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Introduction
The Art Academy offers a unique approach to art education. We have built a reputation for teaching technical skills, encouraging and enabling creative vision and taking care of all who join our vibrant and welcoming community. From longer, academic courses for people serious about developing their artistic practice and becoming professional artists to short evening and weekend courses, we offer the best quality art tuition to support your development.
We believe the best way to learn is from experts, so our classes are taught by highly skilled, practising artists, including prize-winners, members of leading art organisations and artists with work in national collections. Furthermore, we keep our class sizes small, so that everyone gets a hands-on experience. Our specialist long-term courses include a three year BA Hons in Fine Art*, a two year Foundation Degree* in Fine Art, Contemporary Portraiture or Sculpture, a two year Certificate Programme and a one year Fine Art Foundation.
We’re also delighted to announce that we have secured funding this year to create bursaries for all first year students joining our BA (Hons) in Fine Art and our Foundation Degree in Fine Art, Contemporary Portraiture or Sculpture in September 2018. The 20% bursary will reduce our fees to £6,600, down from £8,250 – significantly below national levels for degree courses. Every first year student joining these courses in September 2018 will receive the bursary for the duration of their programme. Furthermore, we have additional bursaries of 30% upwards available to students, assessed on need.
For more information please call our office, +44(0)20 7407 6969 or email academiccourses@artacademy.org.uk and our dedicated academic team will be more than happy to talk you through all the options and discuss what might be the best fit for you.
Fine Art Foundation
Fine Art Foundation – 1 year Full Time, available Part Time
A one-year course for those wanting to go on to study art or design at a higher level. This course develops your skills, creativity and conceptual and critical understanding. Unlike on 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. You will have three tutored days a week at the Academy and undertake a further day independently developing your individual project work; much more contact times with tutors than most other foundation courses.
BA Fine Art
BA Fine Art – 3 years Full Time, available Part Time
The BA Fine Art is our flagship programme. Choose this course if you want to make Fine Art your career or a large part of your life. Uniquely, our BA provides the opportunity to devise an individual programme of study, gaining skills in a range of specialist areas from traditional figurative painting or sculpture through to more contemporary media. The course includes elements of art theory and history, contextual and critical study, personal and creative development and professional practice after graduation. You will have three or four fully tutored study days per week and undertake one day of independent study; triple the contact hours of most comparable degrees. Furthermore, all of our academic students are able to access our evening, weekend and short courses for free.
FD Contemporary Portraiture
FD Contemporary Portraiture – 2 years Full Time, available Part Time
Chose the FD Contemporary Portraiture if you want to focus on developing skills in Portrait and Figure Painting. This programme is the only course of its kind specialising in portraiture. Broader than other courses and incorporating creative and experimental projects together with the study of historical and critical components, you will develop your own approach to portraiture. Like our BA students, you will have the opportunity to devise an individual programme of study, acquiring the skills needed to shape your individual practice. All of our academic students are able to access our evening, weekend and short courses for free.
FD Sculpture
FD Sculpture – 2 years Full Time, available Part Time
The FD Sculpture focuses on a wide range of technical and creative skills needed for a successful sculptural practice. You will have the opportunity to devise an individual programme of study, working with a variety of materials and in a range of styles, developing skills according to personal preference. The programme will enable you to acquire both traditional, figurative and contemporary sculpture skills, whilst encouraging you to develop your own sculptural language. All of our academic students are able to access our evening, weekend and short courses for free.
FD Fine Art
FD Fine Art – 2 years Full Time, available Part Time
The FD Fine Art takes a broader approach to artistic practice than our other FD pathways and has been designed for students who aim to establish a career as a practising artist or within the creative industries (including illustration, animation, design, architecture, advertising etc). You will gain transferable skills in a challenging and creative environment. Following a structured programme with extremely high contact hours, you can tailor your own individual programme of study to match the skill set required for your intended career and progression goals. All of our academic students are able to access our evening, weekend and short courses for free.
Certificate
Certificate – 2 years, one day a week
Our Certificate Course is ideal if you’re serious about developing your abilities, but have limited time. Studying for one day a week over two years (or two days a week over one year), you will focus on one of four disciplines: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture or Printmaking. This is a structured programme culminating in a Graduate Show. In joining the Academy community you will have access to artists talks, gallery visits, art history lectures, storage space and professional opportunities. Furthermore you will be able to enrol in evening and weekend courses for free.
Short Courses
If you have less time, we offer an amazing range of short courses, 10 week evening or day courses, intensive weekend masterclass or taster courses and holiday courses. For more information please email shortcourses@artacademy.org.uk or call us on +44 (0)207 701 2880.
