Art for Beginners (24/25)

This art and design course provides you with the chance to actively participate in structured sessions that enhance your understanding and confidence in producing visual imagery.

• Focus Areas: Start by focusing on observation and drawing skills. Then, move on to transforming your observations into various forms of artwork, including painting, collage, and printmaking.
  

Throughout the course, you will receive continuous support, guidance, and advice. The classes offer an informative and conducive learning environment that fosters practical activity and reflection.

For Returning Students: You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience to further extend and develop your practice.

This course is a great fit for students with experience in other art and design disciplines. It serves as a foundation for developing visual thinking and exploring a variety of materials, techniques, and processes. Additionally, it can help you create new work suitable for your portfolio and refresh your practice.

Suitable for all abilities beginners and those with experience.

The sessions offer a conducive, sharing learning experience and can 'knit in' well for those who have experience in other art and design disciplines as it offers an underpinning experience to develop visual thinking and exploration of a range of materials, techniques and processes. It can be used to make new work and refresh working practice.

Sally Gaden has been the Printmaking Subject Leader at Bath College for 27 years and has tutored students in their progressive Art and Design development through the levels across the range of courses and has been Level 2 Art and Design Course Leader. Trained in Illustration and Graphic Design, Sally has taught at a range of FE Institutions and is Visiting Lecturer at Gloucester and Falmouth Universities. Sally was Artist in Residence at The Museum of Rural Life, Waterperry House and Gardens, Oxford. She was awarded the Eaton Fund to facilitate her specialism in 3-dimensional mould making, casting and fabrication to complete her MA in Mulitdisciplinary Printmaking at UWE in June 2020 which she achieved with Distinction and was awarded the Clifford Moss 3D prize.

Recent Exhibitions have included:

2022 Showcase 2022, UWE Bristol Alumni Show Arnolfini, Bristol

2022 Engaged: MA Multidisciplinary Printmaking RUH, Bath

2021 Imprint: Critical Thinking and Making. MA Multidisciplinary Printmaking 44AD, Bath

2021 From the Heart: Juliet Duckworth and Sally Gaden 44AD, Bath

2020 Open Print 44AD, Bath 2020 Sally Gaden - Southmead Hospital, Bristol

2019 You Know You Want To Sally Gaden - Design Space, UoG, Cheltenham

2019 Where the Heart is... Sally Gaden and Juliet Duckworth - Wraxall House, Somerset

2019 Mini print: MA Multidisciplinary Printmaking - Arnolfini, Bristol

The group sessions will be structured with all processes, materials and techniques demonstrated and explained. Students will be encouraged to creatively explore and experiment within the conducive learning workshop environment, supported through one-to-one tutor contact and small group discussion.

Materials, tools and equipment will be provided.

Main Reception, Roper Building, Bath Campus

Enthusiasm. Maybe an apron, or at least old clothes you don't mind getting dirty.

Funding
If you are aged 19 or older, and are a UK national living in the UK or EEA for the last three years, you should be able to access government funding towards the cost of your course. Your course will either be free, or partially funded with a small fee to pay.

Free - if you are unemployed, looking for work and claiming benefits; Also, if you are employed & earning below 25k per year.

Partially Funded - if you earn 25,000 or more per year.

Not Funded - if you do not meet the residence requirements. You may be required to pay the full cost of your course, and will not be able to claim any government funding.

We will be able to advise you on your funding eligibility after you apply, but feel free to give us a call if you'd like to discuss your circumstances.

The prices listed are the highest possible option - the final price would be allocated depending on individual circumstances (according to the criteria above).