Fine Art Painting

One of the few painting degrees in the UK, Fine Art Painting at Brighton is studio-based and centred on vital hands-on learning-by-doing.

Our course is well known and highly respected. Many of our graduates exhibit their work globally and have made significant contributions to fine art and related cultural spheres.

Rather than teaching a house style, we offer a diverse and dynamic learning experience, rooted in painting but extending across many fine art media. We aim to foster independent artists and thinkers who engage through experimentation, exploration and risk taking. This prepares you to engage with the world of contemporary fine art through a range of individual approaches.

Your tutors on the Fine Art Painting degree course are internationally exhibiting artists with painting at the core of their practices, all with professional experience of the subject.

Frequent individual and group tutorials guide you through every aspect of your work – from the material, to the conceptual and contextual. Methods and materials workshops give you practical knowledge of painting skills and critical studies foster your social and historical awareness. Professional development modules prepare you for successful creative careers beyond graduation.

This course sits within a suite of Fine Art courses at Brighton alongside Fine Art and Printmaking. Please see entries for these courses to find out more.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

There is no house style – we believe that to develop as a painter you must be unafraid of taking risks and be willing to learn through both failure and success.

We encourage you to explore all aspects of painting, discovering how different media and processes impact on the ideas and content of your work.

We will encourage you to test boundaries in an environment of discussion and debate.

Strong links with local arts communities provide volunteer and employment opportunities

You will have your own studio space and be in regular contact with expert staff through individual tutorials, lectures, seminars and workshops.

There are opportunities to exhibit your work throughout the course including student-led exhibitions at the university and in art and exhibition spaces across the city, culminating in the Graduate Show.

Your lecturers are professional painters, so you will receive guidance from established artists

International links with the University of Nagoya, Japan, including an exchange programme available by competitive application.

Professional development lectures in your final year cover areas including self-employment, networking and project management, preparing you for a career in the creative industries.

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