Bachelor of Fine Arts - Fine Arts

The programme encourages the emergence and development of a meaningful artistic practice through experimentation with a range of creative media and processes. This is underpinned and supported by teaching the necessary skills, techniques, and research methodologies to foster your creative, practical, and contextual development. The Whitecliffe Fine Arts department delivers a contemporary and internationally-relevant programme that positions Whitecliffe graduates for a life-long contribution to visual arts and the ever-expanding fields within the creative industries. The programme aligns the fields of Fine Arts and Photo Media (Photography and the Media Arts) together, with students able to develop ideas in one or the other, or both. The BFA prepares students to creatively and innovatively use technological advances as well as understand and appreciate the traditions of Fine Arts.The programme is delivered through a range of learning elements, including lectures and one-to-one meetings led by practicing artists, technical tutorials, guest speakers, and critics to support individual creative practice.At the end of each Semester, students stage formal assessment exhibitions within their studio space. These displays provide opportunities for showcasing work to the public and are essential for resolving existing ideas and considering new directions.