Art: Textiles
Course Overview This is a fine art textiles course which will offer you the opportunity to explore a wide range of textile techniques.
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Course Overview
This course’s modular structure will provide you with a wide range of experiences and opportunities designed to encourage the development of strong personal qualities in your artwork.
| Assessment: |
Coursework (60%) Exam (40%) |
| Duration: | 2 years |
| Entry requirements: |
Standard entry requirements plus grade 5 in GCSE English Language or Literature, grade 4 in Maths and grade 5 in GCSE Art & Design. NB: DT Graphics is NOT acceptable in lieu of Art & Design. |
| Exam board: | Eduqas |
| Costs: |
Purchase of portfolio and materials including a 'Starter Pack', plus optional visits to exhibitions and a £40 studio fee to cover the cost of specialised equipment. |
| Programme leader: |
You may be required to complete an activity before you start in order to help introduce you to the subject. Check back in the summer term for more details.
A Level Art incorporates the traditional areas of Art theory and history, drawing, print making, mixed media with some digital and sculptural processes. It is broad and appealing to critical thinking of contemporary issues and contexts aiming to embed theory and skills through a holistic and an experimental development phase moving into greater refinement and consolidated final outcomes in a variety of media.
Year 2 allows students to develop a personal project that can explore a variety of narratives that underpin learning through to the completion of an essay and exam style brief with preparation and resolved final outcome(s). Trips take in a variety of galleries, museums and overseas visits along with guest speakers from creative industries. Portfolio guidance and university processes are also supported and focused on to allow students to transition to art school, university or vocational employment within the arts.
You are also encouraged to supplement your programme with the Extended Project.
Last year students went on to various destinations including university places at Bath, Portsmouth, Oxford Brookes, Bournemouth, Reading, Brighton, Chichester, Canterbury, Aberystwyth and East Anglia.
There are many options for those seeking a career in art, including teacher, animator, architect, designer, web developers, illustrator, games design, interior design, accessory design, commercial artist and more.
A large number of our students go on to study Art and Design at a higher level. Subject to tutors’ recommendations and a portfolio interview, this course guarantees the offer of a place on the College’s post A Level Foundation course in Art and Design.
| Name: | KERSHA |
| Course: | FINE ART A LEVEL |
I came to The Henley College from Icknield Community College. I chose to study art as I have always enjoyed it, and although I enjoy hyper realism to meaningful artwork, the course has been very inspirational and unpredictable. It has persuaded me to use art in various forms whether it be realistic or expressive, to create an atmosphere within my work and veer the viewer to feel how I feel and see what I want them to see.
I hope to take the skills I already know and the skills I have acquired through this course (as well as my other courses) to university where I hope to be studying Games Art at Staffordshire University. I think it will be interesting trying something new and veering away from more subjective art forms.
There is a lot more freedom than there was at GCSE. You are given more space to create sculptures and paintings allowing you to explore and discover your preferred mediums and the teachers are usually supportive of this.
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