BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting

College

WIMBLEDON

Course length

3 years

UCAS code

W121

Course not taking applications

BA Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon is in closure and will no longer be taking applications.

If you are interested in Fine Art Painting take a look at Camberwell BA Fine Art Painting.

BA Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon College of Arts offers you the opportunity and resources to develop your own practice as an artist.

Our studios are a site of production and community. They are spaces where discussion and exchange shape the work students make.

Support will come from experienced and dedicated lecturers, who are active practicing artists. We will encourage you to be inventive, ambitious and professional.

Student work

Alice Gatfield - BA Fine Art Painting
Emily Kelly - BA Fine Art Painting
Erin Ross - BA Fine Art Painting
Florence Mytum - BA Fine Art Painting
Gayathri Anand - BA Fine Art Painting
James Collins - BA Fine Art Painting
James O'Connell - BA Fine Art Painting
Jess Bryant - BA Fine Art Painting
Liza Mackintosh - BA Fine Art Painting
Mary Furniss - BA Fine Art Painting
Nancy Doble - BA Fine Art Painting
Phil Sladek - BA Fine Art Painting

Course overview

What will you learn?

Painting processes evolving from hand-driven, mechanical and digital modes of making
Drawing as analytical thinking
A problem-solving approach to making work
Ways to imagine painting as a model for expansive fields and extending the discipline
To find your own voice as an artist informed by critical enquiry
How to engage and share the studio as a site of enquiry
To work on your own and in collaboration with others
How to work within a professional landscape of contemporary practice
To take ownership of your own learning and practice

How will you learn?

Through seminars, reading groups, interactive lectures, peer learning, group tutorials, student-led projects, workshops and technical teaching
By going on off-site visits and college trips outside London. These have included Amsterdam, Margate, New York and Rotterdam
You will have access to a specialist-painting technician. This will give you technical support and material knowledge
Through diverse forms of teaching to suit a range of practices and groups
By engaging with spaces off-site where art gets made and exhibited
Through a programme of panel discussions, artists' talks and screenings
Via painting pathway initiatives such as artists in residence
Via our yearly research theme - currently 'Painting as technology'. Keep up to date with Wimbledon's painting led research news and events on paintingresearch.net
By using the shared workshops. These include woodwork, print, photographic and audio-visual workshops. There is also a painting methods and materials area. View the Wimbledon facilities

Where will you learn?

In purpose built studios with natural light and a range of project spaces, seminar rooms and lecture theatre.

Course units

Year 1

Unit 1: Introduction to Fine Art: Painting, Sculpture, Print and Time-Based Media
Unit 2: Introduction to subject specific practice
Unit 3: Establishing subject specific practice
Unit 4: Introduction to critical practice for fine art

Year 2

Unit 5: Understanding collaborative practice
Unit 6: Developing subject specific practice part 1
Unit 7: Developing subject specific practice part 2
Unit 8: Developing contextual practice for fine art

Year 3

Unit 9: Realisation of subject specific art practices
Unit 10: Realisation of critical practice and research for fine art

Work experience and opportunities

Our students have the opportunity to get involved in external exhibitions with organisations that work closely with us throughout the course, as well as exhibiting at offsite venues. Work placement / experience is part of the second year.

Students can also apply to study abroad in their second and third years as part of the college’s Erasmus scheme.

Learning and teaching methods

Artist and professional practice talks and workshops
Briefings, discussions, lectures and seminars
Cross course group crits
Field trips and off-site visits
Group and individual presentations and tutorials
Independent learning
Lectures and artist talks
Online learning
Peer learning and review
Portfolio review
Project planning
Research training
Student presentations
Studio and workshop based self directed study and research
Study skills
Technical workshops and inductions
Workshops on writing styles, research methodology and critical debate

Assessment methods

Blogs
Critical professional practice presentations
Exhibition of work
Off-site project
Peer evaluation
Portfolio
Presentations
Research journal
Self evaluation
Studio exhibition presentation
Technical skills
Written work - assignments, essays, reports, scripts and statements

Staff

Zoë Mendelson - Course Leader
Phil Allen - Associate Lecturer
Tom Cardwell - Senior Lecturer
Nelson Diplexcito - Senior Lecturer
Mark Fairnington - Reader in Painting
Tim Johnson - Specialist Painting Technician
Alan Magee - Associate Lecturer
Alicia Paz - Associate Lecturer
Suzy Round - Associate Lecturer
Paula Smithard - Senior Lecturer
Neal Tait - Associate Lecturer
Alex Veness - Senior Lecturer

How to apply

Opportunities for all

We are committed to making university education an achievable option for a wider range of people and to supporting all of our students in achieving their potential both during and after their courses.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. If you have a disability (e.g. mobility difficulties, sensory impairments, medical or mental health conditions or Asperger’s syndrome) we strongly encourage you to contact us on disability@arts.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7514 6156 so that we can plan the right support for you. All enquiries are treated confidentially. To find out more, visit our Disability & Dyslexia webpages.

Entry requirements

We select students based on the quality of their applications, looking primarily at their portfolio of work, personal statements and reference.

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

A Level - 2 A levels grade C or above
or Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4)
or Pass, Pass, Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma
or Pass at UAL Extended Diploma
or Access to Higher Education Diploma
or Equivalent EU or non-EU qualifications. For example - International Baccalaureate Diploma pass achieved at 24 points or above
and 3 GCSE passes grade C or above

We will also consider other evidence of prior learning and experience via Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning - AP(E)L and / or alternative qualifications assessed as offering the same level as the above requirements.

English language requirements

All classes are taught in English. If English isn't your first language you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:

IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our English language requirements)

Portfolio advice

Portfolios should show the following:

Clear evidence of independent study and self-initiated work that is both complete and in-progress
A selection of work demonstrating an interest in painting
A range of ideas, subjects or concerns
An ability to be self-reflective
An interest in fine art and other visual art forms

At interview and portfolio review

We look for:

An interest, commitment and motivation for studying the subject
A desire to learn and an ability to investigate and develop ideas independently
An understanding of the subject and some examples of contemporary and historical art
Evidence of some art making skills relevant to the students’ ambitions
An ability to communicate visually, verbally and in writing

Making your application

Course suspended

Fees & Funding

Home / EU fee

£9,250 (2018/19 fees).

Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students, in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Please visit our undergraduate tuition fees page for more information.

International fee

£19,350 (2018/19 fees).

Additional costs

In addition to tuition fees you are very likely to incur additional costs such as travel expenses and the cost of materials. Please read the information on our additional costs page.

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Careers and alumni

This course prepares you for progression into a range of careers such as a practicing artist, arts manager, art writer, curator, gallery educator, teacher, arts educator and technician.

Recent painting graduates have successfully progressed to postgraduate study, as well as exhibiting in the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition and The Saatchi Channel 4 New Sensations exhibition that included 5 Wimbledon painting alumni, out of a total of its' 20 exhibitors.

Past and present students have also used the course placement to establish studio employment links with a variety of artists.

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