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2.WELCOME 4. REASONS TO STUDY WITH US 6. STUDENT GALLERY 8. LEVELS OF STUDY 10. FOUNDATION COURSE 16. PAINTING COURSE 20. DRAWING COURSE 24. CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE 26. FIGURE COURSE 28. LANDSCAPE COURSE 30. ONE DAY PAINTING COURSE 32. PRINTMAKING COURSE 34. STRUCTURED GRADUATE RESIDENCIES 36. APPLYING 37. ABOUT EDINBURGH 38. STUDENT SUPPORT 39. FEES, FUNDING & OVERSEAS STUDENTS

31 WELCOME

Welcome to School of Art - a creative community in ’s on to a degree course, a graduate looking capital city Edinburgh. to launch your career or someone who has always enjoyed art and wants to find To engage with art is a wonderful and a way to make it a more serious part of enriching process and here at Leith your life. School of Art we provide you with the support you need to further your career We have a proven track record of in the visual arts. With intensive, high enabling people to realise their quality teaching, access to equipment ambitions, and our alumni are successful and materials provided, you will be able in every area of the creative and cultural to develop the skills you need to engage industries as artists, designers and with life as a creative practitioner. makers. Leith School of Art is not just about the work; we are a community We believe in teaching and nurturing of artists and we pride ourselves on our each individual. Every course has caring and lively environment. While been carefully designed to encourage we encourage our students to study individual creativity, develop your ability hard and be ambitious, we emphasise and further your understanding of the the importance of working together creative process. and supporting each other. When you are here you will establish a network Once you have completed a year-long of friends and creative colleagues who course, you will be equipped to continue will inspire, challenge and support you with the next stage of your development, throughout your time at the School and whether you are a school leaver moving beyond. 12 35 EXHIBITIONS Every year the School holds exhibitions where students are invited to showcase their work. Our exhibitions are very well REASONS TO STUDY WITH US attended, and provide an opportunity for students to make and present a body of work. Exhibitions often open up further WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? opportunities for students to exhibit elsewhere, to sell work and raise their profile.

OUR COMMUNITY We aim to be a small community-like art school, working together to create a positive environment which is focussed on learning. Our students are at the heart of our inclusive community, and are the MATERIALS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE centre of what we do. Leith School of Art is an independent Core materials are included in the fees. art college with charitable status. Our We do this because we believe that if TEACHING STAFF independence gives us the freedom to we provide high quality materials then All our tutors are professional practising offer more to our students in terms of you can focus on the making of the artists and highly experienced course content, studio time and teaching work without worrying about forgetting teachers. We hold a strong belief in the methods. anything, or not having the right importance of teaching and our tutors equipment. Over time you will learn work closely with each student to help about methods, processes and materials HIGH TUTOR CONTACT TIME them develop both their practical skills We provide more studio and tutor and establish what works best for you in and the development of their ideas. contact time than many publicly funded order to build your own collection. institutions, where full-time courses offer SUPPORT STAFF between 15 and 20 hours per week. Our OUR SIZE The School is fortunate to have a large courses have a high number of hours We are a small art school and aim to get team of tutor supports and technicians in the studio per day, with each course to know our students which enables us who assist with the teaching and having tutors present between 9.30am to foster close relationships with each technical duties, allowing tutors to focus and 4.30pm. Students receive intensive student while they are here, and once on teaching. teaching while they are in the School they have left. Our scale means that and while non-contact time is regarded students also form close bonds with We have a dedicated management as important for personal development, one another and a great many lifelong and administrative team who are here it is limited to a small proportion of the friendships have been forged within to ensure the smooth running of the course hours. our studios. Being small means we School. Our team provides support with are able to respond to students if they any issues students might face including need additional support, and also assist accommodation, finance, and welfare. students with their individual challenges

and goals.

14 75 Below: Structured Graduate Residency Right: Foundation

STUDENT GALLERY

Above: Drawing Right: Printmaking

Left: Contemporary Art Practice

16 97 LEVELS OF STUDY

We offer courses at all levels and we tailor learning to each individual. Courses can be used as a progression into further YEAR LONG COURSES – learning, or to develop or consolidate Three and Four Days Per Week previous learning experience. Each Our full-time courses run between three individual’s learning goals are central and five days per week and require work to their participation in the course. to be undertaken outside of the School. Progression can be made from one course Access is gained through application and to another within the School, or to other interview with portfolio. Students use courses outside the School. these courses to develop professionally; either as a stepping stone onto another SHORT COURSES – course, or as a platform from which to Day and Evening Courses, establish their own artistic practice. Weekend Workshops and Summer School The courses can be taken either as a pre-degree course, or as a post-graduate PROGRESSION TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS Open to anyone, regardless of previous Many students use our courses to apply course, depending on the student’s level experience, these courses are booked into undergraduate and postgraduate of experience. Our tutors structure their term-by-term and are ideal for finding degree programmes in the UK and teaching around student needs and we out what areas you might like to pursue abroad. Leith School of Art has an are confident they can help students and for building up a portfolio. For more unrivalled reputation for enabling achieve their artistic aims. information please visit our website, or students to gain access to courses at contact the School to request copies of leading art colleges and universities. our Short Course brochures. Each course awards a certificate upon successful completion. OPEN DAYS YEAR LONG COURSES – Open Days give you the chance to visit PROGRESSION WITHIN LEITH SCHOOL OF ART One and Two Days Per Week the School, meet staff and students and Some students use our courses to build Access to our year-long courses is gained find out more about the courses we offer. up a repertoire of skills and experience through application and interview with They provide information about making for their own personal and professional a portfolio. Students use these courses an application, interviews, fees and development. Our courses can be used as a stepping stone onto other year-long funding, student support and portfolio to progress on from one to another, year courses and other institutions. Students reviews. Dates of upcoming Open Days upon year, or combined within one or may already hold a degree in an arts can be found on our website along with two years to create a ‘diet’ of courses subject and use these courses to augment details of how to book a portfolio review. or widen their artistic practice, or to gain that provide the learning each student experience with a view to personal or requires. For further enquiries or to professional development. discuss your objectives, please contact us to make an appointment. 18 119 FOUNDATION COURSE

The Foundation Course stands alone in PROGRESSION offering four full days of tutor contact The School has an exceptional track time in the studio, with an additional day record and a consistently high success of research work set each week outside rate for students gaining places in the the studio for the students to complete. best art colleges in the UK and overseas. This makes the Foundation Course Some examples include: unique in offering an intensive five day of Art, , Central per week course to enable students to St Martin’s, London College of Fashion, develop as rapidly as possible, serving Brighton College of Art, The Royal as the most effective springboard for Academy of Art, The Hague amongst students wishing to move into further many others. Students go on to study study. an array of disciplines including Fine Art, Fashion, Illustration, Performance Throughout the course students build Costume Design, Textiles, Architecture, up a personal portfolio for applying to Animation and Visual Communication. art and design degree courses: for direct Each student’s application to further entry into second year in Scotland, or or higher education is supported and directly into degree courses in England supervised by staff with longstanding or abroad. The structure of the course is experience of the UCAS application designed to help students decide what system. The process of filling in forms, creative discipline they want to pursue. writing personal statements, creating The course starts with a wide range of effective digital and online portfolios, set projects, introducing students to creating striking physical portfolios and a variety of disciplines from painting preparing for interviews is covered, with and printmaking to textiles and graphic tutors keeping track of each student’s design. Students then choose what they application in detail, providing the best want to focus on for their applications to possible support throughout the process. art college and are given strategic one-to- one tuition and advice to build a strong, COURSE CONTENT fully developed portfolio. Drawing is regarded as the core discipline that underpins all aspects of The course has a high tutor/student ratio the course, and students are encouraged with four tutors teaching throughout the to explore drawing as part of all the year, and with two tutors teaching every projects they undertake. day. This allows each student to receive high levels of teaching and individual guidance on their work. 101 13 FOUNDATION COURSE

Sketchbooks are central to a successful ENTRY REQUIREMENTS portfolio, and students are taught how to There are no formal academic entry use these effectively to research, generate requirements for the course. If students and develop ideas, and to document their are intending to use the Foundation work. Alongside the teaching of each Course to apply to a specific course for discipline and personal tutorials, lectures further study, they are advised to check on the history of art are given weekly, the entry requirements for that course. and students complete two essays on this subject as part of the course. Visiting APPLICATION artists and designers give lectures on Applicants will be invited to interview their practice throughout the year, and with their portfolio. Portfolios should the students work alongside a number of contain a variety of recent examples of graduate artists who are on a year-long art work which can include drawing, residency at Leith School of Art. painting, design, 3D work, and development work; for example drawings The course culminates in an end of year and preparation work in sketchbooks. exhibition which gives each student For further advice contact the School. the opportunity to exhibit a developed body of work or project. Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded a Certificate in Foundation Studies (Art and Design).

FEES Fees cover all costs of tuition, four full days in the studio, use of equipment and core materials required for the completion of the course. Students have full access to expertise and equipment.

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141 1517 PAINTING COURSE

This year-long course is unique in that stages, or layers. The tutors will work it focuses entirely on the discipline of intensively with the students in this painting within fine art practice and is way; encouraging the feeling of the ideal for students who want to push the work, developing their ideas, and boundaries of what working in paint exploring the qualities important to can achieve. The course enables each the individual. By the culmination of student to develop an individual and the course, students will be working authentic approach to painting, working on producing a body of work to be on all aspects of their practice; from exhibited at the end of year exhibition drawing, developing ideas, through in June. While still developing their to experimenting with materials and individual creative process, the focus imagery and producing resolved shifts towards exploring and pushing paintings. the qualities of the paintings themselves, such as composition, tonal and colour COURSE INFORMATION understanding and paint handling. The course is initially structured around set projects that introduce Students are required to not simply a range of painting processes and develop techniques, but engage with materials, including working with the ideas that inform their work based oils, acrylics and mixed-media. All on how well the paintings convey of these methods are introduced their ideas. Throughout the course alongside lectures that explore the students are encouraged to develop their ideas behind different ways of painting, contextual and historical awareness of both historical and contemporary. As painting to inform their own works. The the course progresses, the emphasis lecture programme is a key aspect in this is placed on each student developing process. individual projects that they work on for the remainder of the course. This APPLICATION involves identifying subjects or themes This course suits those with experience and particular approaches that work for in drawing and painting, who wish to them. Painting is taught as a process develop their practice further. Applicants that involves research, developing ideas are interviewed with their portfolio, through drawing, extensive periods which should show evidence of around of experimentation, and building up 10 pieces of work made in the last three several paintings simultaneously in years and include sketchbooks which demonstrate experimentation, artists research and the development of ideas. 161 1719 PAINTING COURSE

181 1921 DRAWING COURSE

important. Initially the subject matter At Leith School of Art, we believe that will be provided, ranging from set ups drawing has a fundamental role in all in the studio, life models and trips out art practice. It underpins work in any for location drawing. In the second term, discipline; not only does good drawing alongside working from the figure and enhance the visual impact of many still life set ups, the students will supply art forms, it informs the artist’s mind, the subject matter; choosing subjects allowing them to think critically, to have they wish to explore in more depth. In rigour within their work and insight into the third term students will engage in the world around them. In this course personal projects which they will develop participants will have the opportunity over the weeks into substantial bodies to fully explore drawing as a means of of work. This will form the basis of the expression in its own right and also work shown at the end of year exhibition improve and expand their own drawing in June. Lectures at the start of each practice as a way of supporting personal week and study trips are an important work in other media. A broad definition part of the course to inform and inspire of what drawing can mean will be students. Discussion and evaluation of explored but will always be underpinned each student’s progression will take place by direct observation of the real world. towards the end of the first and third This involves looking at composition, terms. proportion and scale, and mark making. APPLICATION COURSE INFORMATION Applicants are encouraged to come to In the first term there will be a series of interview with sketchbooks, evidence projects where students are challenged of sustained drawing and any work to explore particular approaches to developed over the last three years. We drawing. The use of the abstract language do not expect the portfolio to contain of mark, line, tone and composition will only drawing but a good proportion of be combined with a pursuit of form, drawing should be evident. Larger work space, and light. Different materials can be represented by photographs. will be used singly and combined into mixed media work. Colour is introduced in the second half of the term. As the course develops, more complex ideas of emphasis, feeling and meaning become

201 23 DRAWING COURSE

221 2325 CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE

This is a studio based fine art course materials and how they can be used to with an emphasis on enquiry and both generate and communicate ideas. experimentation. Engagement with ideas, materials and processes will lead Lectures and tutorials will provide a students to consider what it means framework for conceptual exploration. to be making art in the 21st century. Thinking and making will develop side The aim of the course is to provide new by side along with creative decision- possibilities of expression with students making, problem-solving, risk-taking learning how to develop, and refine ideas and discovery. Students may choose to through the making of art, acquiring broaden the scope of their work through an understanding of how the choice of site specific, collaborative, installation, media, technique and form or performance art, as well as sound and communicate meaning. digital media.

Studio work will be supported by As the course progresses, students a programme of lectures, visiting will develop an individual direction artists and gallery visits, reflecting the for their work. During an extended major developments and diversity in personal project, students will select contemporary art. An examination of media and techniques they feel are the strategies, concepts and innovative relevant to, and will best express, their practices employed by contemporary ideas. Where appropriate, seminars and artists will be key; students will be lectures will be designed to support encouraged to discuss their own the emerging interests and aspirations work, and to question, analyse and of the students. These will also enable communicate their response to the work students to have greater confidence of others. in their individual creativity as they consider and understand where their COURSE INFORMATION own work is situated within the context Initially, a series of projects will of contemporary art practice and culture. introduce fresh ways of working with traditional art materials and techniques, APPLICATION as well as introducing new and This course is ideal for anyone who has unexpected media. With a very hands-on been making their own art and would and intuitive approach, students will like to develop their work beyond be encouraged to experiment and learn traditional and disciplinary boundaries. to understand the unique properties of

241 2527 FIGURE COURSE

The human form has been studied by and study trips outside of the studio. An artists for centuries, yet it is still one important aspect of the course will be of the most contemporary subjects in the use of materials. Study will be made art. Artists choosing to engage with initially through drawing and techniques the human form are engaging with of representation - line, tone, colour the very questions of what it means to and scale. Students will work in oil and reflecting their personal perspective on be human; and just as these questions acrylic paint and also learn printmaking the depiction of the human body, and evolve over time, art concerned with techniques. will be able to consider the next steps in the figure is constantly reinvented, and their art practice. has the capacity to reflect the changing The first half of the course will focus ideas and values of its time. Within this on set projects that explore different APPLICATION context, the Figure Course provides a aspects of figure drawing and painting. Applicants are invited to interview dynamic environment for students to In the second half students will be with their portfolio, which should show develop their skills in depicting the encouraged to develop a personal body evidence of work completed in the last figure and to develop their own artistic of work that explores a chosen theme three years. Experience of figure painting voice. Students will explore different or subject through a process of practical is not essential, but some experience of methods of representation to deepen research and development, using any life drawing is desirable. their understanding of the subject, such of the media available. There will be as drawing, the study of anatomy, and models available throughout the personal the use of colour. Through looking at project process. Each student will be other artists and considering various asked to make an independent study of ideas about how depictions of the human an artist who they feel embodies certain form engage with subjects as diverse as aspects of what they are interested in beauty, suffering, politics and gender, pursuing or looking to achieve. Group students will reflect on how these may discussions and the interchange of ideas influence the production of artworks, with tutors and class colleagues add to choice of materials and the language of a mutually supportive learning process. representation. This encourages students to develop questioning and confident self-appraisal COURSE INFORMATION rather than providing or imposing styles Working directly from life models, or techniques. draped and undraped, is a key part of the course. Subjects include human On completion of the course students anatomy, portraiture and composition, will have produced a body of work 261 29 LANDSCAPE COURSE

The landscape has been a source of art, working from location drawing, inspiration to artists throughout history sketchbook development, small studies and continues to occupy the thoughts and large scale painting. The course will of artists in contemporary practice. explore colour theory, mark making, This course will allow students to surface preparation, composition, line fully explore the range of landscape in and tone. Projects and personal work and around Edinburgh which offers a will be executed with a broad range diversity of environments including of drawing materials and will explore rural, urban, seascape and industrial. acrylics, oils, print and mixed media. Students will have the opportunity to As the course develops, students will explore the unique and changing light be expected to develop an independent conditions, the transient weather and visual language in response to the dramatic topography that the city and landscape, experimenting with technique rural environment have to offer and they and expression while exploring their will be encouraged to find a means of ideas. Students will be encouraged to expression within the genre. Throughout think dynamically about what it means the course there will be references made in contemporary terms to paint the to historic as well as contemporary landscape and strategies will be put in artists. place to facilitate courageous painting, lively discourse, ambitious ideas and COURSE INFORMATION dynamic art. Throughout the course The course will emphasise the there will be location and gallery visits, importance of sketchbook work, both as illustrated talks, demonstrations and a tool for visual recording on location visiting artists talks. and as a method of developing ideas and composition. In the first term the group APPLICATION will visit a number of locations and use Applicants are invited to interview these drawings as a starting point for with a portfolio containing evidence of further studies. In term two students will drawing and painting. Extensive work concentrate on painting small studies based on the landscape is not necessary, in series, exploring a wide range of but applicants should show ability in materials and techniques which will be handling a range of materials and have exploited in more considered, sustained sketchbooks or other working drawings pieces in the third term. Students will to show development of ideas. develop a rigorous approach to making

281 3129 ONE DAY PAINTING COURSE

This course provides a unique crits and seminars are conducted, opportunity for anyone who wants giving students the opportunity to have to develop their own art practice in a their work reviewed in a peer-to-peer structured and supportive environment. context. In addition to the studio work, The course allows students to develop students are expected to undertake some their own artwork, refining their preparation for the course at home; painting skills through an intensive reading, research drawing and trips to programme of teaching. This course exhibitions. By the end of the course, has been specifically designed for those students will have produced a substantial wishing to gain a deeper understanding body of work which should be personal of their own practice, whilst being and distinguishable as their own. pushed in new directions, both Students will show their work at the end technically and conceptually. of year exhibition in June.

COURSE INFORMATION APPLICATION The first term begins with lessons and This course suits those with experience lectures dealing with the formal aspects in painting, who wish to develop their of constructing a painting. The course practice further. Applicants wanting to then progresses to structured personal improve their portfolio or enhance their projects for students to develop their current body of work should consider own subjects and ideas. By the second this course. Applicants are interviewed term, students will be pursuing their with their portfolio which should own projects, generating multiple ideas show evidence of drawing and painting and selecting and editing these into final completed in the last three years. pieces. The third term is dedicated to consolidating and creating a resolved body of work by focussing their ideas in greater depth. Understanding the history of painting is an important element of the course and there are regular lectures discussing this. Students will also be required to research contemporary painting scenes and to consider where their own work is most relevant. Group

301 3331 PRINTMAKING COURSE

Printmaking provides an ideal method in an open studio, students learn from of creating new and visually exciting each other’s work and find solutions images and offers the artist fresh and to technical and aesthetic issues. They often unexpected creative outcomes. also have opportunities to assess their This course provides the advantage of a own technical and artistic development sustained engagement with the medium through presentations and supportive and an opportunity for students to group exchanges with peers, helping to develop their work fully, through an develop ideas and gain confidence in the intensive period of study. development of their practice. On completion of the course, students COURSE INFORMATION will have developed a major portfolio The course aims to provide an in-depth of new work and gained experience engagement with printmaking within across a range of printmaking processes. a friendly, informed and supportive They will have also developed critical environment. Students extend their and professional skills necessary for individual creative potential and continuation as a visual practitioner, or develop skills to further their creative towards further academic study. The and professional progression. Students end of year Exhibition provides an ideal are taught processes which include platform for exhibiting work completed relief, intaglio, screen print, monotype, on this course. collagraph and carborundum methods. All processes are supported by tutorials, APPLICATION workshops, group seminars and visiting The course is suitable for individuals lecturers. Emphasis is placed on who are self-motivated and who wish to exploring innovative ways to develop the find ways to expand their visual language language of printmaking both as an end through printmaking. Applicants will in itself and as a vehicle for extending be interviewed with their portfolio, work in other disciplines and contexts. which should contain evidence of work The School-wide theme provides the made in the last three years. Previous starting point for the development of a printmaking experience is not necessary. self-directed body of work. Throughout the course, students have one-to-one discussions with the tutor, reflecting on creative goals and outcomes. Working

321 35 STRUCTURED GRADUATE RESIDENCIES

Leith School of Art’s Graduate Seminars will discuss personal practice, Residency programme offers a unique liaising with galleries and collectors, opportunity to develop a substantial building a support network, developing body of new work within an established an online presence, managing time art school leading towards professional and money, collaborating with others practice or further postgraduate study. working in a similar field and developing a greater critical awareness of individual Successful applicants will benefit from practice. In addition, graduates will be dedicated studio space available at all offered the opportunity to contribute to times during School opening hours. This lectures, seminars and studio teaching allows for flexibility of working practice with the guidance and support of our and the scope to develop a new body experienced tutors and tutor supports. of work. Graduates will be encouraged Graduates will be encouraged to develop to develop an ambitious proposal an online research portfolio including challenging previous work or current an archive of recent works and relevant practice, and will be allocated a personal written texts. This portfolio will be tutor to oversee their development available for peers and tutors and may throughout the year. Graduates will be adapted at the end of the course to receive critical feedback on their work become an online portfolio. and learn how to situate their practice in the wider context of the contemporary APPLICATIONS art world. The programme is open to applications from current final year students or recent STRUCTURE graduates (within two years) from BA or During the programme graduates will MA courses in Art and Design. develop a proposal of study within In exceptional circumstances we will art or design practice, outlining consider applicants who do not meet focused critical enquiry and personal this criteria; please contact the School to contextual research. Studio practice discuss further. will be supported by gallery visits, exhibition opportunities and professional consultation from visiting practitioners. One day a month is structured around seminars in professional practice.

341 3537 APPLYING ABOUT EDINBURGH

Edinburgh is steeped in history and culture, and the old and new towns of Applicants are welcome to contact the the city have been listed as a UNESCO School before submitting an application. World Heritage Site. Edinburgh has This can help enormously to refine ideas repeatedly been voted one of the best OPEN EYE GALLERY and aims, and to identify which course cities in the world, making it an excellent 34 Abercromby Place is most suitable. Open Days take place city in which to study art. openeyegallery.co.uk during the academic year where tutors are available to provide guidance on what ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY There are many galleries and museums makes a successful portfolio. The Mound in the city, some of which are the most royalscottishacademy.org significant in Scotland and all are within A personal statement is required as part STILLS GALLERY easy walking distance: of the application process. This is an 23 Cockburn St opportunity for applicants to express stills.org SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERIES their current creative interests and www.nationalgalleries.org influences and to suggest how studying The University of Edinburgh at the School will help progress to NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF SCOTLAND South Bridge the next step in their artistic career. collections of national and international ed.ac.uk/talbot-rice A reference is also required, ideally importance – www.nms.ac.uk from someone who is familiar with the COLLECTIVE GALLERY There are also a number of theatres, applicant and their artwork. A personal 38 Calton Hill cinemas and music venues throughout reference can be submitted if this is not collectivegallery.net the city to suit all tastes. possible. Please ensure that the reference is included with the application form, or Edinburgh has an excellent transport that the referee submits it directly to the 10 Infirmary Street dovecotstudios.com system. Please visit www.edinburgh.org Student Registrar. The referee should for further information. state the applicant’s full name at the top of the reference. 45 Market Street fruitmarket.co.uk Traditionally a shipping town, Leith is a vibrant and diverse community with a INGLEBY GALLERY strong local identity within Edinburgh. 33 Barony St inglebygallery.com Artists of the city have long been drawn JUPITER ARTLAND to Leith, with its rich industrial history Bonnington House Steadings and picturesque surroundings. Wilkieston jupiterartland.org 361 37 STUDENT SUPPORT FEES, FUNDING & OVERSEAS STUDENTS

Leith School of Art is committed to For details about our fees please refer OVERSEAS STUDENTS encouraging and welcoming all those to our website, or contact the School by If you do not hold a UK or EU passport who want to learn about art and design, email, telephone, or in person. please contact the School prior to irrespective of age, ability or personal application to receive advice about circumstances. ASSISTED PLACES SCHEME international students eligibility. Leith School of Art is an independent We want our high quality teaching to college and is a company limited by At present we do not hold a Tier 4 be available to everyone. Our tutors guarantee and a registered charity. licence with the Home Office and are have expertise at leading courses with a therefore unable to sponsor students wide range of capability, and put great We are committed to providing access to from outside the EEA who wish to study emphasis on encouraging and teaching our courses to people of all backgrounds, for more than six months. However, each student on an individual level. experience and aspiration. We believe in there may be some circumstances where supporting students as much as possible, non-EEA nationals are eligible to study, Student support is an important first and this also includes financial support. and we would recommend that you port of call and we understand that With this in mind we have an Assisted contact your local UK immigration there may be times when help and Places Scheme, which is funded from our office. advice is required. Our Welfare Officer supporters and a wide range of trusts and is here to listen and provide advice on foundations. issues including settling in, finances, accommodation, additional needs and Should you wish to be considered for an personal safety. assisted place you must first apply and be accepted on a year-long course. Normally Our administration team will be happy the maximum amount awarded is up to to help with any questions you might 50% of the tuition fees but can be more have about studying and living in in exceptional circumstances. Edinburgh. There is no deadline for submitting your application but it is advisable to complete and return at your earliest convenience as there is a limited amount of funding available.

381 3941 instance we request that you outline the circumstances in writing to the Business Manager. BOOKING INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY Leith School of Art welcomes students LOCATION with additional support and access needs. Our courses take place in studios at 25 However, at present not all of our studios North Junction Street (NJS Campus) and are wheelchair accessible. Please contact 11a John’s Place (St James Campus). the School for further information and to FEES discuss your support and accessibility needs The course fees cover professional before booking. tuition, lectures, models, use of studios and equipment, and core materials. Also PERSONAL INFORMATION We will use the personal information that included, where applicable, are the cost of you provide to Leith School of Art: entrance fees to venues visited as part of the course. • to administer and provide our courses to you; PAYMENT • to process payment in relation to any A deposit of £250.00 is required at time of enrolment; enrolment and the balance of fees is due 3 • to inform you about similar courses and weeks prior to the start date of the course. other services that we provide, but you If the enrolment is made within 3 weeks may stop receiving these at any time by of the start date full fees are payable. In contacting us via the website, telephone, or some circumstances payment can be made in writing to the School. by instalment. Please contact the Student Registrar for further details. Payment can be Where LSA uses third party service made by BACS transfer, credit/debit card, in providers we disclose only the personal cash or by cheque. Cheques should be made information that is necessary to deliver the payable to Leith School of Art. service (Access Group database, Mailchimp mailing service, Worldpay secure payment CANCELLATION provider, Everyone website developer). Leith School of Art reserves the right to This information is kept secure and is cancel courses if the circumstances dictate. not used for their own direct marketing If this happens you may be offered a purposes. suitable alternative course, or a full refund of your deposit and fees. Our year-long We will not share your personal data with courses require a minimum number of any third party (other than with the third students to run. Courses which do not reach parties stated above). this number will be cancelled not later than You have the right to access information 3 weeks before they are due to start. held about you. Your right of access can If you cancel more than 3 weeks before be exercised in accordance with the Data the start of the course your fees will be Protection Act 2018. refunded minus the enrolment deposit. DISCLAIMER Once the course has commenced fees are The information given in this prospectus non- refundable. is as far as possible accurate at the date of In exceptional circumstances we may be publication. The programme is subject to able to offer a full or partial refund. In this change without notice. 401 43 FOUNDATION COURSE PAINTING COURSE DRAWING COURSE CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE FIGURE COURSE

LANDSCAPE COURSE ONE DAY PAINTING COURSE PRINTMAKING COURSE STRUCTURED GRADUATE RESIDENCIES

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