This course is designed to provide an opportunity for those with an interest in art, design and media to explore materials, methods and processes that support many art, design and media activities and to begin to develop related skills. Students will start to learn skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, animation, printmaking, textiles and art history. Students will also learn how to critically review their own work and other transferable skills that can be applied to their future study and career. Students will also develop visual communication skills to a sophisticated level and learn to reflect, analyse and set challenging targets for themselves in their work.
The Creative Industries contributed £101.5bn to the UK economy in 2017, accounting for 5.5% of UK Gross Value Added (GVA).
Throughout the year, you will;
- Develop a range of study skills, including English and maths
- Build a portfolio of work to prepare for progression to L2 study in either the art and design area of your choice, or alternative subject areas in other departments
- Visit the Gallery and studios of an internatioinal artist
- Travel to either London or Cambridge to view current exhibitions
- Undertake live briefs wherever possible including creating T-shirts for our Pop Up Shop and designing posters for local events
- Use specialist studios for Textiles, 3D Design, Printmaking and Photography
- Put up an exhibition at the end of the year that the public will be invited to view
- Your last project will allow you to develop your work, around a theme, in a specialism of your choice
What do our students say about the course?
“Fun and helped me produce other art techniques”
“To develop skills further and for the future”
“Helped me design and plan for the next final piece and for the Level 2 course”