The Fine Art Foundation Year at the University of Northumbria Newcastle serves as your essential gateway to degree-level creative study, preparing you for a dynamic career in the arts. This programme is ideal if you are passionate about developing your practical and intellectual skills to become a creative, critical, and reflective arts practitioner. You will explore a broad spectrum of creative arts disciplines, with a strong emphasis on fine art, alongside crucial transferable skills like research, project management, and digital literacy, ensuring you are well-equipped for university success and future employment.
This full-time, one-year foundation programme is delivered on campus, offering an immersive learning experience. You will engage with core modules such as 'The Body', 'Art and the City', 'Identity', and 'Nature and Technologies', alongside essential skills development units. Learning is a blend of classroom and studio-based activities, complemented by opportunities to engage with regional cultural centres. You will graduate with a robust portfolio and the confidence to progress to undergraduate study in fine art or related disciplines.