Art and Digital Design

Key Facts

Course Benefits

Build a Strong Portfolio: Use dedicated time to create and refine a comprehensive portfolio and sketchbook, essential for school studies and future applications.

Expert Teaching & Guidance: Learn from specialist art teachers who provide personalised support to help you develop your creative style and technical skills.

State-of-the-Art Studio Spaces: Work in a brand-new, fully equipped art studio with access to a wide range of professional resources and tools.

Explore a Range of Techniques: Experiment with multiple artistic techniques and media, giving you the freedom to explore, innovate, and discover your unique approach.

Inspirational Study Visits: Gain inspiration from visits to Oxford’s museums and galleries, drawing on both historical and contemporary art for your own projects.

Collaborate with Practising Artists: Meet and learn from local professional artists, gaining insight into the creative process and the art world beyond the classroom.

Showcase Your Work: Develop the skills to mount and exhibit your artwork, building confidence in presentation and preparing for future creative opportunities.

Time to Create, Reflect & Grow: Enjoy blocks of uninterrupted studio time that allow you to develop ideas, experiment, and reflect, producing meaningful and original artwork.

Course Structure

Explore and develop creative art and design techniques in our purpose-built art studio complete with dark room, printing press and a wide range of resources. Be inspired by Oxford’s historical and contemporary architecture, museums and art galleries. Showcase learning through the creation of artwork for exhibition.

Studio-time: You will be able to dedicate whole mornings or afternoons to work on a particular project whilst benefiting from advice and guidance of our teachers.

New techniques: You will have the opportunity to learn and develop a wide range of artistic techniques including:

• darkroom and digital photographing, editing, and displaying
• 2D drawing, painting, printmaking, illustrating, designing, and exhibiting
• 3D textiles, fashion and casting

Inspirational visits: There are many places in Oxford to view the work of other artists to seek inspiration. Visits will include the Ashmolean Museum, the Museum of Modern Art Oxford, and the Christchurch Picture Gallery, as well as less obvious venues famed for their architecture and unusual artefacts.

Exhibition: You will work towards the final Friday when you will present your work in an exhibition for your classmates and specially invited local artists.

Careers advice: Take part in a careers session tailored to your course. One of our experts will lead a session helping you learn about careers in the field and understand how you can get there.

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