BA (Hons) Drawing

This course explores drawing as a constantly evolving mode of contemporary art practice. The course considers drawing as an extension of thinking and encourages you to test the boundaries of drawing practice through an understanding of current ideas, practices and technologies as well as the traditions and histories of the discipline. You will be asked to explore drawing as an end in itself as well as a means for exploring other modes of art practice such as sculpture, installation, performance and film. As one of the five fine art subjects within the Art Cluster at Camberwell the course offers a distinct approach to drawing fine art practice.

Self-initiated and organised external projects help you learn vital professional skills as you develop a better understanding of the context for your work. Student-led research within drawing is enhanced by a variety of visiting professionals from diverse arenas including fine art, surgical medicine, materials science, architecture, sound art, animation, criticism and curation.

The course has strong links with Tate Britain’s drawing collection, the British Museum, Hunterian, National Gallery, The Wellcome Trust and the Architectural Association, with historians and practitioners giving regular lectures to enhance the course curriculum.

Many students have taken part in the Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, BBC television and radio programmes, and special projects in collaboration with students across the University of the Arts London.

Many students also take the UCL Anatomy for Artists course; while others opt to spend a term abroad at one of the art institutions we have established links with in Nice, Madrid and Milan.