Visiting artist Ian Johns helps our fine art students to hone their paintings skills.

AS Enrichment Day

Former Ashton Sixth Form student Samuel Stewart visited us today to show our AS students the principles of character design.

The Art Department now offer an Art foundation Course which sits between A' Levels and Degree Courses. This week our Foundation Students have been working collaboratively on a group project. The outcome was this intriguing and multifaceted installation.

This artwork was based on Cornelia Parker's recent exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery and draws inspiration from art movements such as arte povera and conceptualism.

Our Art Foundation students working on a collaborative sculptural installation.

Three of our Fine Art students were selected to produce large scale artwork for display in the colleges newly built reception. Here are some short films of them working their magic.

Joe Casey:

Leila Nesbit:

Zak Islam:

'It's been great to meet the first groups of students enrolling for the art courses -fine art, graphic design,  fashion and textiles , photography and 3d design , today. We're looking forward to seeing lots more of you tomorrow - come and see us to discuss your art options. You can study 1, 2 or 3 arts as part of your AS programme. The art staff are on hand to show you sketchbooks and help you decide which pathway is for you. 

If your results are not what you expected,  come and see us anyway - Ashton Sixth form College has courses and pathways to suit all.'

Three commissioned paintings take pride of place in college reception. Congratulations

to our very own Zak Islam, Leila Nesbit and Joe Casey. We wish them the very best of

luck with their future art studies in higher education.