Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Fine Art provides a solid foundation for the pursuit of all creative disciplines. Within its scope, it teaches the fundamental principles of art and design and enables students to have the confidence and skill to pursue a multitude of creative pathways. Recent students have gone on to study Illustration at Edinburgh University and Fine Art at Norwich School of Art. The A-Level Fine Art course is a two-year linear course with an exam at the end of Year 13. Students follow a dynamic course structure that focuses on skill development, whilst at the same time encouraging the expression of individual creativity. Students on the course will: • Improve their investigative, analytical, experimental, technical, and expressive skills relating to the Fine Art Principles. • Refine their aesthetic understanding and critical judgment. • Increase their independence of mind in developing, refining, and communicating their own ideas, their own intentions, and their own personal outcomes • Cultivate an interest in, enthusiasm for, and enjoyment of art, craft, and design. • Increase their knowledge and understanding of art, craft, design media, and technologies in contemporary and past societies and cultures.