- Location: Night School, Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue,Bray, County Wicklow
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
This course is reflective of current practice in the fine art world. It is lead by tutors who maintain their own practice. Year one involves learners developing and refining their existing skills in drawing, painting, printing, and ceramics. Learners are introduced to new concepts, methods and processes through tuition in the form of workshops and demonstrations. The development of their work is supported by receiving regular feedback from tutors. In the second year learners, while still engaging with tutors, are encouraged to develop a more self directed approach. Modules such as Professional Practice, Management of Exhibitions and Digital Image Creation & Development prepare learners for self promotion and add the final touch to portfolios for third level applications. Work produced in this year is exhibited in the annual Graduate Exhibition. The course also includes annual study trips to galleries and exhibitions in Ireland and abroad. Students who have completed this course have continued their studies at third level, are working as independent artists or are working at curating in galleries.
Programme of Study
HNC- Year One
- Visual Communication in Art & Design
- Ideas Generation & Development in Art & Design
- Contextual & Cultural Referencing in Art & Design
- Fine Art Painting
- Fine Art Printmaking
- Fine Art Ceramics
- Drawing in Fine Art
- Commissioned Art Work
- Professional Practice in Art & Design
HND - Year Two
- Digital Image Creation & Development
- Personal Development through Drawing
- Critical Study in Art & Design
- Ideas in Context
- Management of Art Exhibitions
- Site Specific Fine Art
- Project Design, Implementation & Evaluation
Components subject to change
Entry Requirements
- QQI Level 5 award in the visual arts field
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent with a number of passes at higher level desirable.
- Mature applicants - experience will beconsidered in lieu of formal qualification.
Places are offered following successful interview. Applicants must bring a portfolio/collection of work to the interview. Applicants will be requested to complete a brief for submission at interview.
Higher Education Progression*
- UK and Northern Ireland Universities: Final year of an Honours Degree in Fine Art (Apply through UCAS system)
- Irish Universities & IT’s: Learners may proceed via advanced entry to Honours Degree courses.
Course Location
About Bray Music Centre
Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at honTheirs level to those who are training for employment.
They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jTheirney from Dublin City Centre.
Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past tTheynty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin.
BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KTheyTB).
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