Our students are completing 2 major portfolios to showcase at the end of their course to qualify. The range of evidence required is varied and highly flexible for us. Students have to find their own pathway, and for some this can be extremely exciting, but also many will begin by finding it extremely challenging! How do we know what kind of artist we want to be so early on in our Art careers? Well, let's start off my experimenting, trying many new things and having lots of fun! You will find samples from these varied portfolios in the 'Skill Builder' sections. Set tasks are given for this portfolio, but how students complete them can be incredibly creative, self-directed and personal. When the skill builder portfolio is complete, tutors support students to help write their own final pathway and this is their 'Final Major Project'. Below, you will find samples from these final portfolios too; written and completed by our students, with tutor notes, to see how students head towards their qualification. Aliyah Final Project: SOUL Fig.1: Aliyah had a strong concept from the start of her final project. If you can make a project personal, it remains interesting and focused ...
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