Fine Art and Theatre (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Key facts

The aim from the beginning of your course is for you to become an informed Fine Art and Theatre (Hons) practitioner with clear creative aspirations and ambition. You will achieve this through the integration of studio-based art making and the study of both art theory and history. They have a wide ranging view of what fine Art can be in the 21st century and have no ‘house style’. 

The emphasis is on Fine Art practice and Fine Art thinking. Students work across painting, drawing, sculpture, digital, live art and their hybrids. Your tutors will be professional artists and publishing historians and the mix of academic and creative skills gained at Lancaster makes you highly attractive for postgraduate study and employers. Getting seen is crucial for those who want to pursue careers in Fine Art. With this in mind, the degree programme ends with both a group exhibition in the university art gallery and a solo show for each student.

Studying Theatre at Lancaster University gives you the opportunity to learn about innovative twentieth and twenty-first century theatre and performance through an exciting and varied mix of practical and academic approaches. You will be taught by internationally esteemed, award winning theatre practitioners and scholars and will be given the opportunity to gain critical and creative skills that open up possibilities for working in theatre and a wide range of other employers.