Fine Art

• The North Wales School of Art & Design at Wrexham Glyndwr was named as the best place to study Art in Wales in the Guardian University league tables 2016 and also ranked 12th out of all UK universities.
• We have high-quality studio space set within a traditional Art School environment, allowing students to test out ideas through installing, re-installing and reconfiguring their work.
• Small group sizes allow for individual support.
• Wrexham Glyndŵr University has its own contemporary Oriel Sycharth art gallery. See a video of the recent 'Moving Minds' exhibition here
• The tutors are enthusiastic about their subject and produce and exhibit their own work both nationally and internationally as well as writing about art practice in books and journals.
• Wrexham Glyndŵr University has a visiting Professor of Fine Art of international standing and there are opportunities to gain knowledge from high profile visiting artists.
• Opportunities to study abroad through the Erasmus scheme.
• Students are encouraged to exhibit their work and to gain knowledge from high profile visiting artists.

The first year of the programme initially provides the opportunity to explore a variety of specialist activities offered within Fine Art as a broad based first year experience. You will examine how artists process ideas through a combination of making and critical evaluation while learning to relate your experiences to those of other artists.

• Contextual Studies 1
• Creative Futures 1
• Introductory Subject Studies (Fine Art)
• Principles and Processes (Fine Art)
• Ideas and Concepts (Fine Art)
• Media and Techniques (Fine Art)
  
  

In this year, modules enable students to consolidate and extend their learning with more advanced techniques and processes that challenge them to experiment with a variety of media and methods of communication. You have the opportunity to explore the areas of Fine Art practice you are most interested in within workshops led by a skilled practitioners working within the field. Having developed an awareness of what is possible, you may then choose to specialise in an established area of practice such as drawing, painting, video, digital media, sculpture or printmaking or to adopt an interdisciplinary approach.

• Contextual Studies 2
• Creative Futures 2
• Extended Practice (Fine Art)
• Practice in Context (Fine Art)
• Specialist Study (Fine Art)
  
  

The final year modules require more critical, analytical and lengthier negotiated studies where students can determine their own career path and have the opportunity to negotiate a year plan which places them with more responsibility over what projects they undertake. This is closely monitored through regular critiques, seminars and tutorials.

• Contextual Studies 3
• Creative Futures 3
• Negotiated Study 1 (Fine Art)
• Negotiated Study 2 (Fine Art)
  
  

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.