Fine Art

About this programme

On BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, we recognise the breadth of possibilities in contemporary art, and will challenge you to develop an experimental practice. You will work in one of four pathways – 2D, 3D, 4D or XD – which encompass studio practice, theoretical studies and personal and professional development. This course is part of the Art programme. There are currently no open days scheduled for this course, please check back at a later date. Instead you might be interested in checking out the College’s facilities and technical spaces through our virtual tours. Welcome to the Fine Art BA where you will develop the creative and critical skills to challenge prevailing artistic conventions. The course is aimed at students who wish to question the norms, practices and biases embedded in societies and cultures. You and your contemporaries are the creative practitioners of the future and together we can question and remake the cultural landscape of today. BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins asks two core questions in relation to art; what is the site of production and what is the site of encounter? In other words where has the material of art come from, where is it going and how is it consumed and experienced? Working together, staff and students interrogate the multiple and varied ways in which artists make work and make work public. We encourage our students to be resourceful, imaginative and reflective and we will support this by mobilising critical thinking. At CSM we continually challenge what we think art is. We recognise the broad diversity of social, politi