A Level Fine Art

Are you creative and imaginative and do you enjoy exploring ideas and looking at things in different ways? If you do, then A Level Fine Art at City of Portsmouth College is for you.

Fine Art is the broadest of all the individual specialisms, covering a wide variety of media and techniques. These include traditional drawing, painting and sculpture as well as more contemporary art processes including installation art, photography, printmaking and digital imagery.

You'll begin with a series of workshops, encouraging you to explore the most effective way to visually communicate your ideas. You'll then begin working on your personal portfolio, developing creative confidence through investigations and idea development through drawing and experimenting with different techniques and processes. You will be encouraged to explore themes and concepts that reflect your personal interests, and work on your personal investigation, building on skills and techniques learned in Year 1.

Through investigations into other artists' work, you'll develop your technical skills, refining your practice through sustained practical projects. The course will help you develop a sophisticated visual aesthetic and understand the use of colour, mark-making style and technique, encouraging you to be self-critical and inquisitive.

Outside of the classroom, you'll be encouraged to get involved in local opportunities, working with galleries such as Aspex to broaden your understanding of the role fine art plays in society, as well as entering competitions nationally.

There will also be opportunities built into the course for you to meet and work with local artists, visit galleries nationally and immerse yourself in the creative world.