Fine Art (Placement Year) BA Hons 48 months Undergraduate Program By Lancaster University |Top Universities
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Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Unleash your ideas and develop your artistic expression through Fine Art at Lancaster. You will develop a unique contemporary art practice that engages with current ideas and issues to make valuable contributions to environment, culture and community. Through hands-on workshops and technical demonstrations, you’ll deepen your understanding of materials and techniques, ready to turn your ideas into impactful contemporary art. Join our thriving creative community, working with experienced artists, and build connections to shape your future in the art world and beyond.
Why Lancaster?

  • Take a highly distinctive programme that combines fine art practice with the study of contemporary ideas and art movements
  • Take advantage of your own dedicated studio space available 24/7 from day one, with expert technical support on hand
  • Work with tutors who are practicing artists and scholars, exhibiting and publishing their work across a range of fine art ideas and mediums
  • Join a supportive community of staff and students committed to making art relevant today, helping you build connections that will shape your future in the art industry
  • Study in Lancaster, a vibrant and inspiring hub of award-winning arts festivals, events and places of cultural significance
Bring your vision to life


Fine Art at Lancaster is about finding your voice and deciding what matters to you in today’s art landscape. With engaging seminars in art history and theory, we’ll support you in shaping your values and understanding the evolving role of art. As you develop these ideas in your own studio practice, discover how contemporary art can be bold, disruptive, and meaningful.
You will be challenged to broaden your understanding of contemporary Fine Art, via a wide range of hands-on projects and skills-based workshops. Previously, students have worked on live briefs in partnership with arts organisations such as Deco Publique, Good Things Collective, Maritime Museum, FACT Liverpool and Lancaster Arts.
Discover how experimenting with painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video, digital art, and their many hybrids, can drive your creative impulse. Work with diverse mediums in our purpose-built studios that include high tech seminar facilities, a digital art lab, installation spaces, and fully equipped workshops. Tailor your learning experience by picking how you want to specialise, focusing on one or two art mediums or continuing to explore different mediums. Study cutting-edge techniques along the way and preparing to make an impact in your own way.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Unleash your ideas and develop your artistic expression through Fine Art at Lancaster. You will develop a unique contemporary art practice that engages with current ideas and issues to make valuable contributions to environment, culture and community. Through hands-on workshops and technical demonstrations, you’ll deepen your understanding of materials and techniques, ready to turn your ideas into impactful contemporary art. Join our thriving creative community, working with experienced artists, and build connections to shape your future in the art world and beyond.
Why Lancaster?

  • Take a highly distinctive programme that combines fine art practice with the study of contemporary ideas and art movements
  • Take advantage of your own dedicated studio space available 24/7 from day one, with expert technical support on hand
  • Work with tutors who are practicing artists and scholars, exhibiting and publishing their work across a range of fine art ideas and mediums
  • Join a supportive community of staff and students committed to making art relevant today, helping you build connections that will shape your future in the art industry
  • Study in Lancaster, a vibrant and inspiring hub of award-winning arts festivals, events and places of cultural significance
Bring your vision to life


Fine Art at Lancaster is about finding your voice and deciding what matters to you in today’s art landscape. With engaging seminars in art history and theory, we’ll support you in shaping your values and understanding the evolving role of art. As you develop these ideas in your own studio practice, discover how contemporary art can be bold, disruptive, and meaningful.
You will be challenged to broaden your understanding of contemporary Fine Art, via a wide range of hands-on projects and skills-based workshops. Previously, students have worked on live briefs in partnership with arts organisations such as Deco Publique, Good Things Collective, Maritime Museum, FACT Liverpool and Lancaster Arts.
Discover how experimenting with painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video, digital art, and their many hybrids, can drive your creative impulse. Work with diverse mediums in our purpose-built studios that include high tech seminar facilities, a digital art lab, installation spaces, and fully equipped workshops. Tailor your learning experience by picking how you want to specialise, focusing on one or two art mediums or continuing to explore different mediums. Study cutting-edge techniques along the way and preparing to make an impact in your own way.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
32+
You will typically be asked to submit a portfolio

4 Years
Sep

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