Fine Art with Foundation Year

**What will you study on the BA Fine Art with Foundation Year?**<br/><br/>Your first year concentrates on understanding and working with different models as a fine artist, ensuring you have exposure to all the different workshops and facilities available to you.<br/><br/>You will be introduced to concepts of time and action, space and object, plus image and index in your studio practice<br/>In the second and third terms studio practice develops more individually<br/>Introduction to contemporary fine art practice and its history with short written assignments.<br/>In your second year you will diversify and expand your skills, developing a deeper awareness of the critical demands of contemporary art<br/><br/>You will develop your visual language as you experiment in your studio practice<br/>You will study visual culture, art and philosophy, and art and the community with a concluding written submission<br/>This year includes options to study on the international exchange programme or work on art projects in the community<br/>Your study culminates in an exhibition (virtual or physical), where you will gain hands-on experience of curating and exhibiting.<br/>Your final year of your degree enables you to consolidate and refine your art, developing your studio practice to a professional level.<br/><br/>This year includes a professional practice seminar series, a research essay, and another opportunity to work on art practice in the community<br/>In tutorials you will focus on how clearly your visual language is communicated<br/>The second and third terms focus on bringing work to a professional level for a public exhibition, whether online or in a gallery space.<br/><br/>**What will you gain?**<br/>Alongside developing your vision and skills as an artist, you will also develop a wide range of transferable skills including initiative, self-motivation, resourcefulness, excellent written and verbal communications skills, ability to work both alone and in groups, and the ability to be reflective and constructively self-critical about projects you have initiated.