Fine Art (Art)

INTRODUCTION:

Would you like to do an art course in oil painting, acrylic painting ceramics and printmaking?

Are you interested in exploring and experimenting with art media?

Does the idea of working ‘hands on’ in your own studio space in a strongly creative college appeal to you?

Are you working towards a creative career in fine art?

If you want to study art this well-established Fine Art course in Cork will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and develop your skills in fine art painting, sculpture, drawing and design.

We also support students to prepare a portfolio and how they may go about setting themselves up in the art world in the future.

We put our student’s creative learning and development at the centre of our art courses.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

DURATION:

This is a one-year full-time course.

PORTFOLIO PREPARATION:

There is a strong focus on portfolio preparation with one to one guidance for those applying to Art & Design Colleges including the Crawford College, Limerick school of art and design, National college of art and design and IADT with very high success rates.

COURSE FEATURES:

• Each student has their own equipped studio space and storage.
• Specialist Staff – the staff are very experience teachers who teach their own specialisms.
• Access to the colleges Information Resource Centre / Library with an extensive collection of art books and publications and ample computers with broadband.
• Trips to galleries and other course related trips.
• Douglas Street Campus is centrally located in Cork city within walking distance to galleries, art supplies shops and the bus and train station.
• There are a large range of other art, design, craft and media courses on campus.

FEES:

€50 Registration Fee.
Total = €50.

Please see fees & payment for details.

CERTIFICATION:

• QQI Art – Level 6 (6M4029).

COURSE CONTENT:

The following subjects may be offered:

WORK PLACEMENT / EXPERIENCE:

Participants will be required to undertake an minimum of 60 hours of work placement in a relevant activity. The College will assist participants in identifying suitable placements.

EDUCATION PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES:

There is a strong focus on portfolio preparation with one to one guidance for those applying to Art & Design Colleges including the MTU/Crawford College of Art and Design, TUS/Limerick school of art and design, NCAD/National college of art and design , ATU and IADT with very high success rates.

We also provide guidance about preparing digital portfolios for students applying to colleges in the UK and Europe.

Students of this course have been successful in applying for advanced entry to the second year of BA undergraduate and entry to MA postgraduate Art and Design courses.

The course is linked with the MTU/Crawford college BA courses in Contemporary applied art (MT820), Fine Art (MT821) and Creative Digital Media (MT824) through the Cork college’s progression scheme.

We advise you to consult the CAO website – www.cao.ie to confirm specific entry requirements for Higher Education Institutions.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

• Artist / Designer
• Art galleries
• Art studios
• Commercial art and other art related services

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS:

Aoife Fin

Art, Craft & Design (Art)

Lucy Fin

Art, Craft & Design (Art)