Portfolio Building

You will have the opportunity to explore and develop your skills within a variety of practical disciplines:

• Choosing the right course
• Support with personal statement and reference
• Research methods, development of ideas
• Sketchbook preparation
• Problem solving
• Portfolio preparation and presentation
• Digital portfolio advice
• Interview skills

You will build on your existing art and design knowledge and understanding, through integrated class talks and individual/group discussion. Individual guidance on  portfolios will be given and exemplar folios will be available to illustrate content and quality of portfolio submissions. 

You will develop a range of meaningful sketchbooks, vital to a successful portfolio. You should be aware that the class will provide guidance and processes to support your folio development, with the understanding that you create further outcomes in our own time through private study. You will experience working directly from the artist’s life model to raise the overall standard of your observational drawing and compositional skills. 

Studio equipment: easels, trestles, and drawing-boards will be provided.

Paper for exhibiting purposes will be provided in week 16. A life model is provided during the course.

A complete health and safety induction will take place on commencement of the course.

Assessment

This course is not formally assessed. 

Support

Students are encouraged to inform us at the time of enrolment of information relating to a disability, medical condition or specific learning difficulty. 

The Disability & Dyslexia Centre advises and supports students who disclose a sensory or mobility impairment, chronic medical condition, mental health issue, dyslexia and other specific learning differences. Applicants with profound physical or sensory disabilities are encouraged to arrange a pre-entry visit to discuss any concerns and to view the facilities.

Disability & Dyslexia Centre 

The Study Support Team provides training and support to all students in academic writing, study skills, maths and statistics, English language and information technology.

Study Skills Support

Students should have appropriate qualifications pending for entry to their chosen degree courses.

Required Age

All students are required to be at least 16 years of age on the commencement of course excluding the Young Artist programmes.

Course fee: £305

Refunds

A refund is only applicable where there has been illness with a medical certificate to support it.

Student ID Cards

Students enrolled on a 40/60 hour Short Course are eligible for student discounted rates around the city and at our Gray’s School of Art Materials Shop. Find out more:  

Using ID and smart cards

Other Fees and Charges 

Gray's School of Art Materials Shop

Located within the Gray’s building, the Art Materials Shop stocks a wide range of specialist materials, papers and equipment for all kinds of creative ventures. Open to all, both student and non-student, with very competitive prices, the staff are on hand and happy to help. Open between 9am-3.30pm Monday to Friday and a selection of dates over each semester to accommodate the Short Course students.

Staff appreciate many Short Course students are busy through the day, so they are happy to take phone orders that can be collected from reception at a later/more convenient time for students.

Gray's School of Art Materials Shop

Disclaimer

For new intakes course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter.  For further information see:

STUDENT FINANCE