Develop the skills and confidence to meet a wide variety of creative challenges, to contextualise your work within the contemporary art world, and engage with a diverse range of careers.
You will have the opportunity to tailor your studies around your interests and goals, specialising in a specific discipline within fine art, such as; painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video, new technologies, performance and beyond. You’ll also have the freedom to broaden your skillset by working across a range of disciplines.
You will develop your individual artistic voice through experimentation in your chosen discipline or disciplines and your conceptual goals will evolve through critical conversations with tutors, peers, alumni, and visiting artists. Your career aspirations will be supported by a robust series of modules, workshops, visiting guest lectures and external projects that will provide you with experience to support your chosen career.
Experiment within your own individual studio space throughout all studio-based modules in the programme.
Students have secured placements at arts organisations such as the Two Queens gallery and the Handmade Festival of Art and Music, as well as in schools, galleries and creative businesses.
Graduates pursue careers in conservation, restoration, art therapy, theatre design, film and TV production, illustration, publishing, gallery management, and crafts.
We’re committed to preparing you for life after university through initiatives designed to support you in reaching your creative career goals and demystify routes to success for artists and writers. [Explore our Creative Employability support at De Montfort University in this short video](https:www.youtube.comwatchvEmALng339QA).
Access cutting-edge, modern technical labs and workshops staffed by supportive technical demonstrators, who 99% of our students rate as providing excellent support.
Benefit from opportunities to discuss your work to world-leading curators and arts professionals. Past portfolio reviewers include curators from the Tate Modern, The Contemporary Arts Society, and other significant galleries and art institutions.