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Fine Art
Course outline
AQA specification A
We follow the AQA syllabus in Art and specialise in Fine Art. This gives every student who joins this course the opportunity to work as she wishes towards her own artistic aspirations.
We work in a number of media but believe very strongly in drawing and it being the very foundation of all studies in Art. There are opportunities to develop your studies in a number of areas; including sculpture, printmaking, painting, photography and lens based media.
The A Level Fine Art course consists of two distinct units of work. One is the ‘Personal Investigation’, which is the coursework element (60%) and the other is the examination, which is completed at the end of the course (40%).
There are a number of career options if you choose to study Art and Design. The normal route is to, on completion of your A Levels, complete a foundation course at Art School. Then you specialise in your chosen area, be it fashion, photography, graphic design, film making, game design etc. You can also go on to study History of Art.
You could be a painter. You could work in television or web design. You could work within the fashion industry. You could work within advertising or the film industry. There is also architecture and interior design.
If you are truly creative you will find your way into a rewarding artistic environment, where you can express your talents.
As teaching staff we are all practising artists who believe very strongly in the value of art in our society and how it can enrich ones life. We endeavour to develop a working environment where students feel secure enough to develop their own ideas; where they can be brave in their experimentation.
The Art School houses four professional working studios, an Art Library and facilities for print making, sculpture photography and lens based media. The department also offers opportunities to visit galleries abroad with a biennial trip to New York and trips in the UK to events like the Frieze Fair and other major galleries.
