Programme Overview
Kings Art and Design Foundation at BIC, Bristol offers the ideal course and environment to explore and define your own creative practice and to make you the best candidate for your chosen art and design degree.
Below are some reasons why:
1. Student-centred ethos
- Highly personalised approach to learning and pastoral development
- Friendly and empowering college community — on a human scale
2. Optimised tuition and guidance
- Very small class sizes
- Maximum contact time with subject specialists and professional artists
- Guest lectures, portfolio and career guidance from specialist university staff
3. Specialist facilities
- We provide the specialist facilities and resources you need to maximise your creativity
- Bright, well-equipped studio; your own dedicated workspace which you can access in class and outside class hours
4. Acceptance by the best art institutions in the UK
Kings students’ recent degree progression includes:
- Fine Art, The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (UCL)
- Animation, Bristol School of Animation, Bower Ashton Studios, UWE Bristol
- History of Art, University of Bristol
- Fashion Design, Istituto Marangoni (Milan)
- Product and Furniture Design, Kingston University
- Fashion, Ravensbourne
- Jewellery and Silversmithing, UCA
- Graphic Design, Arts University Bournemouth
- Graphic and Media Design, London College of Communication (UAL)
- Fine Art, Norwich University of the Arts
- Photography, Kingston University
- Fashion Design, University of Southampton
5. Global reach and opportunities
- Develop a global outlook sharing ideas and concepts with students from around the world
- University and Arts School campus visits
- Assess opportunities for further study in the UK or overseas