Fine Art Level 3

Find your own voice as an artist.

On our Fine Art pathway you'll push your ideas across drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, installation and moving image, with proper technical training to back them up. Every project starts with your own research and ideas, and parts of the course are co-designed with practising artists. You'll create work for real clients – community groups and public and private organisations – visit galleries and studios and leave with a standout portfolio across 2D, 3D and digital media.

Continuous assessment across each project. For every project you will keep a sketchbook of research and experiments that leads to a final piece, which is assessed through a presentation and exhibition. Feedback is recorded on the college's digital assessment platform and one-to-one tutorials review your progress and set stretching targets. Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project (FMP): an exhibition piece of your own choosing, assessed by tutors and peers and externally moderated.

• University (popular course choices include Fine Art, Illustration, Curating, Art History, Graphics, Games Design, Visual Communication and Art Therapy); you will build a portfolio for competitive degrees
• An apprenticeship
• Or work as a freelance artist.

Progression avenues include: illustrator, gallery assistant, art teacher or creative director. The creative industries are one of the UK's fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026). Around 28% of people in the creative industries are self-employed (twice the UK average), so you'll also build the business skills to work freelance.

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