AS/A2 geography
ART DESIGN
AS/A2 3D Design AS/A2 Textile Design AS/A2 Fine Art AS/A2 Graphic Communication AS/A2 Photography (Lens/Light Based Media)
Why Choose Art & Design at Carmel? In our everyday life we are surrounded by visual imagery, which shapes our experiences and thinking, ranging from advertising and film to music, architecture and fashion. By studying one or two specialist areas in the department, you can make a valuable contribution to the visual world. We offer a wide variety of specialist AS and A2 levels, where it is possible to explore media and techniques in an imaginative and exciting way. You have the opportunity to be taught by specialist and well-qualified tutors, with enviable pass rates, who will support you through your time at the college. Although examinations are important, and hard work and commitment are essential to achieving your artistic aims, a great sense of satisfaction, enjoyment and fulfilment can be achieved by expressing your ideas confidently in the scale or medium you choose. We, as tutors, are concerned with working with individual students to maximise their potential. Student artwork featured throughout this leaflet is from the AS and A2 courses.
AS/A2 3D Design Exam Board:AQA
What is 3D Design? Students who specialise within 3D Design may extend their skills into the following areas: Interior and Spatial Design; Product Design; Architecture; Glass/Craft/Jewellery. Individuals are encouraged to work with a wide range of materials including paper, wire, wood, metal and glass to produce an extensive range of samples/prototypes and develop these into innovative realisations within their chosen specialism.
Cathy Sudworth A2 3D Design
What will the course prepare me for?
Jack Terry AS 3D Design
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many Universities offering 3D Design related courses. The focus of study can vary, from product design, furniture design, interior/spatial design, architecture, lighting design, jewellery, silversmithing, set design, glass and ceramics. The AS/A2 course will develop your manipulative skills within a range of appropriate 3D media as well as allowing you to explore a wide range of art practices within a range of specialisms. Employment opportunities are varied in 3D design including the specialist areas mentioned above.
Elisha Cieslar AS 3D Design
Beth Jones A2 3D Design
How will I be assessed? At AS Level, you will be introduced to a variety of experiences employing a range of media, processes and techniques appropriate to your chosen area of study.
Meet the Staff Steve Bonati Head of Art & Design Faculty, Fine Art & Photography Tutor
Deborah Bradley Head of Department Textile Design Tutor
Silvana Fair 3D Design & Technology Tutor
• Unit 1 – Development of a coursework portfolio • Unit 2 – An externally-set assignment
At A2 Level, you are required to build upon the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in the AS with greater depth of study. • Unit 3 – A personal investigation • Unit 4 – An externally-set assignment All Art and Design students are continually monitored and given feedback and assessment sheets. Homework is set weekly and returned with helpful comments. Tutorials are offered regularly to help with coursework and examinations. All units are assessed by the centre and then assessed by AQA/WJEC.
AS/A2 Textile Design Exam Board:AQA
What is Textile Design? Texture, surface, natural form, dreams and cities are a few of the diverse influences used to inspire creative and innovative design ideas within the areas of Textile Design. Students explore visual information to develop creative investigations into textiles and fashion. Experimentation into techniques and processes includes stitch, print, dye, knit and garment construction, to develop understanding of shape, form, pattern, texture and colour. All practical work is underpinned by critical analysis of appropriate sources. Students are encouraged to visit exhibitions and galleries.
Heather Boland AS Textile Design
Katie Crooks A2 Textile Design Kate Greaves A2 Textile Design
Research methods including drawing, collecting, and mood boards will be used to generate a wealth of ideas. Students’ diverse and individual approaches can be realised in a variety of outcomes including fine art textiles, fashion design, illustration and textile design.
What will the course prepare me for? Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering courses relating to Textile Design. These may include Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, Styling, Marketing and Fashion Photography. Steph Haslam AS Textile Design
What support will I receive? A range of supportive measures are designed for you to succeed. Lesson structure places great emphasis on teaching and learning and within Art and Design a one-toone approach is very much in evidence. Lessons are only one aspect of course delivery. Individual tutorials enable students to discuss their progress in more detail. Homework provides the opportunity for a weekly assessment and feedback on progress, whilst unit feedback is more detailed. Opportunities exist for students to work in the studios over lunch, break times and after college. Tutors offer support in suggesting suitable gallery visits and sources of information for research purposes. Technical support is available in terms of support staff who will assist in workshop procedures. Tutors are open and friendly and lessons are lively and engaging. We have received the highest praise for student support in inspections of the department.
Meet the Staff Peter Frost Head of Department Graphic Communication Tutor
Mark Bradley Fine Art Tutor
Elizabeth Oliver Fine Art & Photography Tutor
David Fox Graphic Communication Tutor
AS/A2 Fine Art Exam Board:AQA
What is Fine Art? The broadest of all the individual specialisms, Fine Art covers a wide variety of media and techniques. These include traditional drawing, painting and sculpture alongside the more contemporary installation art, film, photography, printmaking, performance and digital imagery. You will have the opportunity at A2 to develop these interests further. Students are encouraged to explore media to the full in order to best express their ideas.
What will the course prepare me for?
Claire Lynn A2 Fine Art
Leonie Millington AS Fine Art
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering courses relating to Fine Art including: Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Performance, and Interactive Arts. The Advanced Level Fine Art course will give you a broad base of art skills and practices.
Heather Worthington AS Fine Art Rachel Benson A2 Fine Art
What is the Art & Design department like?
Meet the Staff Vikki Leech
The Department is certainly busy and has a lively atmosphere, which we believe to be conducive to learning. Students who have been interviewed, without exception, comment on the supportive, friendly nature of the tutors and the progress, satisfaction, enjoyment they have experienced in the department. The tutors are committed to providing the highest quality teaching and learning possible.
Textile Design Tutor
All art subjects are housed in the recently opened, two-storey Centre for Art and Design offering superbly equipped studios and the latest technology. Computer facilities are available in separate suites. All computers are equipped with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere. There is a dark room, kiln room, dye room, sewing room, and workshop. There are nine specialist art tutors and two technicians in the department.
Art & Design Tutor
Every effort is made to display student work with the highlight of the year being the Creative Arts Evening which features an exhibition of art and design work. Talented and conscientious students could achieve our annual financial award.
Claire Penkett Photography Tutor
Helen Davies
Technical Support: John Whittingham Katie Bonati Maxine Lee
AS/A2 Graphic Communication Exam Board:AQA
What is Graphic Communication? It’s about communication – visual communication using words, images, ideas, sounds and movement. Graphics is grounded in the world, culture and commerce that surround us. Using technology alongside the more traditional art forms (drawing and painting) you will explore project-based assignments. Based on the commercial world of graphic design, projects will develop skills in communication, collaboration and presentation. Ben Tatlock AS Graphic Communication
Students have the opportunity to experience: surface graphics, typography, photography and image manipulation, TV identity and promotion, animation and motion graphics.
What will the course prepare me for?
Polly Duff AS Graphic Communication
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering Graphic Design courses. The focus of study can vary, from Advertising to Illustration, Animation to Creative Direction and Web Design. The AS/A2 course will develop your ICT skills and photographic skills, as well as allowing you to explore a wide range of art practices. Employment opportunities are varied in graphic design and span the world of publishing, animation, TV, web design, typography and music.
Carl Butterworth A2 Graphic Communication
How can I enrich my studies? The department organises a three day visit to London each year, usually taking in the Turner Prize. Major galleries and museums are visited including Tate Britain and Modern, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, and Whitechapel. You are also encouraged to visit the museums and galleries in the area, including Tate Liverpool, Walker Gallery and: • for 3D Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre and Whitworth Gallery; • for Textile Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre, Harris Museum, Platt Museum of Costume, Whitworth Art Gallery; • for Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Photography students: Urbis, Cornerhouse and Open Eye.
Jamie Rivers A2 Graphic Communication
AS/A2 Photography (Lens/Light based Media) Exam Board:WJEC
What is Photography
(Lens/Light based Media)? Portraits, still life, landscape, editorial, fashion, photojournalism, reportage, and studio – the list of subjects is endless. Whether digital or wet photography, the results are stunning and almost immediate, that’s the beauty of photography.
Dawn O’Dowd A2 Photography
Digital Photography involves manipulating images using packages such as Adobe Photoshop and we embrace all the new photographic trends. The more traditional dark room methods of producing photographs, developing and printing films in black and white, are still practiced here and Matthew Riley AS Photography appreciated fully. We also have the facilities to Daniel Taylor AS Photography develop and print in colour.
What will the course prepare me for?
Elliot Garner AS Photography
More Information Each of the Art & Design course specifications can be found on the exam board websites:
www.aqa.org.uk www.wjec.co.uk Further examples of students’ work can be found on the college website
www.carmel.ac.uk
Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher Education. There are many universities offering Photography and related courses. The focus of study can vary, from Editorial to Experimental, Fashion to Photojournalism. The AS/A2 course will develop your digital photography and ICT skills, as well as allowing you to explore more traditional darkroom techniques. Employment opportunities in Photography are wide-ranging and can allow you to work in a number of exciting areas, including Fashion, Music, Sport and the Media. Many photographers are also artists in their own right and, as well as working on a freelance basis, have their work exhibited regularly in galleries worldwide.
Art & Design Student Success Some of our A2 student destinations 2010:
Lily Gray University of East Anglia BA Hons History of Art
Melissa Newall Manchester Metropolitan University BSc Hons Fashion Buying
Katie Beesley Internship leading to possible employment for Go-Style.co.uk online fashion magazine
Robyn Smith Salford University BA Hons Graphic Design Zak Nicoll University of Sheffield BA Hons Architecture
Emily Garner University of Leeds BA Hons Graphic Design
Charlotte Iceton Manchester Metropolitan University BSc Hons Fashion Buying
Rebecca Vowles John Moores University BA Hons Interior Design A2 Level exam results 2010: Fine Art Graphic Comm. Photography Textile Design 3D Design
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