Fine Art Foundation

Full Time: 1 year, 3 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Part Time: 2 years, 2 days per week, 10am – 5pm

A pre-degree course for those wanting to study art or design at a higher level. This course develops your skills, creativity and conceptual and critical understanding. Unlike other Foundation courses you will have the opportunity to devise your own individually tailored programme, learning the skills relevant to your goals. You will focus on developing a strong portfolio that will give you a good chance of achieving a place at a sought-after art school or University.

As a full time student you will attend 3 tutored days per week at the Academy and undertake a further day independently developing your individual project work. As a part time student you will attend 2 tutored days per week and on average a half day independently developing your individual project work.

This course offers more contact time with tutors than most other Foundation courses available in the UK.

All academic students are able to take advantage of free places on the Academy’s public courses (evening, weekend and short courses). These are available at the discretion of the Academy and subject to availability.*

Fine Art Diploma

Full Time: 3 years, 3-4 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Part Time: 5 years, 2 days per week, 10am – 5pm

The Fine Art Diploma is our flagship programme. Choose this course if you want to make Fine Art your career or a large part of your life. Our Fine Art Diploma is devised to offer an individual programme of study. You can gain skills in a range of specialist areas across 5 disciplines; painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and digital media. The course includes modules in art theory and history, contextual and critical study, personal and creative practice and professional development.

As a full time student you will attend 3 to 4 tutored days per week at the Academy and undertake a further day independently developing your individual project work. As a part time student you will attend 2 tutored days per week and a further day independently developing your individual project work when completing the Studio Practice modules.

All academic students are able to take advantage of free places on the Academy’s public courses (evening, weekend and short courses). These are available at the discretion of the Academy and subject to availability.*

Contemporary Portrait Diploma

Full Time: 2 years, 3-4 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Part Time: 4 years, 2 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Choose the Contemporary Portrait Diploma if you want to advance your skills in Portrait and Figure Painting and develop a career in this field.

This programme is the only course of its kind in the UK specialising in portraiture. Taught by some of Britain’s top practising portrait artists, including members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, you will enrol on courses designed specifically for the Contemporary Portrait Diploma as well as choose from options across 5 disciplines; painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and digital media.

The course includes critique sessions in art theory and history and modules in professional development needed to springboard your career in Portraiture.

All academic students are able to take advantage of free places on the Academy’s public courses (evening, weekend and short courses). These are available at the discretion of the Academy and subject to availability.*

Sculpture Diploma

Full Time: 2 years, 3-4 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Part Time: 4 years, 2 days per week, 10am – 5pm

Choose the Sculpture Diploma if you want to focus on a wide range of technical and creative skills needed for a successful sculptural practice and to develop a career in this field.

You will have the opportunity to devise an individual programme of study, working with a variety of materials and approaches, developing skills according to personal preference. Taught by some of Britain’s top practising artists, including members of the Royal Society of Sculptors, the programme will enable you to acquire traditional, figurative and contemporary sculpture skills, whilst encouraging you to develop your own sculptural language.

The course includes critique sessions in art theory and history and modules in professional development needed to springboard your career in Sculpture.

All academic students are able to take advantage of free places on the Academy’s public courses (evening, weekend and short courses). These are available at the discretion of the Academy and subject to availability.*

Certificate

Recommended Pathway: 2 years, 1 day a week, 10am – 5pm

Fast Track Pathway: 1 year, 2 days a week, 10am – 5pm

Our Certificate Course is ideal if you want to start developing your abilities but have limited time. You will specialise in one of four disciplines: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture or Printmaking, or complete a Fine Art Certificate across multiple disciplines.

In joining the Academy  you will have access to talks by visiting artists and artistic tutorials with a tutor of your choice. Furthermore you will be invited to exhibit in the end of year Graduate Show upon completion of your Certificate.

All academic students are able to take advantage of free places on the Academy’s public courses (evening, weekend and short courses). These are available at the discretion of the Academy and subject to availability.*

If you have less time, we offer an amazing range of short courses, 5 and 10 week evening courses, intensive weekend courses, masterclasses, young artist courses and taster courses.

For more information see our Short Courses, email shortcourses@artacademy.org.uk or call us on +44 (0)207 701 2880.