Exhibit and sell your work

Illustration of a small child standing in a gallery

Find out more about getting into exhibitions, trade shows, finding stockist and pricing your work.

Exhibitions, trade shows and events are a great way to get your name out there and promote your business. As well as selling your work and getting commissions, they can be excellent networking opportunities. It's also useful for getting first-hand feedback on your products and prices.

Careers and Employability can help UAL students and graduates through:

Open calls for new products and artwork to sell in not just a shop
Our annual stand at trade show Top Drawer
Purchasing work for the UAL Collection

Also, our programme of free events will help you to turn your business ideas into a reality.

not just a shop. Photo by Damian Griffiths.

not just a shop

If you're a student or graduate from UAL you can apply to sell your work in not just a shop through our open calls.
Andreea Stan,

Made in Arts London

Apply for the chance to showcase and sell your work to retailers at Top Drawer On Demand trade show.
Photo of designer Michelle Njeri Small talking to buyers at Top Drawer 2019.

Top Drawer

Get advice on pricing, invoicing and selling your work as a designer, maker or artist.
Giada Maestra,

Current competitions

We run competitions throughout the year to provide students with opportunities to sell and showcase their work in not just a shop.

Photo by Damian Griffiths

Exhibitions and trade shows

Read our advice on how to get the most from selling and showcasing your work at exhibitions and trade shows.
Money by Gabriele Lorusso

Pricing guide (PDF 435KB)

Made in Arts London is the Students' Union's selling platform. Current students from all UAL colleges can submit work to be considered for sale.
Abigail Burch's stand at Pulse 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths

How to get paid

Get useful advice on starting and growing a freelance practice or business.
Image by Gracie Dahl

How to be self-employed

Here you will find information about the legal structures you can use, how to pay tax, budgeting your money and finding a workspace.

Grads: career one-to-ones

Book a 20 minute appointment to discuss your next steps in your professional practice
Student Career One-to-Ones

Join us to explore how we can support you to make a living doing what you love.
Career planning for creatives

Finding career options overwhelming? Not sure how to navigate towards your goals? Plan your career to get started, or restarted
Career Wellbeing One-to-Ones

This biweekly one-to-one service is exclusively for current UAL BA, Graduate Diploma, MA, and PhD students.