Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Fine art is the area of art and design primarily concerned with personal expression, with producing something individual and creative. Work may be objective and analytical, or emotive and expressive, but fundamentally it is the response of the individual using the language of the visual arts, reflecting a critical and historical understanding of the subject. Art at A Level incorporates and builds on the aims and patterns of work established in GCSE art, allowing a natural progression in art education both for those who intend to undertake further studies (a Foundation year and then a Degree course) and those who have an interest in and aptitude for the subject, but do not intend to take it further. A GCSE qualification is essential. The course consists of a mixture of internally and externally set work. Work presented for assessment must show that all the objectives demanded by the Board have been met.