Studying art is challenging and satisfying. It helps you to develop the ability to convey ideas and feelings expressively, to appreciate the visual world and respond to it in a personal and creative way. It encourages investigation and experimentation, and knowledge of materials, technology and artists. Students will be required to engage with: • A range of materials and tools for making fine art, including digital media. • Ways to communicate ideas and feelings through the organisation of materials and the formal elements. • Concepts such as figuration, representation and abstraction. • Various forms of presentation and the ways that audiences may respond to or interact with them. • The appropriate application of their chosen media and the ability to realise ideas through the techniques employed. • Sustainable materials and production processes in the construction of work. • Collaborative working methodologies in the creative process. • Historical and contemporary themes and sources within the context of the chosen disciplines.