Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Fine Art is an excellent choice for you if you have a vivid interest in observed drawing, painting and printmaking. Considerable opportunities exist for media exploration and creative design work, working with a variety of materials, techniques and processes. The course demands a strong work ethic and independent commitment. If you achieved well and enjoyed Art & Design at school this could be the course for you. Fine Art is often studied alongside related courses such as Graphic Design and Photography but can also serve as a complementary study route, offering an element of variety to an intense academic programme. This course is creatively demanding and requires an open-minded and industrious approach. The best preparation for this course is direct observation drawing undertaken on an almost daily basis, studying at length and in detail the qualities of everyday objects, architecture and figurative subjects. Taking an active interest in the history of the subject is also recommended. Both the Ferens Art Gallery in the city and Beverley Art Gallery offer splendid opportunities to view paintings and artefacts first-hand. An A level in Fine Art may lead naturally to a pre-degree foundation course and then degree-level study in a wide range of art & design disciplines. The study of art and design at the degree level can lead to career opportunities in a wide and varied field. Fine Art students become freelance creative practitioners or work for design companies in many areas including; interior design, jewellery, graphics, illustration, animation, architecture, set design, fashion and textiles, and a host of creative digital industries. Fine Art study may also open opportunities in the field of gallery and exhibition work.