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P3: Your Own Exhibition

Overview

This course encourages you to develop a personal visual language and improve the quality of your practical work. You will plan a personal programme of work, including a major project on a theme.  You will also examine in greater detail three major influences on twentieth-century painting.

What does the course cover?

  • The importance of drawing as a means of discovery
  • Painting themes
  • Theoretical studies on twentieth-century art
  • Illusion in paint and how different artists use paint
  • A personal major project.

Course Assessment

You will receive comments and direction from your tutor throughout the course. If you choose to have your work formally assessed, you will receive details on submitting a folio of work with the course materials.

Higher Education Credit: 60 credit points at Level 3.

Tuition:


Postal tuition you send work to your tutor for comments and direction.


Face-to-face tuition you have an opportunity for one-to-one meetings with your course tutor. Our Locations list will show you where face-to-face tuition is available. Please note that some centres offer group tuition and these start with an August/October introductory meeting.

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Time Guide:

To complete the course in 10 months requires about 7 hours study a week.

Materials:

A course pack is provided and will be sent to you by post. OCA offers quality art materials at discounted prices.

Fees:

£580 full fee or £215 deposit and 6 x £74 monthly payments, totalling £659