Kunsthal IED Bilbao - Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

Bilbao
 

IED Visual Arts is the creative lab where one can learn about the instruments, the specific language and expressions, new techniques and the technology needed in order to develop a visual communications project.

Courses

Projects

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Accept. Reject. Think.

Product and Service Design

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Caldo de Ojo

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Didactic projects
Post-Seasonalit

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
El suelo que desaparece bajo nuestros pies

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Matterness

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Por la unidad del archivo

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
Sacred Mountain

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
AXYZ

Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Bilbao

Final projects / thesis projects
YET

News from the School of Visual Arts in Bilbao

05 October 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao opens the 2026/27 Master and Postgraduate academic year with Toni Segarra

The day combined an institutional welcome for new students with an open, intergenerational conversation on creativity, talent, teamwork and the transformation of the profession.

29 September 2026

Six emerging IED designers reach the final stage of the Arts Thread Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026

Alumni Mariona Panés, Sara Vainer, Miranda Sanz, Malak Yahia and Victoria Escobar (IED Barcelona), together with Zuriñe Berrueta (IED Kunsthal Bilbao), are finalists in the competition, which last year attracted more than 5,000 creatives from 117 countries. Discover their projects and vote!

11 September 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao temporarily transforms Doña Casilda Park with ‘Sareak’

A cross-disciplinary project bringing together nearly 200 members of the community to reflect on contemporary communication through design.

30 June 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao celebrates the graduation of a new class in the year of its fifth anniversary

For the second consecutive year, the ceremony was held at Bilbao's iconic Philharmonic Society, bringing together students, families, faculty and industry professionals to celebrate the talent and dedication of a new graduating class.

15 June 2026

Eight ADG Laus Awards for IED Spain Students

IED Madrid, IED Barcelona and IED Kunsthal Bilbao won two Gold, four Silver and two Bronze awards at the 56th ADG Laus Awards, reaffirming the creative talent driving the next generation of designers.

15 June 2026

Three IED alumni among the winners of the iF Design Student Award 2026

Three alumni from IED Kunsthal Bilbao and IED Madrid have been recognised in the iF Design Student Award 2026, one of the world's leading international competitions for emerging design talent.

29 May 2026

IED Kunsthal Bilbao and Orbea Imagine the Bicycle of the Future Together with the Next Generation of Designers

Students from the Bachelor of Arts in Product Design and Graphic Design at IED Kunsthal Bilbao collaborated with Orbea, a historic Basque company and an internationally recognised leader in the cycling industry, on a project imagining what bicycles might look like in 2040, coinciding with the company’s upcoming 200th anniversary.

25 May 2026

IED Receives 26 Nominations at the ADG Laus Awards 2026

24 projects by students from IED Barcelona, IED Madrid and IED Kunsthal Bilbao have been selected as finalists across different categories of one of Spain’s most prestigious graphic design awards.

21 May 2026

IED AHEAD - Design your tomorrow, today.

Enrol by 31 July 2026 and get an exclusive 20% discount on tuition fees for Undergraduate and Foundation Courses starting in September, October and November 2027.

Events of the School of Visual Arts in Bilbao

Workshop

15 October 2026 - 15 October 2026

Multiple

IED Creative Workshop

Come and discover IED’s Creative Workshops — a unique experience that will let you immerse yourself in the world of design in a fun and creative way!

Visual Arts at IED Kunsthal Bilbao

Kunsthal Bilbao Visual Arts

Ribera de Deusto 17, 48014, Zorrozaurre