Art & design (textiles), gce as level

2. Course description Summary: This subject will help you develop a working knowledge of materials, practices, technology and specialist vocabulary in textiles. Course description: This subject will help you develop a working knowledge of materials, practices, technology and specialist vocabulary in textiles. You will use these to interpret and express your ideas and feelings using textiles, craft and design, practicing experimental and analytical and documenting skills. You will also develop a knowledge and understanding of the place of textiles, craft and design in history and in contemporary society. Practical work will include printing, machine embroidery, hand stitching, felt making, paper making and weaving. As part of the course, you will visit galleries and exhibitions - locally and in London. These have included The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Textile Museum in Norwich, The Sainsbury Centre, The Louvre Textile Museum and The Hub Museum at Sleaford. Each year, there is also a visual arts trip abroad, to a city renowned for its artistic heritage. Recent destinations have included Paris and New York. In Paris, students experienced an outstanding exhibition of women artists at The Pompidou Centre and also a magnificent collection of post-impressionist art at The Musee D'Orsay. The trip to New York included The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, The Guggenheim Museum, The International Museum of Photography, The Rockefeller Center as well as visits to The Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building and Grand Central Station. Each year there is an annual Visual Arts Show, where Art, Photography and Textiles students show their best work in a gallery-type environment, which is open to the public. To be successful you will need an interest in and understanding of the basic elements of design and the position of art, craft and design in the world.