Hiya! I'm currently in year 13 and am in the process of searching for Fine art (BA) courses. My predicted grades are A, A, E (rip maths). I have also sat an EPQ related to art in which I got an A, Completed Gold DofE as well as having strong reference, portfolio work, personal statement etc, and a large range in extracurricular and voluntary work. My teachers have told me that, at least for a fine art course, that having the E grade won't affect my application when applying to higher courses, although I'm not sure how true this is?
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew of Fine art courses within the UK that provide a large amount of workshop-based work and allow freedom in terms of experimentation. I'm mainly interested in painting and digital mediums, however, I would like to try to expand this as much as I can.
I've noticed that a fair amount of them have a more traditional focus and incorporate art history into the course, which I don't have an interest in studying. I've found some courses (University of Leeds, Leeds Arts, University of Newcastle, University of Bristol, University of Brighton, Manchester MET, Dundee etc.) however I'd love to hear about any others that may be worth taking a look at.