Fine Art - BA (Hons)

University of Leeds

Studying BA Fine Art at Leeds, you’ll explore and challenge your idea of art by engaging with a broad array of artistic practices and theoretical ideas. We approach fine art as a collection of forms, concepts and creative methods for addressing some of the most pressing questions society is faced with today. You’ll investigate the interconnections between art and the larger social dynamics that shape our culture, such as ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, being human and our relationship to nature and the environment. You’ll become equipped to act in the world as artists and creative global citizens, innovators in your respective fields of making. We’ll prepare you to be a socially conscious graduate with an array of relevant and transferable skills. By immersing yourself in a range of art techniques and practices, you’ll experiment with your own creativity and discover your personal style. You’ll be given a dedicated studio space to work from, allowing you lots of opportunity to embrace a multitude of materials and methods, to develop an ambitious and creative body of work. Throughout the course, we’ll support you in discovering what kind of creative practitioner you want to be. Our creative communityYou’ll have opportunities to contribute to the creative community, to build networks in the city and to exhibit your work regularly.We champion a School-based artist community ethos by providing shared studio space with regular open studio and exhibition events, informal learning groups, opportunities for student-led social events and access to the city’s artistic scene.You’ll work alongside art historians and cultural theorists within a purpose-built School that includes studios, technical workshops, a project gallery, seminar rooms and a shared student common room.Our course provides you with multiple opportunities to experiment across different media and undertake original research, while building broader skills in curating, event production, critical thinking, writing, researching, publishing and media content production. You’ll put these skills into practice through regular exhibition opportunities.We organise field trips to art fairs, exhibitions and festivals, and regional museums and galleries across all levels. Our exemplary Year in Industry programme has led to students successfully undertaking work placements in the UK and internationally, some of which have become permanent employment in the arts sector, while our Study Abroad programme has provided life-changing experiences for many in our community.Specialist facilitiesThe School has excellent facilities and resources including:dedicated Mac and PC computer suites for audio production, video editing animation and image manipulationprintmaking workshops for etching, relief and screen printing a photography darkroom for film developing and printing a woodworking and casting area digital and 3D printingceramics and kiln facilities The Project Space – a professionally fitted exhibition space, suitable for all mediaIn addition to the wide range of museums and galleries in the city and beyond, the University campus features: The Stanley & Audrey Burton GalleryTreasures of the Brotherton GalleryMuseum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Marks & Spencer Company Archive International Textile Collection Public art trail Stage@Leeds TheatreClothworkers Hall music venueLeeds University Union eventsThe University Library offers online books, journals and databases, has a wealth of archive material in its Special Collections, including manuscript, archive and early printed material, and provides a range of spaces for individual study or group work. You’ll also benefit from access to Box of Broadcasts, an archive of over 2 million TV and radio broadcasts.