Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

You'll have lots of time to experiment with traditional and new media, using a range of materials to develop your knowledge of art and design processes and techniques. You'll choose a theme within which you'll create personal and imaginative work, using the study of other artists, craftspeople and designers to inform your own creative ideas. You'll keep a sketchbook to record and document your move on to through media exploration, idea development, annotation and analysis, building a portfolio of your own work as you go along. You'll complete a written personal study of a minimum 1000 words demonstrating your critical understanding. You'll learn through practical hands on practice, classroom-based workshops, exercises, discussions, talks and presentations. There will be visits to museums and galleries, exhibitions and the opportunity to work alongside practicing artists and designers. You will be expected to complete independent study. You could move on to to higher education to study for any one of a range of art and design related foundation, HND /HNC or degree courses. There are apprenticeship opportunities for roles within the creative industries including in specialist crafts, design, digital design and photography. Transferable skills including creative flair, imagination, critical analysis, problem solving and specialist IT skills can be put to use in a wide range on non-art related careers.