“We exist for young people who need something different. Small groups, a real arts qualification, and an environment built around the people in it.”
A different kind of college.
Too many young people reach 16 without a next step that actually works for them. Mainstream settings are not always the right environment. LUMA is built for the young people who need something else.
Based at Camden Arts Centre in London, opening September 2026. A real creative education, in a real creative institution.
Every young person at LUMA is working toward something bigger than a qualification. They are building a life. Confidence. Independence. A sense of what they are good at and where they want to go next
Why Luma?
What you need to know
The place Camden Arts Centre, one of London's leading contemporary art organisations. Our students are not in a classroom. They are in the building.
The qualification A Art and Design qualification. Portfolio based, no written exams, nationally recognised. Something to be proud of.
The approach Maximum 5-10 students per group. The same team every day. A timetable built around each person. We do not fit young people into a system. We build the system around them.