CERT HE Fine Art Practice (CertHE)
- Jobs Well Campus – Carmarthen School of Art
The Fine Art Practice Degree programme is unique within Wales due to the bespoke foundry and dedicated print studio facilities. The course has an emphasis on experimentation in an exciting studio environment supported by specialist workshops; exploring the past to inform contemporary practice.
This is a level four stand alone qualification that is the first year of our degree programme which is focused on fine art practices. The course can be studied on a full time basis over one academic year, or part time over two years and will enable those students who are unable to commit to studying for a full BA Honours degree to have an understanding of, and learn the basic skills required in their chosen subject.
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Our art school offers you individual workspaces and specific workshops for steel fabrication, stone carving, wood, plaster, life-drawing, painting, and a print studio for woodblock, stone lithography and etching. The department holds the only foundry in the UK that specialises in bronze, aluminium and iron casting. The first year is structured around skill based inquiry into sculpture, painting, and printmaking, learning through practical experience in a safe and inclusive environment. All students learn and develop representational drawing skills through close observation of still life and the figure.
Once you have successfully completed the Certificate of Higher Education, you could progress to level 5 of the full degree if you chose to do so.
Upon completing the full BA (Hons) Degree (years 2 & 3) we have had students go on to becoming Self-employed artist, sculptor, artist’s assistant, entrepreneur, scene designer, art therapist, set builder, public sector worker, educator, exhibition curator, art critique/journalist researcher, post-graduate study (MA, PhD), innovator, designer.
A skills based year delivered through a series of workshops, including Modeling Mould Making and Casting, Painting, Colour Theory and Mixed Media, Steel Fabrication, Carving in Wood and Stone, Printmaking, Drawing, Learning in the Digital Era and a Creative Project.
Assessment is on-going through workshop plenary sessions, critiques, formative and summative assessment with aural and written feedback.
There are no additional studio fees. However, it is likely that you will incur additional costs for specialist materials, printing and for course related excursions.
Tariff score points accepted: A minimum of 96 points or equivalent portfolio ability for mature applicants.
All full time applicants need to apply online through UCAS.
Programme Directors interview every applicant and discuss your portfolio of artwork and ambitions with you. This is a vital part of our selection process to ensure that the course is right for you and you are right for the course.