BA (Hons) Fine Art

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COURSE OVERVIEW

From unmade beds to super-realist oil paintings, contemporary art covers a boundless diversity of styles. We reflect this in open approach. You’ll explore materials, media and processes. You’ll debate your work. You’ll bring together ideas, processes and theory to develop your own position. And you’ll have the opportunity to reach audiences, to contribute to the changing world of visual arts and to define its future.

 

We encourage your ambitions through studio practice, cultural theory and professional development. You’ll learn to analyse your work and question your role as an artist and how your work is understood. You’ll develop your own creative problem-solving abilities and apply them in a variety of ways.

 

You’ll work alongside professional artists in galleries, museums, schools and community groups, and develop your awareness of the wider world through exhibitions and space specific projects.

 

RESOURCES

· The staff team are all practising artists and researchers in a variety of disciplines and media.

· Technician-demonstrators manage our resources and advise on technical issues.

· Visiting tutors and regular talks from guest artists bring a diversity of expertise.

· You’ll work in our large purpose-built studios. The stimulating environment accommodates all types of practice including sculpture, performance, video, film, painting and drawing.

· You will have access to wet and dry and colour darkroom facilities.

· You can use shared workshops for 3D work and printmaking.

· Our computer room houses Apple Macs with software for video editing and image manipulation.

 

YEAR 1

Year 1 builds upon your previous learning and you will experiment and acquire further skills and knowledge. Towards the end of this year, you will begin to define your practice and determine which media areas you wish to specialise in.

 

YEAR 2

Year 2 will encourage and enable you to examine the context of your work and its relationship to audience.

· You’ll continue to refine your ideas and the concepts which drive your work.

· You’ll develop your research into theory and practice.

· You’ll have opportunities to study abroad and participate in challenging projects and exhibitions within traditional gallery space and non-traditional sites.

· We encourage work experience in this year.

· Your research into career options and professional practice begins.

 

YEAR 3

In Year 3 you’ll continue to develop your understanding of your own practice, the contexts in which it is made and how it reaches an audience.

This where you consolidate your previous experience and pursue a deliberate and focused practice, culminating in your degree exhibition.

 

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INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS
We conduct group interviews in which we create an informal and conversational atmosphere so that the applicants and panel can discuss the portfolios in a relaxed way. There will be current student representatives on the interview panel. You will be asked to select one or two pieces from your portfolio and discuss those with us together with other applicants.

 

Your portfolio of work should showcase interesting ideas that push the boundaries and explore concepts, media and materials. A variety of developmental and finished work, coursework and personal projects, sketch books, research files and journals should be included. The way you discuss and present your portfolio tells us much about your initiative and understanding.

 

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
We look for originality and an individual vision and expect potential students to have a developed and knowledgeable appreciation of the fine arts. Most importantly, we are looking for students with ambition and drive who are able to use the creative freedom of the course to develop a strong practice and go on to build successful careers.

 

STUDY TIME

Study is divided across taught hours, studio and/or work environment time, and independent study. Excellent professional and technical support is available and students are encouraged to experiment and work collaboratively on self-initiated projects. We expect students to spend an average of 40 hours per week on their studies, although it is likely that these hours will vary throughout the academic year.

 

PART-TIME APPLICATIONS

This course may also be studied on a part-time basis over five years.

 

Part-time applications to this course should be made directly to the University College, not via UCAS. An application form can be downloaded here or contact Admissions on (01202 363228) or e-mail admissions@aucb.ac.uk.

 

A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS COURSE
More student work, together with a look at our studios, recent projects, exhibitions, industry links and details of our course staff, can all be viewed in the ‘Showcase’ for this course. 

 

COURSE LEADER

Mike Griffiths

CONTACT

Admissions

Tel: 01202 363228/363225

Email: admissions@aucb.ac.uk

 

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