| BA(Hons) Fine Art (3D and Sculptural Practice) |
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Why choose Fine Art (3D and Sculptural Practice) and why at SMU The Fine Art programme is proactively broad based. You are encouraged to locate your practice within both an historical and contemporaneous context through a continuing series of studio critiques and seminars. These form the basis for discourse around your work leading toward an assertive and enriched individual visual language, informed by current arts practice and debates. The 3D and Sculptural Practice pathway originates from a ceramics background of some thirty years, which over the past five years found itself diversifying across a broad range of 3D materials and processes to encourage the search for unpredictable or innovative forms of realisation. This new programme aims to provide you with opportunities to gain and develop practical skills underpinned by theoretical and contextual practice. The need to ‘practice' in order to develop high level making skills is continually encouraged throughout the three year programme. As with all of our Fine Art pathways academic staff are practitioners with both National and International reputations. The faculty and programme technicians are highly experienced in their fields and provide students with invaluable support throughout the course. We proactively encourage our students to develop a shared studio and workshop ethic to enhance the friendly and supportive learning environment. The majority of modules are delivered through tutorials, critiques and practical workshops both of a formal and informal nature. • Introductory workshops - new skills techniques More about the course During the first year major modules in studio practice introduce the essentials of material processes and techniques including their conceptual and expressive orientations towards content and subject matter. Visual Studies modules deal largely with perception, interpretation and visual language, providing complementary research for personal projects. The second and third years are based on negotiated study; this is student-led, based on themes, issues and practices derived from personal motivation. Exhibitions, competitions, work with external agencies on creative and educational projects, etc. provide public content for personal development. As well as formal lectures there is also a programme of individual tutorials throughout the three years. Year Two Year Three The Historical and Contextual Studies modules are designed to underpin your practice and therefore you are provided with a range of theory topics to choose from. In your first year you will be required to produce two essays of 1500 words plus one practical assignment negotiated with your theory lecturer. The second year requires one 2000 word essay, one 2500 word essay and a 500 word dissertation proposal in preparation for your final year. Throughout the course you will be supported by the theory staff and if you have any difficulties the faculty has a close working relationship with the Study Skills department of the University. At the end of each year students are asked to curate their own show providing invaluable experience in preparation for the third year final degree show. Students also participate in shows held throughout the region at a number of established Art venues. Facilities & Resources The Fine Art programmes are housed in three large studio spaces allowing individual studio space throughout the course. These studios are situated close to all of the workshops and installation rooms. The ceramics resource is housed in a purpose built workshop and is equipped to work with a wide range of materials from bone china to terracotta .We also have extended our materials and process base to work with slumping and annealing of glass. Facilities here include five electric kilns ,one gas kiln ,one flat bed glass kiln and a wide range of materials. Beyond this specialist equipment, you will also have access to an extensive range of facilities including an excellent library, open-access computer suits and optional workshops in other areas within the art school. Student experiences & Employment opportunities After graduating from the Fine Art Portfolio of courses students have taken a number of paths from establishing themselves as practicing Visual Artists, studying for Masters, teaching at secondary and tertiary level and working in museums and galleries. "A good working environment within an open and friendly atmosphere; staff members were helpful and very approachable. 3 years well spent, both professionally and personally." Dalit Leon UCAS Codes, Entry requirements, How to apply, Open days & Fees UCAS Code: W130 Study Options: 3years Full Time/6 years Part-Time Information on Entry Requirements, How to Apply and Open Days can be found on our main Faculty Page Information on Fees can be found here Contact Harold Hope |