A remarkable book is taking on a life of its own, finding its way into places the UCOL Creative Media student never dreamed of.

Throughout the Street Prints Papaioea Street Art Festival, the Pushing Arts in New Zealand Trust (PAINT) and PNCC collaborated with the UCOL | Te Pūkenga creative team to organise and create incredible murals around the city.

With the UCOL | Te Pūkenga addition of the Workhub, creative students gain the opportunity to engage directly with clients in a way they couldn’t before.

In late 2022, the Workhub Creative team had the opportunity to work with Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre near Eketahuna.

Over the last four years, Creative Industry lecturers have been partnered with Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) to grow student knowledge in mural creation.

New Zealand Professional Institute Professional Photography (NZIPP) honoured UCOL Te Pūkenga with the Photographic Industry “Silver Spool” Award in 2021.

Twenty one years in business, Kevin Bills ran a photography business with portraiture, wedding and commercial photography.

The roads and streets of Palmerston North are becoming an artist’s playground. Having the freedom to work with industry by creating art around the city with the Council’s support is an illustrator’s dream.

Jason Gardner, a UCOL student, created the road design for the Palmerston North City Council.

The UCOL Gym was looking for motivational artwork to brighten up their locker rooms.

This project created a new rugby jersey design for the Manawatū Māori Rugby Tane team.

Youth One Stop Shop (YOSS) needed help to make their reception area a more welcoming space.

An American supermarket chain needed a 30 second TV spot for an upcoming promotion.

Water Protection Society approached The Workhub at UCOL for branding assistance.

A congratulatory message video created by creative student James Vernon.

The Workhub students at UCOL came up with some designs for vegan dog food.

Classroom poster design by creative student Kara Flintoff for the Te Atakura team UCOL

Photography project called UCOL Proud set up for staff and students professional portrait taken.

A video for Beauty and Hairdressing team at UCOL featuring their students and clients.

Promotional poster design for the UCOL’s music team for their 2018 gigs.