If you enjoy Art and have a keen interest in the visual arts, or you might even be considering an art related career, this course will allow you to explore a broad range of media in developing your creative potential. The emphasis is on exploring and developing practical work while gaining insights and ideas from selected inspirational artists. High standards of observational drawing, painting and other creative skills are the basis for producing highly expressive work on the course. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of all the young people we work with and we’ll show you how to draw upon your own personality and experiences, helping you to find a meaningful form of personal self-expression which will provide a constant focus throughout the course. Skills covered include: - Practical Research & Development - Curiosity & Creative Risk Taking - Experimentation & Practical Development - Art Appreciation & Analysis - Drawing, mark making and image making - Painting Media & Techniques - Collage, image transfer and mixed media - Printmaking & digital editing - Photography & image manipulation
In addition to examples of your creative work, you will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, in subjects relevant to your A Level or A+ Programme subject choices.
Awarding Body: Eduqas 100% Coursework Year 1: Intensive Skills Building in a vast range of media and techniques Year 2: You will study two components; 1. Personal Investigation (60%) - a major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance, including an extended written element (min 1000 words) related to your practical investigations. 2. Externally Set Assignment (40%) - a shorter practical investigative project based on a topic selected from 12 set assignments provided by the Awarding Body. It consists of a period of research and portfolio development, followed by a period of 15 hours sustained focus study, to realise final outcomes. Progression to year 2 will be dependent on successful completion of the first year taking into account Internal Progression Examination results and the Key Assessment Profile throughout the first year.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Knutton Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2GB |
If you enjoy Art and have a keen interest in the visual arts, or you might even be considering an art related career, this course will allow you to explore a broad range of media in developing your creative potential. The emphasis is on exploring and developing practical work while gaining insights and ideas from selected inspirational artists. High standards of observational drawing, painting and other creative skills are the basis for producing highly expressive work on the course. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of all the young people we work with and we’ll show you how to draw upon your own personality and experiences, helping you to find a meaningful form of personal self-expression which will provide a constant focus throughout the course. Skills covered include: - Practical Research & Development - Curiosity & Creative Risk Taking - Experimentation & Practical Development - Art Appreciation & Analysis - Drawing, mark making and image making - Painting Media & Techniques - Collage, image transfer and mixed media - Printmaking & digital editing - Photography & image manipulation
In addition to examples of your creative work, you will need a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, in subjects relevant to your A Level or A+ Programme subject choices.
Awarding Body: Eduqas 100% Coursework Year 1: Intensive Skills Building in a vast range of media and techniques Year 2: You will study two components; 1. Personal Investigation (60%) - a major in-depth critical, practical and theoretical investigative project based on themes and subject matter that have personal significance, including an extended written element (min 1000 words) related to your practical investigations. 2. Externally Set Assignment (40%) - a shorter practical investigative project based on a topic selected from 12 set assignments provided by the Awarding Body. It consists of a period of research and portfolio development, followed by a period of 15 hours sustained focus study, to realise final outcomes. Progression to year 2 will be dependent on successful completion of the first year taking into account Internal Progression Examination results and the Key Assessment Profile throughout the first year.