A Level Art - Fine Art

The emphasis is on practical work and the development of your own portfolio. Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to work alongside professional artists and designers to give you a greater understanding of the creative industries.

Themes that are covered are:

Year One:

• Project 1: Observing the everyday
• Project 2: Fine art approaches and materiality
• Project 3: Art and society
• Independent project

Year Two:

• Component 1: Personal investigation
• Component 2: Externally set assignment

In both units students create a personal project that explores their specific area of focus through contextual research, visual language, reflective practice and creating a decisive conclusion to their project

A number of specifications will be changing and prospectus entries are based on information we have to date. This means that course content may be subject to change.

Formal assessment of A Level Fine Art takes place in the second year.

Component one - 60% of final grade

Component two - 40% of final grade with exam

5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grade 4 or above. Whilst not essential, completion of a GCSE Art related subject would be beneficial.

Students studying A Level Fine Art are able to progress to a range of relevant higher education courses or careers, some of which include; Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Art therapy, Interior and Spatial Design, Production Design (theatre/television/film.) Web Designer, Curation and Animation.