This course develops your skills and understanding of a wide variety of textile media. We offer you opportunities to explore various dying techniques including traditional cultural practices such as shibori and origami. Printmaking and exploratory mark-making techniques extend your creative practice and students are encouraged to explore a range of modern and traditional stitch.
AQA
Standard college entry requirements
If you have not studied GCSE Art or textile design at school, you are advised to attend taster sessions and open events.
Personalised projects taught through specialist textiles skills. We have industry-standard textile equipment, Macs, SLRs and opportunities for live briefs, competitions, exhibitions and trips including Manchester, London, Morocco and Paris. Former students have been shortlisted for, and have won, a number of national awards.
Personal practical skills development time. Class and individual practical demonstrations. Peer and self-assessment methods.
Several years teaching experience at A level. Industrial experience working as a freelance designer. First Class degree in textile design and embroidery.
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You will further develop a more personal and controlled portfolio in A2. You have the opportunity to focus more in the area of fine art textiles or textile design in which you feel most confident. You will create your own visual language through informed purposeful practical experimentation that will lead to personalised summative outcomes.
Students will need to access basic art and textiles equipment at home. Approximately £15.
We often invite contemporary artists to work with our students. Over the past few years we have had several visiting artists working with our students in practical workshops and many former students visited to discuss current degree courses or their line of employment.
Annually we attend the UCAS, “Design your Future” event in Manchester.
Visits and trips have included Edinburgh, Liverpool, Falmouth, Verona, and New York. Strong links are continuing to develop with several universities including Falmouth, Huddersfield, Cumbria, UCLAN, and Manchester through portfolio review sessions, workshops, talks, and tours. Students also have the opportunity to enter various art competitions, live briefs, community art ventures, and enterprise activities and have exhibited their artwork in-house and externally at several locations including The Mall Gallery London, The Hounds Hill Shopping Centre, Blackpool Tower and Booths Gallery Lytham.
Recent former students have secured roles such as leather wear designer for All Saints, menswear designer for Sainsbury's, teaching, and trends researcher for Bohoo.com.
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