UAL International Summer School for 11 to 15 year olds Short Course
Course description
Course overview
The UAL International Summer School for 11 to 15 year olds is a fun and intensive summer course designed to improve skills and techniques through creativity, experimentation and collaboration. The course will provide a chance to help build a portfolio for further study, experience art college life and meet like-minded individuals.
The UAL International Summer School offers students with a keen interest in art and design a unique opportunity to learn in an art school environment. Students will create work inspired and informed by London's rich cultural and social diversity, as they engage in a series of art and design projects.
Structured in a similar way to a foundation course in art and design, you will be helped to build and create work for a portfolio. Throughout the two-week programme, you will be encouraged to learn new skills, progress existing skills and express your ideas through discussions with your tutors and fellow students.
Read more about the course and see examples of previous student work in our UAL International Summer School course feature.
Who this course is for
The UAL International Summer School provides a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced UAL tutors and experience life at art school. Suitable for anyone aged between 11 to 15 years old with a keen interest in art and design (you may be working towards a GCSE, International Baccalaureate or just wanting to improve your skills).
This course runs at the same time as our successful UAL International Summer School for 16 to 18 year olds and provides an opportunity for younger students to attend within an appropriate age group.
Key information
Topics covered
- Research and idea generation
- Drawing: scale, texture and colour
- Sketching
- Mark-making
- Design
- 2D and 3D collage and modelling
Learning outcomes
- Grow in self-confidence and develop a range of perspectives and skills
- Generate ideas and concepts that reflect a given theme and create a range of new work
- Experiment with scale, texture and colour via the mediums of drawing, sketching, mark-making, design, 2D and 3D collage and modelling
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching
For practical information about our kids and teens courses, take a look at our kids and teens information hub. This includes details of our policies on safeguarding, food allergies, learning requirements and online study.
Materials
If possible, please bring a camera or camera phone to record the process of making work, and the outcomes.
Everything needed to complete the course is provided, but please feel free to bring any current sketchbooks or materials you enjoy using.
Tutor
Joey Bloss
Joey Bloss has had over 20 years experience as a lecturer in art and design and as Course Tutor at a London聽FE college. She has taught BTEC Art & Design, Foundation in Art and Design, GCSE and A Level Art and Design and Textile Design.Her聽aim for every student to be engaged, encouraged and supported. To help build confidence, knowledge and know how to achieve their聽goals and enjoy the聽process.
Joey Bloss's specialism is Textile Design (print and constructed) with knowledge of a variety of print techniques. She also have vast experience in all Art and Design applications fashion and photography.聽 This includes; Visual Recording in Art and Design, Ideas and Concepts, Visual Communication, Fashion Presentations Techniques, Exploring Textiles and 3D Sculptural textiles. In her teaching practice she introduces and covers all aspects of contextual study, historic and contemporary to inspire the art and design process along with practical skills to help extend knowledge and develop design awareness from initial recording of research, experimental drawing for art and design and fashion and textiles. This includes experimental drawing and mark making, fabric manipulation, artists research, composition, mood boards, encouraging the use of varying mediums to inspire and develop personal style. I encourage students to experiment in their sketchbook to create a narrative that will support final outcomes for assessed work.
She has had substantial experience of project and curriculum development and delivery and is currently an assessor, moderator and a subject specialist聽for UAL awarding body.
In her own practice as a designer she runs a small textiles print studio producing designer textiles collections for homeware.
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