A Level Art - Fine Art
at Truro and Penwith College, Truro · college
What the college says
This course offers a range of varied and exciting workshops, to develop skills and knowledge that is fundamental to the world of art and design. You will study how other artists and designers work, developing understanding and critical analysis. The course gradually builds around personal interests, to develop your creativity. Do you enjoy drawing? Would you like to explore a broad range of materials and processes, improve your skills and knowledge, work creatively, see, and understand the world in a different way? This course develops your skills and thinking, either as a personally enriching interest or as a progression towards a career within the creative industries. You will develop key skills and knowledge fundamental to the world of art and design. During a series of workshops you will explore a range of two-dimensional materials and approaches. You will explore how a range of modern and historic artists have communicated ideas through their imagery and techniques. Year two builds on your learning with experimental workshops, encouraging you to take risks and work in new and different ways.
What you need to get on
In addition to general A Level entry requirements, a keen interest in drawing to develop your creativity as a design stimulus and as a means of gathering creative ideas and making them visible is absolutely essential.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
TRURO COLLEGE
College Road, Truro, TR1 3XX
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St Clare Street, Penzance, TR18 2SA
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Truro
- 1 September 2026 · Penzance
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