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Do you dream of creating cutting-edge art, photography, or fashion?
Studying art and design opens doors to a wide range of fields, including fine art, photography, digital graphics, fashion design, illustration, advertising, publishing, textile design, craft and product design, interior design, and architecture.
Turn your passion into a professional career in the creative industries. Our Art and Design courses provide the perfect platform for you to explore and develop your artistic talents. Whether you’re an aspiring artist, photographer, or designer, our courses will equip you with the skills needed to succeed in this vibrant industry.
Art and Design Pathways Explained
Illustration and Fine Art
Illustration and fine art are both creative paths, but they focus on different things.
Illustration is about creating images that tell a story or explain an idea, like drawings in books, comics, posters, or even video games. It often has a clear purpose and is used in things like advertising, publishing, and animation.
Fine art, on the other hand, is more about expressing personal ideas, emotions, or exploring big themes through painting, drawing, sculpture, or mixed media. It’s often shown in galleries and museums. If you enjoy drawing, painting, or creating visual stories, both paths can be exciting.
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Photography and Graphic Design
Photography is all about capturing moments, stories, and emotions through a camera. You’ll learn how to take great photos, use lighting and composition, edit images using software like Photoshop, and explore different styles like portrait, fashion, landscape, or documentary photography. It’s perfect if you enjoy being creative with a camera and telling stories through images.
Graphic design, on the other hand, is about using images, text, and layout to communicate ideas visually. Graphic designers create things like posters, logos, websites, packaging, and social media graphics. You’ll learn how to use design software (like Adobe Illustrator or InDesign), understand colour, typography, and layout, and create designs that grab attention and send a clear message.
Both are creative and visual careers, but photography focuses more on capturing real-life images, while graphic design is about creating visual content from scratch or combining images and text. If you enjoy being artistic, using technology, and expressing ideas visually, either path could be a great fit!
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Fashion and Textiles
Fashion is all about designing clothes, accessories, and styles that people wear. You’ll learn how to sketch designs, choose fabrics, sew garments, and understand trends and how the fashion industry works. It’s a great choice if you love clothing, enjoy being creative, and want to express yourself through style.
Textiles focuses more on the materials used in fashion and design, like fabrics, patterns, textures, and how they’re made. In a textiles course, you might learn how to dye fabrics, print patterns, weave, or experiment with materials to create unique designs. It’s perfect if you enjoy hands-on making, experimenting with colour and texture, and exploring how materials can be used in fashion, interiors, or art.
If you enjoy drawing, sewing, working with fabrics, or imagining new styles, fashion and textiles could be a great path for you.
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Student’s Portfolio
Our Art and Design Courses
Art and Design (Including Art and Design/Fashion and Textiles/Photography and Graphics) – Level 1
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1 year
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(16-18)
Art and Design Practice (Including Art and Design/Fashion and Textiles/Photography and Graphics) – Level 3
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2 years
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Age Group:
(16-18)
Art and Design Skills (Including Art and Design/Fashion and Textiles/Photography and Graphics) – Level 2
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1 year
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Age Group:
(16-18)
Where your course can lead
Lila Richardson, Art & Design – Level 1
Lila had entered the MIMA & Teesside University ‘Great Create’ competition, and her work had been selected to be in the exhibition at MIMA. She received a Highly Commended Award for her artwork. Lila had created a piece of work based on the Japanese manga and television series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, which she had become a fan of during lockdown.
She said: “My tutor brought the competition to my attention, and I decided to apply for it. I put in so much hard work and spent a lot of time on the piece, so I was very happy to have received the award.
“I really enjoyed the course; Middlesbrough College stood out to me when I was looking at colleges in the area, as the art course involved all of my favourite aspects, such as drawing and realism.
“I settled into college well and made some really good friends. The staff were so friendly, and I felt well supported by them. I loved the range of projects I was given, especially when I got the chance to draw people, as that was what I was passionate about.”
