The University of Wolverhampton School of Creative Arts and Design Faculty of Arts - Visual Arts BA Hons Applied Arts
BA Hons Applied Arts •
Main material practice areas of Ceramics, Glass and Metals
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Excellent workshops facilities including workshops for hot glass, kiln glass, cold processing, architectural glass, slumping/fusing glass, kiln casting glass, plaster mould making, Wheel throwing, slab rolling, extruder, jigger/jolly, outdoor kiln yard, bronze casting, jewellery/silversmithing, Large scale metals, wood, plastics, 3d printing, laser cutters, CAD/Computer suites, screen printing, decal/transfer printing, etching, sandblasting, etc
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3 Years full time 6 x 20 credit modules at level 4 + 5 (1 st and 2nd years) 4 x 20 credit modules at level 6 (3rd year) + 1 x 40 credit module
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Level 4 – Material rotations, contextual studies, research skills, sketch/design, Study trips, independent study Level 5 – ‘Off site’ exhibition module, Live/self directed projects, contextual studies + optional Erasmus study/work experience Level 6 – ‘Major Project’ , Dissertation, Professional Portfolio development, Degree show, New Designers
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Progression – Postgraduate study (MA Applied Arts), PGCE (Teacher Training), workshop assistant/apprenticeship, setting up a workshop, artists in residence, technician
Ceramics Workshop: Wheel Throwing area and main studio with student work stations
Plaster workshops – ceramics, glass and metals
Indoor and outdoor kiln work
Hot glass workshop – blowing glass
Foundry – Casting with bronze
Sketchbook work
Assessment presentation Katarzyna Szarmach – Level 6
Sketchbook – design and research work at Potteries Museum Exhibition, Hanley, Stoke on Trent
Student work on display at The Potteries Museum
Study Trip Liverpool Biennial (Castle Fine Arts) 2012 + British Ceramic Biennial, Stoke on Trent 2013
British Ceramic Biennial – Gladstone Pottery Museum ‘Fire Hand sculpture’ 2013
Hatfield House – Art in Clay 2013/14
New Designers Exhibition at The Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Applied Arts Students participated in the following recent events: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
The British Ceramic Biennial – Stoke on Trent (2013) New Designers – London Art in Clay – Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (Student Award 2014 awarded to Applied Arts Student Brydee Gillbard) Second Year Applied Arts Exhibitions - Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge; Birmingham Botanic Gardens; St Peters Church, Wolverhampton Wedgewood Artisans Project – The Wedgewood Museum, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent The Leonardo Da Vinci Programme ‘Innovation Transfer’ in Ceramics, international project Ceramics Exhibition of Students and Alumni - Hanley Museum International Exchange programme – University of Nicosia, Cyprus; Alfred University, New York, USA Student Summer School Scholarship – Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, USA Ceramics Symposia - Keramike Studio Jarmily, Czech Republic Student Work Placements at ‘Goodwin – Jones Ceramics’ Brittany, France Student Commissions (Glass) – University of Wolverhampton Staff excellence awards; University of Wolverhampton Annual employment and volunteering awards Fresh Air Bursary (£10,000) and apprenticeship with Pioneering Kiln Glass Artist Colin Reid (awarded to Faith Mercer 2014) Project Network residency (Brydee Gillbard 2014) International Ceramic Research Centre – Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark. Live Projects with ‘Made By Zen’, The Gateway at the George, New Cross Hospital
Applied Arts Academic and Technical Staff Sara Squire – Technician Architectural Glass
Dr. Max Stewart – Senior Lecturer
Emeritus Professor of Glass Art – Keith Cummings
Simon Eccles – Technician Demonstrator Glass
Gwen Heeney – Architectural Ceramics (Brick symposium Latvia)
Professor Kristina Niedderer - Metals
Paul McAllister – Senior Lecturer + Course Leader
Dawn Van Girven – slip cast ceramics
Kelly Rooker - Kiln cast glass
Holly Harkin – Centrifuge cast glass
Lyn Leadbeater -cast and hand built porcelain paperclay
Bethan Stanley – Ceramic and aggregate
Serge Sanghera – Thrown porcelain, earthenware and brick clay
Stephanie Hopkins – patinated + raised metal + brooch
Faith Mercer – Pate De Verre and Hot glass work