Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. This course enables you to use and understand art, craft and design as a form of visual communication, to have confidence in reading and evaluating visual images and artifacts. You will also develop your ability to experiment and explore a range of media to realise your intentions. We teach from a fine art perspective – you will be expected to draw, paint, print, photograph and sculpt your observations of the world around you, developing these through sustained experimentation and by making connections with a wide range of other artists’ work. The main element of the course is practical art making in the studio, although you will also be introduced to key conceptual and analytical theories and be expected to undertake written analysis. You will need to be able to research independently and to have your own ideas about issues and your immediate environment - the world in which you live.
We require you to have at least a grade 6 in GCSE Art and Design.
The A-Level consists of one coursework module and one taught exam module. In the first year this will be broken down into smaller workshop based units, looking at skills ranging from printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, to critical theory and presentation. Initial projects are based around a set theme which is used to develop ideas and skills. Classwork and homework is structured around the assessment criteria, focusing on visual recording, the exploration and analysis of a range of traditional and contemporary artists and photographers, and experimentation with a broad range of media. In the second year, you gain increasing independence developing your own ideas, with support from your teachers. There is also a contextual studies element in the course, students are required to write an essay based on ideas they are exploring in their practical work.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| Address | College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. This course enables you to use and understand art, craft and design as a form of visual communication, to have confidence in reading and evaluating visual images and artifacts. You will also develop your ability to experiment and explore a range of media to realise your intentions. We teach from a fine art perspective – you will be expected to draw, paint, print, photograph and sculpt your observations of the world around you, developing these through sustained experimentation and by making connections with a wide range of other artists’ work. The main element of the course is practical art making in the studio, although you will also be introduced to key conceptual and analytical theories and be expected to undertake written analysis. You will need to be able to research independently and to have your own ideas about issues and your immediate environment - the world in which you live.
We require you to have at least a grade 6 in GCSE Art and Design.
The A-Level consists of one coursework module and one taught exam module. In the first year this will be broken down into smaller workshop based units, looking at skills ranging from printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, to critical theory and presentation. Initial projects are based around a set theme which is used to develop ideas and skills. Classwork and homework is structured around the assessment criteria, focusing on visual recording, the exploration and analysis of a range of traditional and contemporary artists and photographers, and experimentation with a broad range of media. In the second year, you gain increasing independence developing your own ideas, with support from your teachers. There is also a contextual studies element in the course, students are required to write an essay based on ideas they are exploring in their practical work.
