Ani Grimes, Extended Diploma in Art & Design, UCA Canterbury. Welcome Guide 2016 Extended Diploma in Art & Design - Year 1

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1 Welcome Guide 2016 Extended Diploma in Art & Design - Year 1 Ani Grimes,

2 INDUCTION AND ENROLMENT TIMETABLES In this section you ll find your enrolment and induction timetables. Please take careful note of the dates and times you ll need to attend during your first week. If you re not able to make any of these dates, please let your Campus Registry contact know as soon as possible. You can find their contact details in this Welcome Guide. ACTIVITY AND DATE TIME LOCATION MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Enrolment - please bring your ID and qualification certificates, including Maths and English. 10:00am - 12:00pm Cragg Lecture Theatre TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER -Bring in your Summer Project -Art Pack distribution WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER Self-Study Research Day Attendance is not required THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER and Library, Student Services and IT Inductions FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Welcome Talk and drinks for all courses 4:00pm TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Self-Study Research Day Attendance is not required (Continued on next page)

3 ACTIVITY AND DATE TIME LOCATION THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER Fresher s Fair 11:00am - 3:00pm FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Blue Tuohy, Extended Diploma in Art & Design,

4 WELCOME Welcome to UCA! We re delighted you ve chosen to study with us and become part of our creative community. To help you prepare before joining us in September, this guide outlines your reading list, the equipment you ll need for your course, and any projects you should do over the summer. Remember to look at your course timetable in this guide too. If you have any questions, the contact details for your Faculty are opposite get in touch and they ll be happy to help. We look forward to seeing you at UCA. If you have any queries please contact either: Andrew Malone Course Leader Amanda Theodorakis Course Administrator (general course enquiries) An answer phone service is available on all of the above lines for any out of hours enquiries. Chloe Finlay-Douglas,

5 PRE-ARRIVAL In this section you ll find a list of activities to complete before you join us in September. DfE RISE IN THE PARTICIPATION AGE (RPA) - LEAVING SCHOOL In England, your leaving age depends on when you were born. You can leave school on the last Friday in June as long as you ll be 16 by the end of that year s summer holidays. You must stay in some form of education or training until your 18th birthday if you were born on or after 1 September Your options are: -Full-time education - eg. at a school or college -An apprenticeship or traineeship -Part-time education or training - as well as being employed, self-employed or volunteering for 20 hours or more a week. For more information visit: gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school GCSE MATHS & ENGLISH Please note, there have been changes to Further Education courses, including for some EU students, which are intended to support successful achievement of art and design courses and some of the entry requirements to Higher Education. Students unable to provide evidence of attainment in GCSE English language or mathematics at grade C or higher (or acceptable equivalent) will be required to enrol on Functional Skills or GCSE courses and continue to work towards achieving at least a GCSE at grade C. The UCA enrolment process in September will require confirmation of GCSE attainment in English language and mathematics or acceptable international equivalent. We ll offer an initial assessment to determine the most suitable level for you to start studying and support you in achieving the required grades. In return, we ll expect you to be fully committed to your learning. Ellie Turner,

6 ATTENDANCE Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: Studio days am 4.00pm Wednesday: Self-study research day We ask that you arrange non-emergency doctors or dentist appointments or driving lessons etc. on Wednesdays, which are designated self-study days. Please make a note of the term dates in your separate Campus Guide. We do not have half-term breaks. Please do not book holidays during term time. If you need to be away from university, you ll need to complete a Leave of Absence request form and get it signed by your tutor in advance. NB: You may be required to be on campus some Wednesdays, such as for Open Days, Field Trip Week, Assessment Week etc. but you ll be notified of such dates in advance. All absences have to be notified to the Further Education Administrator in the Campus Registry office before 10.00am on each day of absence on T: Jade Groves,

7 COURSE COSTS EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS NEEDED The course will pay for, or subsidise, most of the essential materials used during studio activities such as drawing and in practical workshops. There will be some costs incurred during your course. You ll need to buy a Personal Art Pack of equipment and specialist consumables from UCA s online story for 100. You ll then need to buy top-up materials from the online story in Year 2, which will cost 85*. Please note this is separate to the University Materials & Service Charge of 130* that all students pay each year if under the age of 19 years when starting their course. VISITS Each year there are a number of local day visits to museums, galleries and locations that play an important part in your study and serve to inform and enrich your studio work and portfolio. The range of visits will vary according to availability of venue and cost of entry fees etc. Visits are for all students and the cost inclusive of transport is 60* each year. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS As you progress through your course and decide which pathway to study you may require further specialist materials and equipment. Many will continue to be provided free of charge but the cost of others will vary depending on the nature and ambition of your work. There s a very competitively priced shop on campus where you can purchase additional notebooks, art materials, mounting materials, papers etc. Photocopying and professional quality digital printing (A4 up to large format A0+ sizes) is available through our print bureau at much reduced prices from those available commercially. HOW TO PAY To pay for your equipment and visits, please go to store.ucreative.ac.uk Rebecca Anne Gandy, There is also a residential 5-6 day educational visit to Amsterdam in Year Two. This visit provides an opportunity to develop ideas and practical work in a stimulating and dynamic international context and will serve to further enhance your work and portfolio. The cost of the visit to Amsterdam is 290* and includes travel, B&B accommodation and entry to most venues. We offer an alternative UK programme with 2-3 single day visits for those few students unable to travel overseas. The cost of this alternative schedule is 50*. In Year 1 your local day visits ( 60) and Personal Art Pack ( 100) will need to be to be bought from UCA s online store during online enrolment. We are committed to securing the best value for all visits by planning ahead and will only change the cost if circumstances are beyond our control. *Costs are for 2016/17 and may be subject to amendment for 2017/18.

8 SUMMER PROJECT Make Your Mark: alternative drawing tools No doubt you ve already used many different media to draw, such as pencils, pastels, charcoal, pens, brush and ink, diffusers and airbrushes, and so on. We want you to consider how these tools direct and inform your drawing, and how your drawings would change if these tools weren t available to you. Your summer project is to design six tools and make a journal that supports your research, decisionmaking, problem solving and design development. The tools you design and make will be used in your first project. Both the tools and the journal will be assessed as part of your first unit. We don t want to see replicas of any existing tools the whole point of this project is to design a new tool for drawing. However, you may want to alter an existing object, for example by using a broom as a starting point, but disengaging it from its original use and adding fresh elements. Consider the materials you use and how you can develop them to produce interesting tools that make exciting and unexpected marks, cuts or various effects. Whatever materials you choose to work with, it s important that you develop them visually think of the objects as sculptures in their own right. Where do I start? Here s a list of artists who ve made drawing tools. Look at these artists and put research in your journal. Make notes about relevant artists that might inform your ideas. -Rebecca Horn made attachments to her body that held pencils so she could draw using her face. She also made an extension from her hands so she could draw from a distance. How do you think this altered, or limited, the kind of marks she could make? -Jean Tinguely made drawing machines to draw for him! Could you make a simple devise or drawing machine? -Peter Fischli and David Weiss didn t make drawing tools, but look at their work for inspiration regarding their ingenious use of objects. -Jason Martin makes paintings with just one brushstroke, but he makes a bespoke brush for each painting. On your first day at UCA, please bring: -A journal with notes that demonstrate your research and design development -Six developed 3D objects that could be used as alternative tools for drawing, painting or making. Jamie Lam, Extended Diploma in Art & Design,

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