/music/202526/rncmhonourskatepearsonforcommunitymusicexcellence/)

12 February 2026

We are delighted to celebrate Kate Pearson, visiting lecturer on our MA Community Music programme, who has recently been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM).

[More news](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/news/)

## Events

Event

### [Vamos Theatre’s Elevate Taster Workshop 2026](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/2025/eventvamostheatreworkshop2026/)

Monday 23 March 2026 2pm

\*\*THIS WORKSHOP IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO TWDP 3RD YEARS & MA THEATRE STUDENTS\*\*

Event

### [Stef Conner, Vivien Keiles & Charlotte Baskerville](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/2025/cmrc-s2w7/)

Tuesday 24 March 2026 3.30pm

In this weeks Contemporary Music Research Seminar, we are joined by Stef Conner, Vivien Keiles & Charlotte Baskerville

Event

### [ACT Research Seminar with Professor Emily Caston, University of West London](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/2025/eventactresearchseminar25march2026/)

Wednesday 25 March 2026 1.15pm

Join us for this weeks ACT Research Seminar with Professor Emily Caston from the University of West London.

Event

### [Writing for Television with Will Ing](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/2025/eventwritingfortelevisionwithwilling/)

Wednesday 25 March 2026 2pm

Will Ing has worked in radio and television for over 25 years, mainly as a writer and script editor, working on hit shows like Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, the Bafta winning kids' show Operation Ouch and the sitcom, Miranda.

[More events](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/)

## YorkConcerts

Event

### [Bach's St John Passion](https://yorkconcerts.co.uk/whats-on/2025-26/yorkshire-bach-choir-spring-2026/)

Saturday 21 March 2026 7.30pm

Offering a powerful depiction of Christ's passion, the Passio Secundum Johannem may well be Bach's most inherently dramatic setting of the story. Yorkshire Baroque Soloists bring this to life with vivid, colourful playing.

Event

### [Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch](https://yorkconcerts.co.uk/whats-on/2025-26/helen-charlston-sholto-kynoch/)

Wednesday 25 March 2026 7.30pm

So often, we find ourselves struck by musical echoes between pieces separated by history, style or instrumentation. Explore the unexpected ways in which works by Bach, Monteverdi and Charpentier resonate with songs by Schubert, Viardot and Semple.

Event

### [University Jazz Band](https://yorkconcerts.co.uk/whats-on/2025-26/university-jazz-band-2026/)

Wednesday 15 April 2026 7.30pm

University Jazz Band returns to perform the music of the pioneering bandleader, composer and performer Sun Ra. Join them for what promises to be an unforgettable night of music, celebrating one of the most innovative figures in the history of jazz!

Event

### [Handel: Majesty and Fireworks](https://yorkconcerts.co.uk/whats-on/2025-26/the-24-manchester-baroque-2026/)

Friday 17 April 2026 7pm

Following their thrilling collaboration last season on Bach's B minor Mass, The 24 again unite with dynamic period ensemble Manchester Baroque for a resplendent all-Handel programme, including the Coronation Anthems and Music for the Royal Fireworks.

[More events](http://www.yorkconcerts.co.uk/whats-on/)

## Information for...

### [Current staff and students](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/information-for-staff-and-students/)

### [Alumni](https://www.york.ac.uk/alumni/)

People

[Meet our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/people/)

Facilities

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About us

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