Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

This is a highly challenging course. We expect students to think independently whilst developing core creative skills. The course is designed to encourage creativity, imagination and independence based on personal experience and critical understanding. These are the essential traits for the course: • Curiosity: problem solving • Risk taking: be brave • Celebrating failure: non-precious attitude • Self-motivation: responsibility • Individuality: no robots This is a broad course of study which combines and explores a range of Fine Art creative skills. You will use a variety of materials and processes to develop a personal response and individual outcomes. These will include drawing, painting, printmaking in 2D and surface manipulation, textiles, and material process in 3D. Students will work in areas such as: portraiture, environment, the human form, abstract and narrative. Content and context are important in all developments of work. A wide range of artists and art movements will be studied, including contemporary works. Trips & additional activities There are regular trips out to London galleries and relevant exhibitions throughout the year. There is a UK trip at the beginning of Year 13. Lectures and portfolio sessions with workshops are run in year 13.