Art, Media and Design

Blake College

Why choose blake?

You will study in small groups (4-16 students)
Every new full-time student will have an initial meeting with the Director of Studies to get to know them and to give advice on the most suitable courses and qualifications
The teacher will be with each class the whole time
If you want to change classes or the direction of your course you can discuss this at any time with the Director of Studies who will normally allow the change if the reason is clear
Every full-time student will have three individual sessions with their personal tutor throughout the year to discuss progress and to give advice on portfolio presentation and further progression
At the end of each project (normally every 6 weeks) you will be given individual feedback about your work from your teacher in each class. In most classes you will also get group feedback.
If you need help with English, form-filling, university applications or your course work you can have sessions with our learning support tutor.

We offer full-time courses in the following
subjects:

Fine Art
Fashion
Interior Design
Graphic Design
Digital Media
Photography

Part-time courses:

Painting and Drawing
Lifedrawing
Sculputre
Printmaking
Art & Design Theory
Fashion Drawing
Fashion 3D Workshop
Textiles
Spatial Design
Model Making
illustration
Graphic Communication
Web Design
Digital Imaging
Photography Workshop
Photographic Communication
Practical Photography
Digital Photography

Each is normally made up of four subject per week any of which can also be taken part-time. They are divided into five projects per year with umbrella themes such as 'identity', which are designed to stimulate and channel your creativity.

You will be working on the same theme in all your classes so that you can really engage with the subject in depth. All courses involve work outside class time, research and use of facilities. In the last project you will be working on a self-set brief which allows you to pursue your personal interests and focus on an area that is of particular relevance to you.

This will be followed by an end-of year show which gives you the opportunity to showcase your work to a bigger audience and receive valuable feedback.

Each subject listed under "Course Descriptions" takes place one morning or afternoon per week.You can choose any combination but they are ordered according to our recommendations for full time courses.

Design courses usually include an art subject.

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