Fine Art

University of the Arts London
Undergraduate Grad Dip Full-time 1 Year ArtFashion, textiles, and jewellery

About this course

Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts enables you to develop an independent art practice and build confidence in your approach.

This course is for students who have a BA (Bachelor of Arts) but not necessarily in fine art. It will help you progress to MA (Master of Arts) level or pursue a career within the field of fine art.



What to expect

  • A practice-led course: That brings together a wide range of media. These include film, video, digital media, sound, print, performance, drawing, painting and sculpture. 

  • Integrated practice and theory: This will help you understand the contexts and conditions that shape and frame contemporary art practice. 

  • Independence: To develop an art practice enabling you to progress onto MA level. You’ll have significant control over what you learn, the pace you do this at and how you might show this.

  • Support: You’ll be helped throughout the course via on-going dialogue with your tutors and fellow students.

  • A framework to develop your work: This will enable you to locate your ideas and practice in relation to contemporary art and debates on cultural and theoretical issues. 

  • Portfolios and proposals: You’ll produce a portfolio of practical work and write applications for MA or other related courses and funding. 

  • Written work and verbal presentations: To articulate your ideas in relation to other appropriate practices and theories.

  • Inductions: Into the processes and facilities available in the College’s studios and workshops.

  • Negotiated access to Chelsea's workshops: These include ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography, audio-visual editing, metal and woodwork.

    Industry experience and opportunities

    The Graduate Diploma in Fine Art has professional practice at its core. The course prepares you for progression to MA study as well as to independent practice. You’ll take part in exhibitions at the College and offsite. These will give you hands-on industry experience in curation, collaboration, exhibition production, publicity and publications. The taught programme covers transferable skills and introduces you to a wide range of professional contexts.   

    About Chelsea College of Arts

    Chelsea College of Arts has a reputation for producing some of today’s leading artists and designers. Our students are encouraged to radically engage with contemporary fine art and design practice. The College offers courses in curating and collections, fine art, graphic design, textile design, product and furniture design and interior design

    At Chelsea College of Arts, we look at art and design in a social, cultural and political context. We are particularly interested in the effects of globalisation. This could either be on creative practice itself or a response to it. As an international hub of creative practices, we have a range of partnerships, projects and exchanges that broaden student and staff perspectives and knowledge. 


    Located in central London, the College's Grade ll listed Pimlico site overlooks Tate Britain and the River Thames. It has excellent workshops, extensive library facilities, a canteen and an onsite gallery, Chelsea Space. The College is home to UAL’s Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) research centre, the Decolonising Arts Institute and Iniva.

    The College’s alumni include Mariko Mori, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Haroon Mirza, Steve McQueen, Rana Begum, Chris Ofili, Margaret Calvert, Mark Wallinger, Thomas J Price, James Richards and Helen Chadwick.

    • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    3411 Artists
    2471 Librarians
    5441 Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery

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    University of the Arts London

    London

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