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Fine Art
Where are you going?
Architect
Artist
Art Director
Illustrator
Museum / Gallery Curator
Why should I come to Runshaw to study Fine Art?
The Fine Art course will see you working in a range of media, exploring painting, drawing and print-making; the work of artists; and mixed media, collage and sculptural forms.
You will be taught in fantastic, purpose-
built studios including painting studios,
3D workshops, a print-making studio, and dedicated art study room. Our students
also benefit from their own art shop on-site, allowing access to a wide range of materials and products, whilst enrichment activities include trips to places such as art exhibitions and museums in Manchester and Liverpool, and National Trust venues.
As part of the course, students may also have the opportunity to work with a visiting artist, exploring a specialist technique and media. This work will be assessed as part of the coursework unit and helps students to develop a broad range of practical skills.
The Fine Art year culminates in the end of year public exhibition which displays an amazing array of students’ work produced over the whole of the course, and is something that all our staff and students look forward to.
What will I study?
You will be taught a wide range of techniques, encompassing, in part, oil and acrylic painting, mono printing, etching, screen printing,
large experimental drawing and large scale paintings on canvas, wood and metal. Your work may take the form of journals, notebooks, worksheets and largescale rough studies, with final small and large scale outcomes.
Specifically, this will be through:
• Critical and Contextual Studies: written and visual analysis of art history, artists, designers and visual sources.
• Drawing and Recording: Drawing from direct observation will be expected throughout the course, including life drawing, and students are required to visit and collect sources to draw and photograph as part of all their work.
How is the course assessed?
• 60% coursework
• 40% externally set examination
How do I find out more and apply?
Please see our course leaflet at www.runshaw.ac.uk and press the ‘Apply’ button. For guidance about what careers subjects can lead on to please access nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
student profile Rhiannon Stones
Fine Art, Maths, Physics
“When looking at colleges I
felt Runshaw would provide an excellent learning environment and felt the facilities would benefit me the most. I had heard great things about the quality
of teaching and the amazing results they get every year.”
80%
high grades 2018
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