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City Lit Fine Art (CLFA) is a part-time, multidisciplinary, ideas-led contemporary art course in Central London, offered as an alternative to the conventional undergraduate degree at a fraction of the cost.
CLFA is 3 years in duration, although all three years can be taken individually. Year 1 of the course consists of workshops focused on developing existing creative skills and interests, and understanding relationships between studio production and contextual/theoretical ideas. Year 2 offers opportunities to engage more deeply with specialist practices in developing a self-motivated creative project and group exhibition, while year 3 focuses on self-directed study, professionalism and developing an independent artistic practice.
The course curriculum is responsive to the interests and ambitions of learners, with years 2 and 3 supporting specialist skills development through optional modules, and the flexibility to choose, or blend, practice- and research-based approaches.
CLFA provides the opportunity to engage with internationally established visiting artists (previous visitors have included Andrew Bick and Haffendi Anuar), there are opportunities to exhibit throughout the course, and completing students receive City Lit certification.
Previous CLFA students have progressed to Master’s degrees and established themselves as independent practitioners, whilst others who first collaborated on the course continue to work together in artists collectives.
CLFA runs one day per week over a year, in specialist studios in the City Lit Art School. You will be part of a small cohort of dedicated students taught by professional artist-tutors. Basic materials are provided, but it is likely that you will need to provide some materials as your work develops and becomes specialised.
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This course will enable you to develop and focus a sense of critical reflection and cohesive personal creative work that you will have begun previously. It provides a framework for those wishing to consolidate, further develop and ultimately sustain a fine art practice, while supporting you in identifying external opportunities and focusing on aspects of fine art professional practice. Emphasis will be on the focused development of your individual creative work in a supportive environment with feedback and evaluation of work from experienced practicing artist/tutors.
What will we cover?
There will be reflective, discursive sessions to help you maintain focus on the themes and contexts for your creative practice, from which you will be able to develop your individual programme of self-motivated work via negotiation with CLFA tutors. Some contextual seminars and examination of artists’ works and ideas will encourage you to enhance relationships between theory and practice.
Professional practice sessions will introduce topics that can include, making project funding applications, finding exhibition opportunities, articulating your practice and/or organising and curating shows. Students will be encouraged to find external opportunities to organise their own exhibitions, to gain experience of showing and distributing work, collaboration, and organising and promoting a group exhibition.
The optional modules introduced in year 2 continue in year 3, allowing you to further refine or improve techniques that enhance your main practice, or to diversify or expand its range and scope. * If appropriate to your development, you can also choose to specialise in research, with the support of the tutor team. Alongside this, external sessions run by partner institutions will continue to offer additional creative experiences.
This course offers contemporary art practice and debate, and personal project mentoring. As such you can expect to be stimulated and challenged by some of the ideas, methods and contexts discussed.
* Optional workshops and external sessions will run on days other than those timetabled for CLFA and will be subject to availability.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
interrogate and continue to focus and develop your existing personal creative work
become increasingly aware of professional activities that support an ongoing artistic practice
relate your work to various aspects of contemporary art practice, theory and debate
articulate the ideas and intentions underpinning your practice and recognise the contemporary context relevant to these
further refine the practicalities and production requirements related to your creative work
gain confidence in exhibiting work, exploring forms of presentation and finding collaborative opportunities outside of the City Lit
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
It is recommended that applicants will have completed the CLFA Year 1 and/or 2, or equivalent study on a similar fine art course. Applicants who have studied a Fine Art BA or similar in the past and want to re-establish their creative practice and focus their thinking are very welcome. Interviews are arranged for entry to the course; these will provide an opportunity for dialogue and ensure that the level is appropriate. It will be assumed that you have a burgeoning creative practice, have a requisite level of skill and can articulate ideas that you want to develop within the context of this course.
Self-reflection is an important part of art education and practice. You will be encouraged and expected to evaluate and review your own learning, ways of working and progress. As a student on an advanced course, you should also be prepared to engage with concepts, debates and methods that may differ from those with which you are familiar.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be expected to respond in a self-motived manner to this open-ended course, researching opportunities, planning your time and communicating regularly with the tutors and the student group. This will involve general support and responses to student-motivated studio production sessions, seminars and lectures, gallery visits, group discussions and tutorials, the sharing of ideas within the studio sessions, and online via the course Google Classroom.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Basic materials are provided in studio, although students will be expected to supply some specialist materials or equipment according to their practice and in support of exhibitions.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
After completing CLFA Year 3 students have found numerous opportunities to sustain a successful artistic practice, these include forming artist collectives to find and organise independent exhibitions in external art spaces, securing opportunities for solos exhibitions, making successful applications to study Fine Art at MA, setting up artist studios, accessing print or sculpture studios, applying for arts project funding grants and artists residencies etc. Advice and support is offered on a range of directions relating to fine art practice to support the development of professional understanding and ultimately an independent personal creative practice that can be sustained beyond the duration of the course.
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Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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Students will be encouraged to find external opportunities to organise their own exhibitions, to gain experience of showing and distributing work, collaboration, and organising and promoting a group exhibition. </p><p>The optional modules introduced in year 2 continue in year 3, allowing you to further refine or improve techniques that enhance your main practice, or to diversify or expand its range and scope. * If appropriate to your development, you can also choose to specialise in research, with the support of the tutor team. Alongside this, external sessions run by partner institutions will continue to offer additional creative experiences. </p><p>This course offers contemporary art practice and debate, and personal project mentoring. 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