Art/Fine Art A level

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This is a stimulating and rewarding course for students who wish to explore the disciplines of Fine Art. The course involves the creative use of painting and printmaking techniques. Students are encouraged to pursue their own creative ideas and interpret these into their own work. A significant proportion of students go on to study Art and Design at degree level.

Component 1: Coursework - year 1

At the start of the first year practical and analytical skills are developed in an open-ended series of workshops. Students are encouraged to pursue their own ideas and be creative in their use of the art studio. Drawing, painting, mixed media and printmaking are explored. Practical workshops include a visit to the Curwen Press near Linton, where students develop their skills with practising printmakers. Students are taught how to develop critical and analytical skills and take part in group discussion. All students present their work in large scale sketch-pads and produce a final outcome shortly after Christmas.

From February until June of the first year students develop a personal project that enables them to work in an individual direction. Visits to national galleries are organised to assist in their response to artists’ work. Students produce final outcomes for this project in May and June.

Component 1: Coursework - year 2

Personal Study and mock exam - At the start of the second year students are helped to develop ideas for their Personal Study. This usually takes the form of a written and illustrated essay in which students show the depth of understanding that they have about the ideas that inform and inspire their work, through investigating artists and designers. The Personal Study element is worth approximately 18% of coursework marks.

Students complete a mock exam project in which they develop individual ideas and experiments, culminating in an ambitious final outcome made over three days at the start of January of the second year.

Component 2 : Externally Set Assignment

A theme is given by the exam board as a starting point for the students’ own ideas. Students begin work on this in February and generate work in sketch pads or portfolios before producing a final practical outcome over three days in May.

Students should have GCSE Art grade 6 or above and a good portfolio. Students applying for this course should have a strong base of traditional art skills.

Students of Art can expect to be found in a range of creative careers such as fine art, animation, exhibition curation, design and construction for film and tv, interior design, illustration, web design, special effects, graphic design, marketing, and architecture.