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Painting by Frank Bowling OBE RA

Autumn Term | 4 Sept - 10 December

Christmas Holiday | 11 Dec - 1 Jan
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Start or progress your journey to a career in Fine Art or Applied Art with our studio-based full-time courses including Guided Studio Practice, Fine Art Advanced Course and Fine Art Level 3 Foundation.

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HSoA Gallery | 'The Brick Thief' Exhibition by Mary Jones

Oct 17, 2023

HSoA Gallery | 'The Brick Thief' Exhibition by Mary Jones

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HSoA Gallery | Printmakers Exhibition

Jul 03, 2023

HSoA Gallery | Printmakers Exhibition

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HSoA Gallery | Paintings by Laurence Causse-Parsley

Apr 20, 2023

HSoA Gallery | Paintings by Laurence Causse-Parsley

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Fine Art Foundation

Fine Art Foundation

For students who wish to increase their commitment to exploring new territories in Fine Art, study full-time on our Foundation course. This is a one year experimental learning course leading to our own certificate, independently moderated to meet national standards.

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Evening Classes

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Now more than ever people are turning to creativity as way to relax and switch off. If you're in need of an escape at the end of long day in the work or home office, our weekly studio-based evening classes give you the headspace and the studio space to learn new skills and develop your work over a 12 week term.

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Our Artist-Patrons

Team Frank
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Dolorosa Sinaga
Angela Leible at work large scale painting
Rachel Scott

As the school celebrated its 70th Anniversary year, British abstract painters Frank Bowling RA OBE and Alan Gouk became our first artist patrons since Henry Moore in 1947. In 2019, sculptor Francisco Gazitua joined us and we are now delighted to welcome Sumatra-born artist Dolorosa Sinaga, Chilean artist Angela Leible and Lady Rachel Scott Bowling.

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'The Mineral Series' by Alan Gouk

During lockdown HSoA Artist-Patron Alan Gouk turned palettes into a series of improvisations on rhythmic movement, concentrated pressure of colour shapes, and formal clarity. ‘The Minerals Series’ alludes to the fact that the mineral origins of most pigments are, so far, the most advanced.

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