Spring Term Saturday Courses

Painting 2

Saturdays 10.00am – 4.00pm, £330

19 January – 16 February 2013

Daniel Preece, Sandra Smith

This course is aimed at students who are interested in working from their own ideas and preparatory material. It would suit students with a broad range of experience, the main criteria being that they come with ideas from which to work. Students will be encouraged to develop their own practical and aesthetic interests by setting up an individual studio-based enquiry from the first day. There will be the option of joining a series of morning workshops which aim to explore strategies used by painters to develop work, or for students to work from their own motivation. The course works essentially as a space for developing ideas and personal practise, led by close tutorial support, as distinct from structured teaching. Slide shows of tutors' work and group critiques supplement the studio work. The tutors represent a wide spectrum of professional practice in terms of style and subject matter.

Next Steps in Painting and Drawing

Saturdays 10.00am – 4.00pm, £330

19 January – 16 February 2013

Ian Rowlands, Daniel Preece, Sandra Smith

This course is designed to extend your core skills in painting and drawing, to help students initiate a personal studio practise and develop subject matter. The course is structured to provide a series of practical strategies for working with processes and techniques and it is underpinned by concepts which seek to foster independent enquiry and new directions in personal work. Each session will focus on a particular strategy formulated as a project, in order to extend and translate your ideas and imagery into your own studio-based compositions. The projects will be supported by individual tutorials and group discussion. We will draw on a wide range of media and visual sources. Students will learn how to extrapolate from preparatory material such as sketches, photographic documentation, objects and text. They will consider how to use and develop colour codes and pictorial design systems to further their own compositions; to use processes of layering, transferring and translating images from one surface and scale to another and to generate and invent images from ideas, memories, gathered information and material processes.

This course is suitable for students who have learnt first principles on the autumn term courses in Drawing or Painting, or for those who have studied elsewhere, and will provide a grounding from which they can sustain independent enquiry.

Short Courses are open to anyone aged seventeen and over.

Booking

To book, please complete and return the application form, with your course fee.

Course fee

The course fee covers tuition, provision of an easel, palette and drawing board, where appropriate, and studio space. The course fee does not include materials except drawing supplies for the first session of each course. The fees for the Painting courses include a levy of £15 to cover materials for supports and grounds and some painting mediums. The Life Painting course fee includes a £5 levy which covers a supply of supports and grounds for studies but not your final canvas. You must supply all other materials yourself.

Refunds and cancellations

Cancellations are permitted up to one month before the start of a course, subject to a £25 cancellation fee. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than one calendar month before the start of a course. Students who do not attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments do not have the right to a refund. For this reason we recommend that students take out personal insurance against any unforeseeable circumstances before the start of their course.

Before you start

Further course details, a materials list and map will be sent to you before the course begins.

Location

Short Courses take place at the Slade Studios, Woburn Square, London, WC1H 0AB. Nearest tubes are Goodge Street (Northern Line) and Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines). Public transport links can be found at www.ucl.ac.uk/locations/public-transport. There are meters and NCP car parks nearby. Please note that we are located within the Congestion Charge zone.

Access

The building may be difficult for students with physical disabilities. It is essential that students with special needs discuss their requirements with the Administrator before making an application. Access to the building is available from fifteen minutes prior to the course start time.

Refreshments

Tea and coffee are provided during the class. UCL Refectory is open in the evening from 5.00pm – 7.30pm selling hot and cold meals and snacks and there are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby.

Safety

Short Course students are required to sign a Safety Compliance Form as part of UCL Health and Safety regulations. Aerosol fixative sprays and smoking are not permitted in the building. The use of mobile telephones, radios, personal stereos and kettles is not allowed in the studios. Please take care of your belongings at all times and never leave valuables unattended. We regret that we cannot be held responsible for the loss of students' belongings. Students must make sure that they take all work and belongings away at the end of the course.

Further Information

Please contact the Slade on 020 7679 1384/7042 or email sladeshortcourses@ucl.ac.uk.

Disclaimer

The information given above is accurate at the time of publication. However, the Slade School of Fine Art reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require it.

Please complete the application form and send it along with payment to the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT.

Application form Autumn 2012/Spring 2013 (pdf)
Application form Autumn 2012/Spring 2013 (Word)