Level 2 Art & Design

Option 1 Level 2 Art and Design

Do you want to spend your college days expressing your artistic thoughts and ideas?

Then this one-year course is for you and will provide you with the opportunity to explore and develop your creative ideas through paint, drawing, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, photography or digital media. You will have access to specialist equipment such as sewing machines, printing presses, screen printing equipment, heat presses, tufting guns, laser cutters and cameras. This course expands your creative potential ready for your next steps at a higher level or in a different direction.

Level 2 Art and Design is ideal for students who have a passion for the creative arts but may need to retake their Maths and English GCSEs. Alternatively, this is a course for students who don’t have a great deal of art and design experience and wish to develop their knowledge and practical skills further, with the goal of progressing onto a Level 3 Creative course. Alongside your art studies, all students are expected to have 100% attendance to GCSE classes in Maths and/or English (if required), tutorial and take part in work experience opportunities.

Option 2 Level 2 Fashion

Excited to design and make your own garments? Looking forward to a career in the fashion industry? Level 2 Fashion will support you to achieve these dreams.

On this one year course, you will be introduced to a wide range of fashion and textiles skills, techniques and processes to develop you as a designer. You will explore and develop your creative ideas supported by industry experienced staff, preparing you for your next steps towards your dream future. You will have access to our professional design studios and industry standard equipment, ultimately displaying your work on the catwalk at the End of Year Fashion Show!

Level 2 Fashion is designed to support students who don’t have a strong background in design and wish to develop their knowledge and skills, and those who may need to retake their Maths and English GCSE’s, ultimately progressing to our Level 3 Fashion & Textiles upon successful completion.
Whether you’re studying Art and Design, or Fashion, you’ll work with passionate staff who are experts in their fields and who will challenge you to think differently, experiment boldly, and develop your own unique creative voice.

This is a course with fantastic support for all individual learners that also encourages students to explore opportunities in enrichment. We arrange multiple trips, visiting the Manchester art galleries and museums. There are also opportunities to attend exciting trips to London and destinations outside of the Uk, to further benefit and support your learning, personal development, and wellbeing.

We have a welcoming open-door mindset on our Level 2 course. We encourage and love to see our learners using the college facilities to independently develop their work. You will complete 13 hours of teaching a week and are then expected to complete 13hours of independent study. We have high expectations of all our learners to aid achievement and progression.
Level 2 (Intermediate) - 4 GCSEs at grade 3 or above.

Successful interview with an art or fashion tutor (and bring a portfolio of your creative work to enrolment).

A willingness to experiment and explore a variety of skills is required.

Verbal and written communication skills.
100% Coursework, meaning there are no exams.

You will receive project briefs that will introduce you to a scenario where you will be required to research a variety of artists and designers, explore a range of techniques and processes, with an end goal of independently producing a final outcome.

The course is structured around four key development units:

- A1 Skills Development

- A2 Art and Design Project

- B1 Personal Development

- C1 Responding to a Creative Brief

The course is graded at three levels: Pass, Merit, or Distinction, depending on the quality and consistency of your work across all units. The highlight of the year is the Creative end of year exhibition and End of Year Fashion Show, held every June to celebrate the achievements for all our learners.
One of our Level 3 Advanced courses in Creative Studies.

· Other subject areas at Level 3 Advanced.

· Higher level apprenticeships or employment.

· Future opportunities in this sector can range from Art Gallery employment, Art Therapy, Arts Cultural Management, Fine Artist, Visual Artist, Fashion Designer, Fashion Marketing/Business, Fashion Styling, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Retail, Set Design, Costume Design, Graphics and Illustration, Graphics for Games, Graphics Illustration Photography, Graphics Digital Design, Fashion Graphics, Art & Design Graphics, Character Animation, Computer Animation, Digital Animation, plus many more.

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