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ARE YOU A CREATIVE?

BECOME A LOINER(01)

ITS BETTER(02)

THAN

BECOMING A LONDONER

(01) INHABITANT OF LEEDS. ESTIMATED

NUMBER OF LOINERS IN TWO THOUSANDAND TWELVE EXCEEDS 800,000.

(02) MAKE WAVES IN AN INTIMATE CREATIVE

INSTITUTION WHICH EXISTS WITHIN THECONTEXT OF A TRULY VIBRANT CITY.

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CONTENTS

THIS PROSPECTUS IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN

PDF FORMAT. TO RECEIVE A COPY, PLEASE CONTACT OUR

STUDENT ADVICE TEAM ON 0113 202 8111 OR EMAIL US

AT [email protected]

Information

Welcome

The College

Student Support

Students Union

Sports & Activities

Facilities & Resources

Open Events

Choosing a Course

The City

Museums & Galleries

Higher Education

Why study at Leeds College of Art

BA (Hons) Art & Design (Interdisciplinary)

BA (Hons) Creative Advertising

BA (Hons) Digital Film, Games & Animation

BA (Hons) Fashion

BA (Hons) Fine Art

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

BA (Hons) Interior Design

BA (Hons) Photography

BA (Hons) Printed Textiles & Surface Pattern Design

BA (Hons) Visual Communication

BA (Hons) / Foundation Degree Furniture Making

Enterprise & Employability

Oppurtunities to Study Abroad

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Loiners

Current Loiners

Loiners Going Places

Loiner Initiatives

Further Education

GCSEsWhat Next?

Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

Extended Diploma in Art & Design

General Art & Design and Access to Higher

Education (Daytime)

Level Two Diploma in Art & Design

Access to Higher Education (Evening)

Personal Development

Short Courses

Further Information

Entry Requirements

How to Apply

Student Finanace

International Students

Where to Live

We Welcome Everyone

How to Find us

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BA (HONS) PRINT TEXTILES + SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN

WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE YOURSELF AS

A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AND TO DEVELOP AN

ENQUIRING AND VERSATILE ATTITUDE TO DESIGNING.

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You will be helped to explore, develop

and express innovative concepts, and to nd

your own approaches to the wide range ofspecialisations within the course.

The majority of our graduates are

employed in design teams or studios in a wide

range of industries; others establish their own

practices as designer/makers. Whatever you

choose, the world of design is rich, exciting

and uid. It is forward-thinking, yet rooted

in history interior design - and will always

embrace innovation, new ideas and vision.

Course Contact

Julie Bland

Paul Sunter

Telephone

+44 (0)113 202 8000

Work placements

This is a key aspect of the coursefrom the second year onwards, and you

will be encouraged to do periods of

work placement to suit your individual

requirements. Students have recently

been as far aeld as Calcutta, the USA,

Amsterdam, Barcelona and Milan, although

the majority go to London or other UK

locations. In 2011, our students worked

in the design studios of Liberty, Alexander

McQueen, Topshop, Miss Selfridge, River

Island, Duchamp, Amanda Wakeley, Rob

Ryan, Paul Smith, Alison Willoughby, Karen

Nicol, Habitat, Oasis, Timorous Beasties,

DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg and

numerous others.

Study visits

Every year, rst-year students have

a week-long study trip to Amsterdam while

second-year students have a choice of two

visits to Paris. A further visit to New York

is scheduled every three years, open to

students across all of the years.

Exhibition opportunities

In February and September each year,

the course shows and sells student designs at

Indigo fashion fabric trade fair in Paris. Those

students specialising in interiors may show

their work on our stand at MoODtrade fair

in Brussels. We also show student work

at the Leeds International Book Fair and

the Glasgow International Artists BookFair. The New Designers Exhibition in

London is an opportunity for our graduating

students to present themselves and their

work to a professional audience and to meet

potential employers.

Resources

We have professionally equipped

textile-print workshops staffed by specialist

technicians. These workshops offer

equipment for dyeing, screen-printing, heat-

transfer printing, digital printing and laser-

cutting. The well-equipped CAD suites have

both PCs and Macs. All students have access

to the internet and use software such as

Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (no prior

knowledge of these is necessary).

European links

As well as visiting and exhibiting

at major European trade fairs and placing

our students in design studios in European

cities, the course participates in the Colleges

Erasmus student exchange scheme (see

page 75 for more information).

Progression & career opportunities

We design for a global industry and

our graduates are employed in design studios

throughout the world in fashion and Interior

textiles; card and gift wrap; wall coverings;

media and publications; fashion marketing;styling; buying; fashion accessories; costume

design; and interior design. Each year,

several students continue their studies at

masters or PGCE level.

Awards

Our students have won prestigious

national and international awards:

New Designer of the Year, 2011

New Designers Tigerprint Award 2011

(winner)

Wallpaper History Society, Timorous Beasties

Award 2011 (winner) Texprint 2011

Friulprint, Italy (winner)

Surtex, New York 2011 (grand winner)

Prestigious Textiles Award (winner)

The Worshipful Company of Dyers Award

2011 (winner)

The Bowery Gallery 1m x 1m 2011 (winner)

Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 for

Fashion Fabric (second & third prizes)

Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 for

Interior Fabric (second prize)

Association of Fashion and Textile Courses

Award 2011 (second & third prizes)

2011 GoodWeave Rug Design Competition

(second prize)

Bradford Textile Society Presidential Award

2010 (winner)

Textile Finishers Association Award 2010

(third prize)

Prestigious Textiles Award 2010 (third prize)

Clothworkers Foundation Award for

Ecological Issues 2010 (winner)Association of Fashion and Textile Courses

Award 2010 (second and third prizes)

British Textile Designers Guild Plaque 2010

(third prize)

Premiere Vision Travel Bursary 2010

Prestigious Textiles Award 2009 (rst prize)

Association of Fashion Textile Course Award

2009 (rst, second & third prizes)


(second prize)

The British Textile Designers Guild Plaque

2009 (winner)

Unitex European Fashion Print Competition

2009 (fourth and fth prizes)

Society of Designers and Colourists

Competition 2009 (second prize)

The Selvedge Award for Excellence inTextiles

2009

Texprint 2009

New Designer of the Year 2008

2008 Bradford Textiles Society Crossing the

Boundaries for Interiors (second and third

prizes)

Textiles Finishers Association Award 2008

(rst prize)

Premier Vision Travel Bursary 2008

First year modules include:

Design for Print Design for Digital Output

Design for Paper

Design for Context

Context of Practice 1

Personal and Professional Practice 1.

Second year modules include:

Design and Innovation

Responsive

Design Direction



Third year modules include:


Extended Practice 3


Links with industry

Each year we collaborate with

Tigerprint and Pattern Fashion Fabric Studio,

as well as other manufacturers and design

studios whenever appropriate opportunities

arise. In the nal year we encourage you

to work with companies, and this has led to

exciting successes for our students in Europe

and the USA.

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We welcome a wide range of

qualications and accept students with the

best potential to succeedirrespective oftheir background.

Further Information

Entry Requirements

If you are studying for an Extended

Diploma

Youll need 240 UCAS tariff points**

from an extended diploma in a relevant

subject or a Creative and Media Diploma

(Level 3). You will also need a GCSE grade

A*-C in English Language, English Literature

or equivalent (see above).

If you are studying for your AS and A2s

Youll need 240 tariff points** from your

AS and A2 studies. Two of your qua lications

must be at A2 level, one of which should be

in an art and design or related subject. Youll

also need a GCSE grade A*-C in English

Language, English Literature or equivalent

(see above).

If you are a mature student studying for a

recognised Access to Higher Education

course

Youll need a recognised Access to

Higher Education course specialising in art

and design.

If you are studying for a BTEC National

Certifcate


from a BTEC National Certicate in a relevant

subject. You will also need a GCSE gra de

Higher Education

In all instances, you will need to havea portfolio of relevant practical work which

demonstrates your ability and enthusiasm

for the course youre applying for, as well as

achieving level 3 qualication/s in an art and

design related subject (see below).

You also need to have passed GCSE

English Language or English Literature at

grade C or above, or Functional Skills in

English or Key Skills Communications at

Level 2. For mature students, an Access

to Higher Education qualication in art and

design will also be acceptable to demonstrate

English language ability. For mature students

who are unable to provide formal evidence

of an appropriate standard of English, the

College may request completion of its own

English prociency test.

If you are studying an accredited

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design


from your foundation diploma and your AS

and A2 results. You may add together AS/A2

and foundation diploma tariff points in arriving

at 240 points. You will also need a GCSE

grade A*-C in English Language, English

Literature or equivalent (see above).

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A*-C in English Language, English Literature

or equivalent (see above).

Any other qualifcation?

We accept a number of other

qualications. For full details please refer

to course entry requirements on the UCAS

website and the UCAS tariff points tables at

www.ucas.ac.uk.

Further Education

Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

You should normally be at least

18 years old with one A level plus three

GCSE passes at grade C or above, or

equivalent qualications. You should also

be able to present a portfolio of work which

demonstrates your interests and ability in art

and design.

Extended Diploma in Art & Design

You should be at least 16 years old,

have four GCSE passes at grade C or above,

or an Intermediate GNVQ or Level 2 Diploma

in Art & Design at a merit or above, and be

able to present a portfolio of work which

shows your interest and ability in art design

and/or technology.

Level Two Diploma in Art & Design

You should normally be at least 16years old with a minimum of three GCSE

passes at Grade D, and be able to present

a portfolio of work which shows your interest

and ability in art, design and/or technology.

General Art & Design and Access to

Higher Education

We require an IELTS Level 5 or

equivalent English Language qualication.

You may also wish to show us examples of

work which demonstrate your creative side

or skills such as drawings, paintings, mod els,

garments or photographs. Students with

sufcient experience in art and design may

progress directly to the second year (Access

to Higher Education) of the programme.

Mature students

If youre older than the typical

college entrant and dont have traditional

qualications, we will consider your relevant

experience as well as your educational

background. Your application form should

provide as much information as possible

for consideration by admissions staff and, if

we consider it tobe relevant, well explore it

further with you at interview.

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LOINERS GOING PLACES

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CROWNS & OWLS

(01) A GRADUATE OR FORMER

STUDENT OF A SPECIFIC SCHOOL,

COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY.

(02) TOM + OLLIE WERE ENCOURAGED

BY TUTORS TO COLLABORATE ON A FEW

PROJECTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.

CROWNS & OWLS IS A CREATIVE FILM

PRODUCTION COMPANY DEDICATED TO MAKING

HIGH QUALITY SHORT FILMS, COMMERCIALS

AND MUSIC VIDEOS. WITH IN-HOUSE

EXPERTISE AND STRONG LINKS TO SUPERB

FREELANCERS, WE CREATE INNOVATIVE AND

CLIENT PLEASING SOLUTIONS FROM PRE TO

POST PRODUCTION, TO DELIVER PROJECTS THAT

EXCEED OUR CLIENTS EXPECTATIONS

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LOINERS GOING PLACES

CATALOGUE







TOM PRATT AND OLIVER SHAW ARE TWO

ALUMNI(01) STUDENTS FROM LEEDS COLLEGE

OF ARTS BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSE.

TOGETHER,(02) THEY HAVE SET UP CATALOGUE

-AN INDEPENDENT GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO

SPECIALISING IN DESIGN FOR PRINT,

BRANDING, IDENTITY, BOOKS, EXHIBITION

AND WEB. THEY ALSO RUN A SISTER COMPANY

CALLED PRINTSHOP, WHICH PRODUCES HIGH

QUALITY SCREEN PRINTED T-SHIRTS, POSTERS,

BAGS AND OTHER ITEMS.

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LOINER INITIATIVES

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LEEDS PRINT FESTIVAL







THE ONE-WEEK LEEDS PRINT FESTIVAL 2012

AT LEEDS GALLERY HAS A PROGRAMME OF

EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, OPEN

STUDIOS AND PERFORMANCES COVERING

ALL PRINT DISCIPLINES. THIS UNIQUE

COLLECTION OF EVENTS WILL DELIVER A

DOSE OF INSPIRATION WHILST DRAWING

ATTENTION TO PRINT AND ITS IMPORTANCE

IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN CULTURE.

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PRE* EXHIBITION







PRE* IS A PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS, LIVE

ARTWORK AND DISCUSSIONS THAT DIVULGE

AND EXAMINE THE SUPPORTING ACTIONS

AND PROCESSES, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL,

INVOLVED IN CREATIVE ACTIVITY. MAKING

PUBLIC THE ONGOING DECISIONS THAT FORM A

BODY OF WORK WILL OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE

TO THE SHOWCASE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS

AND PUT THE PARTICIPANT IN THE HEART OF

THE CREATIVE JOURNEY.

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FURTHER EDUCATION

OUR BUZZING STUDIOS(01) ALLOW ROOM TO GROW.(02)

(01) NATION STUDENT SURVEY GIVES

US 97% SATISFACTION WITH STUDIO

SPACE AND ACCESSIBILITY.

(02) BOOKABLE RESOURCES OFFER

ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP SPACE

EXPLORATION OF PRACTICE.26

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FURTHER EDUCATION

UNRIVALLED ACCESSIBILITY

TO EXCELLENT RESOURCES.(01)

(01) IN THE VERNON STREET CAMPUS

WE OFFER AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION

OF ORIGINAL LETTERPRESS AND

PRINT PRESSES.120

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ARE YOU NEXT IN LINE

TO BECOME A LOINER?(01) PLEASE SEND ME

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT

HIGHER EDUCATION OPEN EVENTS,

FOUNDATION DIPLOMA OPEN EVENTS,

FURTHER EDUCATION OPEN EVENTS,

END OF YEAR SHOWS

UPCOMNIG EXHIBTIONS

(02) PLEASE SEND ME

A FULL-TIME 2014 PROSPECTUS

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(03) PLEASE ADD ME TO MAILING LIST

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DATE OF BIRTH

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BA (HONS) PRINT TEXTILES + SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN

WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE YOURSELF AS

A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AND TO DEVELOP AN

ENQUIRING AND VERSATILE ATTITUDE TO DESIGNING.

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You will be helped to explore, develop

and express innovative concepts, and to nd

your own approaches to the wide range o

specialisations within the course.

The majority o our graduates are

employed in design teams or studios in a

wide range o industries; others establish

their own practices as designer/makers.

Whatever you choose, the world o design is

rich, exciting and fuid. It is orward-thinking,

yet rooted in history interior design - and

will always embrace innovation, new ideas

and vision.

Course Contact

Julie Bland

Paul Sunter

Telephone

+44 (0)113 202 8000

Work placements

This is a key aspect o the course

rom the second year onwards, and you

will be encouraged to do periods o

work placement to suit your individual

requirements. Students have recently

been as ar aeld as Calcutta, the USA,

Amsterdam, Barcelona and Milan, although

the majority go to London or other UK

locations. In 2011, our students worked in

the design studios o Liberty, Alexander

McQueen, Topshop, Miss Selridge, River

Island, Duchamp, Amanda Wakeley, Rob

Ryan, Paul Smith, Alison Willoughby, Karen

Nicol, Habitat, Oasis, Timorous Beasties,

DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg and numerous

others.

Study visits

Every year, rst-year students have

a week-long study trip to Amsterdam while

second-year students have a choice o twovisits to Paris. A urther visit to New York

is scheduled every three years, open to

students across all o the years.

Exhibition opportunities

In February and September each year,

the course shows and sells student designs

at Indigo ashion abric trade air in Paris.

Those students specialising in interiors may

show their work on our stand at MoODtrade

First year modules include:

Design or Print

Design or Digital Output

Design or Paper

Design or Context

Context o Practice 1

Personal and Proessional Practice 1.

Second year modules include:

Design and Innovation

Responsive

Design Direction



Third year modules include:


Extended Practice 3


Links with industry

Each year we collaborate with

Tigerprint and Pattern Fashion Fabric Studio,

as well as other manuacturers and design

studios whenever appropriate opportunities

arise. In the nal year we encourage you

to work with companies, and this has led

to exciting successes or our students in

Europe and the USA.

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air in Brussels. We also show student work

at the Leeds International Book Fair and

the Glasgow International Artists Book Fair.

The New Designers Exhibition in London is

an opportunity or our graduating students

to present themselves and their work to a

proessional audience and to meet potential

employers.

Resources

We have proessionally equipped

textile-print workshops staed by specialist

technicians. These workshops oer

equipment or dyeing, screen-printing,

heat-transer printing, digital printing and

laser-cutting. The well-equipped CAD suites

have both PCs and Macs. All students have

access to the internet and use sotware such

as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (no

prior knowledge o these is necessary).

European links

As well as visiting and exhibiting at

major European trade airs and placing our

students in design studios in European cities,

the course participates in the Colleges

Erasmus student exchange scheme (see

page 75 or more inormation).

Progression & career opportunities

We design or a global industry

and our graduates are employed in design

studios throughout the world in ashion

and Interior textiles; card and git wrap;

wall coverings; media and publications;

ashion marketing; styling; buying; ashion

accessories; costume design; and interior

design. Each year, several students continue

their studies at masters or PGCE level.

Awards

Our students have won prestigious

national and international awards:

New Designer o the Year, 2011

New Designers Tigerprint Award 2011 (winner)

Wallpaper History Society, Timorous Beasties

Award 2011 (winner) Texprint 2011

Friulprint, Italy (winner)

Surtex, New York 2011 (grand winner)

Prestigious Textiles Award (winner)

The Worshipul Company o Dyers Award

2011 (winner)

The Bowery Gallery 1m x 1m 2011 (winner)

Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 or

Fashion Fabric (second & third prizes)Clothworkers Foundation Award 2011 or

Interior Fabric (second prize)

Association o Fashion and Textile Courses

Award 2011 (second & third prizes)

2011 GoodWeave Rug Design Competition

(second prize)

Bradord Textile Society Presidential Award

2010 (winner)


(third prize)

Prestigious Textiles Award 2010 (third prize)

Clothworkers Foundation Award or

Ecological Issues 2010 (winner)

Association o Fashion and Textile Courses

Award 2010 (second and third prizes)

British Textile Designers Guild Plaque 2010

(third prize)

Premiere Vision Travel Bursary 2010

Prestigious Textiles Award 2009 ( rst prize)

Association o Fashion Textile Course Award

2009 (rst, second & third prizes)


(second prize)

The British Textile Designers Guild Plaque

2009 (winner)

Unitex European Fashion Print Competition

2009 (ourth and th prizes)

Society o Designers and Colourists

Competition 2009 (second prize)

The Selvedge Award or Excellence inTextiles

2009

Texprint 2009

New Designer o the Year 2008

2008 Bradord Textiles Society Crossing the

Boundaries or Interiors (second and thirdprizes)

Textiles Finishers Association Award 2008

(rst prize)

Premier Vision Travel Bursary 2008

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(03) SELECTION OF LEEDS COLLEGE

OF ART ALUMNI

NOTABLE(03)

LOINERS

HENRY MOORE

BARBARA HEPWORTHDAMIEN HIRST

MARCUS HARVEYDANNY SANGRA

JOASH WOODROW

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