Art & Design: Fine Art A Level

Qualification:

A Level        

Entry requirements:

Five GCSEs including Maths & English Language: a minimum of three GCSEs at Grade 4 and two GCSEs at Grade 5.    

Additional entry requirements:

Grade 4 in Art and Design or related Design Technology subject.

Overview

Fine Art is about exploring ideas and expressing yourself visually through a wide range of media. This course allows you to develop creativity and self-expression, improve technical skills, and critical understanding while building a personal portfolio of artwork. You will investigate artists, art movements, experiment with materials, and develop and refine your own artistic voice.

What you will study

You will explore Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Instillation, Papercut, Print, Sculpture, Mixed media, and Digital processes. Alongside practical work, you will study the context of art and develop a written personal investigation into themes that inspire you.

Assessment

Assessment is through a practical portfolio and an externally set project, which follows the artist process of developing purposeful research, experimentation, development work leading to resolved final artworks.

Skills you will develop

You will build confidence in creative experimentation and independent project work, which allows for personal expression, visual communication, encourages innovation, creative problem-solving and self-discovery while also fostering a deeper appreciation for diverse cultural perspectives and providing a foundational understanding of artistic principles and history.

Future Pathways

Studying Fine Art cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and technical skills applicable to many careers in the creative and cultural industries, such as design, illustration, curation, art therapy, architecture, media, and the wider arts industry.

Exam board:

AQA
 

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