Level 2 Art and Design Skills Diploma

Learners on this course will explore a wide range of media and materials in purpose-built art studios. They’ll develop sketching, mark-making, painting, printmaking, sculpting, digital art and multi-media skills and techniques whilst learning about influential professional artists and the methods and techniques they use to create artwork.

Throughout the year, learners will create a portfolio of artwork that showcases their skills and shows their own individual artistic style. Students will respond to industry-related briefs and final pieces will be displayed in public exhibitions.

Modules include:

• Unit A1: Skills Development

Learners will explore key fundamentals of art and design practice, learning how skills are integrated to create work. They will learn about creative investigation, communicating ideas, practical skills and productive approaches to working.

• Unit A2: Creative Project

Learners will carry out the development of a full art and design project, using creative practices including investigation, ideas communication, practical skills and development using working skills.

• Unit B1: Personal Progression

Learners will explore a range of opportunities within the art and design sector, establish personal aims for progression, and further develop the skills needed to progress towards their aims.

• Unit C1: Responding to a Creative Brief

Learners will apply the skills they have developed throughout the programme to produce a proposal and practical response to a creative brief that demonstrates their ability to manage a creative project, from inception to communication of outcomes.

Facilities:

All students studying our Creative subjects have access to:

• Large spacious classrooms
• Fine art facilities including use of the studios where you can work on sculpting, print-making, casting, batik and many more.
• Access to the Adobe Suite programmes within dedicated state-of-the-art digital media facilities with Macs and also full, free access from home.
• A wide range of professional grade Photography facilities, including lighting rig, studio lights and dark room traditional printing facilities, including access to a broad range of film and digital cameras
• Dedicated exhibition spaces
• Heat press, sewing machines, screen printing, print making
• Library of art and design books, magazines and online resources
• Fab Lab – industry-based design and maker facility with state-of-the-art equipment
• All subject-based resources provided