Fine Art BA (Hons)

**Develop your technical skills and artistic direction while growing your passion for art**<br/>Our BA (Hons) Fine Art degree will introduce you to new ways of working, help you to develop new ideas and discover new processes so that you can grow as an artist. You will have complete artistic freedom and develop skills and knowledge in a wide range of disciplines before choosing your specialism.<br/><br/>This extensive programme is built around the key areas of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and digital photography. It is supported by technical workshop provision to enable you to achieve the highest quality art production. This variety of options allows you to commit to one of these discipline areas or to work across these areas in a hybrid manner. We will encourage you to develop intellectual curiosity and a sense of adventure, with an ability to deal with the unpredictable.<br/><br/>Studying at the University of Chichester, you will immerse yourself in your work by making use of our specialist studio and workshop facilities as well as having access to your very own dedicated studio space. You will study in a supportive and student focused environment enabling you to become a versatile, creative and confident artist.<br/><br/>A key element to provision of the Fine Art programmes is our commitment to outward-facing application and exhibition of your artwork at the degree show. You will spend your final year consolidating your work to an expert standard which will then be exhibited in public spaces. There are several hundred visitors and much of the work is sold which will provide you with a professional showcase for your work.<br/><br/>**Main studio, workshop skills and activities include:** <br/>- Painting: oil, acrylic, construction, mixed media, collage. <br/><br/><br/>- Printmaking: etching, screen-printing, relief printing, mono-print and combined media, block print and photo based processes <br/><br/><br/>- Drawing: drawing is seen as an important element in the development and realization of ideas and is the basis of the initial studio work. <br/><br/><br/>- Digital photography: technical sessions learning how to use DSLR cameras and photo-editing software such as Illustrator and Photoshop.<br/>