Level 2 Art and Design

Start Date

Thu Sep 09 2021

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Baltic Campus

Level 2 Art and Design

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The UK has one of the most diverse and vibrant creative landscapes. The UK Creative Industries currently employs 3.12 million people, generating £101.5 billion last year. This course perfectly prepares you to be a part of this excting sector.

This course is a practical course that will help you develop a broad range of creative skills ready for progression to Level 3, which is equivalent to three A Levels.

Validated by the world-renowned University of the Arts London (UAL), this course puts you in control of your own progress, choosing specialisms that suit you and allowing you to discover your potential and develop the confidence to work in the creative industries. UAL qualifications give you the freedom to explore your potential, take creative risks and find the path that challenges and excites you. You'll learn through experimentation and exploration by engaging with practical and theory sessions, projects, lectures, trips and visits.

The course includes a range of projects which mix professional skills with fun projects that will encourage you to develop a wide range of skills. For example, some of the projects we’ve done so far include creating the ‘Celebrating Difference’ project, which looks at what makes us all different, created ‘Frankenstein’s Laboratory’ as a 3D model movie set and created a visual story around an ‘Alien Invasion of Gateshead’.

In the final stage of the course you will choose your own art and design specialism which you will develop further in the personal project, helping you prepare for the next stages and develop a portfolio of work ready to progress to Level 3.

Assessment

You may be pleased to hear there are no exams on this course. However, your progress is still closely monitored throughout the year by assessing your coursework. Your final grade will based on your final major project and we support you throughout the year to build you skills to achieve the grade you are aiming for.

The teaching team

We are highly motivated and positive teaching team and believe that an open mind and a can do attitude is the best way for you to get the most out of your learning. We work closely with our students and often learn from each other to embrace creativity, share new ideas and celebrate at the end of year with an exhibition of the fantastic work produced.

Our highly skilled and enthusiastic teachers will help you build confidence and vocational skills and will motivate you along the way.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

You'll work in live commissions to give you the chance to develop your skills within a professional context and interact with professionals from the creative world, as well as other sectors. In the past, we've worked with Newcastle Law Courts and exhibited as part of the Celebrating Difference and Growing Old exhibitions.

Facilities, kit and equipment

You'll have access to our professional art studios, photography studio and high spec digital suites. You will also have an opportunity to exhibit in our gallery spaces and you'll be encouraged to experiment in a wide range of mediums to find your own style.

We'll give you a suggested materials list when you enrol with an up-to-date price list. In general, this list is not that expensive, as we have sourced the best quality materials at the cheapest prices. We usually recommend the basics of a sketchpad, pencils and an eraser in the first few weeks. At Level 2, we initially work at A3 size, so we would recommend you get an art portfolio early in the course, to keep your work safe.

Next Steps

You can progress onto one of our Level 3 courses, which are equivalent to three A Levels and can help gain entry to university as well as alllowing you to progress into work. Our team, along with our expert careers advisers will guide you throughout the course and help you to decide what is right for you.

Required Entry Qualifications

4 GCSEs at grade 2 or above or an equivalent qualification. We will consider learners with no GCSEs, depending on circumstances. Admission to all our courses are subject to an informal interview. To help prepare you for the interview, we would like to see some examples of your work. If you can't bring original work, photographs are fine.

Costs (excluding fees)

You will need to buy some art supplies and materials, we'll supply you with a list and advise how to source the best quality materials at the lowest prices.

Finance and funding

This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.

If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.

You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk

What are people saying about this course?

“I wasn’t really confident with art before I started this course, but gradually I’ve learnt about the foundations and it’s really helped me figure out that art isn’t as complicated as I thought… it’s definitely doable with enough practice.“ Liam Armstrong

“Our students have gone on to greater things. Some have progress to university whilst others have become professional artists. It’s great to know that we helped them to develop their skills so they could achieve their goals.” Steve Lyon-Bowes, Curriculum Leader