Study Art & Design

At Ryburn Sixth


Choose Ryburn Sixth for your course in Art & Design. Awarded with the prestigious Platinum Artsmark, we ensure that the arts are at the heart of everything we do.

This course is designing to give students further knowledge into the subject. The areas of work we’ll be covering gives students the foundation on which you build upon, in order to produce work art pieces which are personal and individually relevant.

Ryburn Sixth form, strive to provide students with the knowledge and with a developed sense of confidence not only for their work and ability but for themselves.

Many of the worlds’ jobs are art based, fast-paced and competitive so we want our students to be ready. By providing our students with the opportunity to experience the field through trips and experiences such as the observational drawing. Our resources enable our students to learn and develop their existing knowledge and to learn how to carry that through into their future.

 
 
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What will I study?

Qualification: A-Level Art & Design

Exam board: AQA A-level

Art & Design is taught over two years and includes two components.

Component 1: Personal investigation (including personal study)

Component 2: Externally set assignment

What you’ll be learning:
- Painting
- Printing
- Sketchbook work & portfolio
- Observational drawing

Each marked out of 96 and has 4 assessment objectives


Arts matter - be creative

Creativity fuels your future

Studying creative arts can lead to more opportunities than you may think. Find out more about careers in the creative industries and the future focussed skills employers love.

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