Fine Art Qualifications Courses
Our Fine Art qualification courses provide a unique opportunity for those who wish to begin their artistic careers with a challenging but rewarding period of study. Their diagnostic nature encourages experiment within project based structures.
Courses start with our entry level 1 First Step in Art & Design aimed at 16 to 19's or those returning to education after a period of absence. You can study on a full time or part time pathway, practising your fine art skills whilst building your portfolio of artwork to assist your progression to higher level study. Integrated support in developing and consolidating your English, Maths and IT skills will be part of the full time programme.
First Diploma Foundation Preparation continues your development, refining your drawing practice and advancing your independent thinking. This level 2 course supports you in learning a range of techniques and processes that contribute to your strategies for problem solving and creativity. Regular tutorials and individual learning plans together with functional skills will support your progression to higher level courses or employment.
Level 3 Foundation students will be able to build a portfolio of artwork and are supported in their progression to higher levels of study either in the college or at university. This diagnostic pathway will support you in choosing the subject discipline you find most satisfying and creative.
HNC (Level 4) is a higher level course delivered within the further education environment. To this end you get the best of both worlds. Your own studio space, tutorial support from practising artists who are also experienced teachers and a sense and scale of community that supports your individual development. Most of the HNC students progress to Fine Art degrees at the Slade, Goldsmiths, Chelsea, Camberwell, Central St. Martins, Middlesex, London Metropolitan, Wimbledon or to our Higher National Diploma (Level 5). For further information email artech.enquiry@kcc.ac.uk.
Studio space, exhibition opportunities, high levels of individual tutorials, expert technical tuition, teaching seminars, lectures, workshops and gallery visits make these courses some of the best in London.
Art materials and model fees are not included in the course fees below. Basic materials can be purchased from the College. Extra costs will be indicated in the course outline or at an interview/advice sessions
Check the Student Funding available for full time HNC / HND courses
Courses and Fees
First Step in Art & Design ( 11TFV105 )
Level Entry
Qualification
Enrolments: This course is for students who wish to gain their first Art Qualification. 16 - 19: All students who are 16 - 19 should enrol on course code 11TFV10505. This is the 3 day week. Mon/Tue/Fri. 19 and Over: If you are 19 and over and have no Art Qualifications you can choose between three options, Mon, Tue, or the day week. Functional Skills: If you have no qualifications in Maths, English, and I.C.T. you can gain the Entry 3 Certificate in Functional Skills and progress to Level1 in your first year at KCC. You will concentrate on building your Art and Design skills in Drawing, Painting,Printmaking and Design. Building your First Art Portfolio for Progression to Level 2 is a very important stage in your development. Drawing is the key to all visual art disciplines and this will be central to your learning point. You can attend with no skills at all and start at the beginning or develop your skills with exciting workshops in Colour, Composition, and working from your Imagination. You will be able to add subject specialism’s to your study at other times during the week. We have a Fine Art and Design Pathway. There are three stages to the course. The Award; Explore Two Dimensions, Explore Drawing. The Certificate; Explore Painting, Explore Printmaking, Explore Personal Project, Planning and Enterprise Project. The Diploma offers a Fine Art and A Design Pathway. If you would like to attend the Open Interviews please look on the website for dates. First Step Poster (pdf 153 KB)
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TFV105-02 Wornington Centre 09 Jan 12 12 Mon 10:00-16:00 T Davies - Concs: £46
- Full Fees: £256
- Non-EU: £630
11TFV105-06 Chelsea Centre 09 Jan 12 5 Mon/Tues/Fri Various T Davies - Concs: £46
- Full Fees: £256
- Non-EU: £630
11TFV105-04 Chelsea Centre 10 Jan 12 12 Tues 10:00-16:00 T Davies - Concs: £46
- Full Fees: £256
- Non-EU: £630
BTEC First Diploma in Art & Design: Foundation Preparation ( 12TFV040 )
Level 2
Qualification
The Foundation preparation BTEC level 2 course in art and design is intended to develop and build on students art and design skills, knowledge and enthusiasm. Its aim is to provide an important stepping stone for student's intent in a career in art and design, by preparing students for study on the level 3 foundation course at Kensington & Chelsea College or University. The course covers study in: Drawing, Painting, 3D, Printmaking, Photography, Graphic Design and Fashion. The course is project based with strong encouragement to develop personal ideas and a commitment to the development of drawing skills as a tool for the communication of ideas.
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Level 2 Discount Available
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 12TFV040-01 Chelsea Centre 12 Sep 12 35 Wed-Fri 10:00-16:00 S Denyer Foundation Diploma in Art & Design ( 12TFV001 )
Level 4
Qualification
This challenging one year foundation course will build on the skills you bring to College. It will give you the knowledge, breadth, intensive preparation and quality of work necessary to compete for a place on a wide variety of specialised BA/FdA university courses in Art & Design. The diagnostic nature of the foundation course will help you to discover and develop your strengths, and choose your preferred area of specialisation. These are Fine Art, Visual Communication, Fashion / Textiles and 3D Design. The course, which is unit based, has three stages; Exploratory, Pathway and Confirmatory. The course culminates with a Final Major Project, which generates a self-directed body of work for the end of course exhibition. Contextual studies and Art History are integrated and you are required to produce two pieces of written work. The course allows you to develop individuality, experiment with new ways of creative and visual thinking, explore the breadth of possibilities within art and design in two and three dimensions and pursue a sustained investigation into your chosen specialism.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 12TFV001-01 Chelsea Centre 12 Sep 12 36 Wed-Fri 10:00-16:00 P Ritson HNC in Fine Art ( 12TFV008 )
Level 4
Qualification
The Btec HNC specialises in Fine Art and enables students to pursue their ideas in drawing, painting, sculpture, video and printmaking. The principal course tutors are practising and exhibiting artists. Other specialist tutors within the college also contribute to the course. Underpinning the course are units in Contextual Studies (contemporary art context) and Professional Practise. Emphasis throughout is on acquiring and developing creative and technical skills through research and studio projects. There is an opportunity to show work in two exhibitions during the course. "The programme is contemporary in feeling, fostering high achievement and strong individuality amongst students, the highest achieving students producing ambitious, conceptually and formally rigorous work" Chris Hunt, External Evaluator.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 12TFV008-01 Chelsea Centre 19 Sep 12 30 Wed-Fri 10:00-16:00 B Deighton HND in Fine Art ( 12TFV010 )
Level 5
Qualification
The HND in Fine Art provides the opportunity for those students who have completed a HNC to progress to a higher level course and continue their studies at the college. The ethos of the course is to focus upon an individual’s conceptual and creativity identity and to develop them within the context of the course units relative to their particular artistic concerns and interests. Focus for the course comes through negotiating a creative and developmental response through regular tutorials and studio practice. I held it imperative to evolve an instrument of thought which would aid in cutting through all cultural opiates, past and present, so that a direct, immediate, and truly free vision could be achieved, and an idea be revealed with clarity. Clyfford Still.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 12TFV010-01 Chelsea Centre 24 Sep 12 30 Mon/Tues/Wed 10:00-17:00 A Moon & Team
