BA Art and Creative Writing

Develop as an artist, curator and writer with our BA Art and Creative Writing programme.
This four-year, joint honours course reflects recent developments in art and culture. For example, you will:
learn about new digital art and publishing platforms
expand your understanding of contemporary literature and art theories
develop your skills in art writing.
Art and creative writing are a stimulating combination at degree level – they enhance and inform one another. Additionally, studying theories and practitioners across the art and literature disciplines will inspire and influence your own art and writing as you hone your technique and form.
Art
Studying at the Reading School of Art allows you to explore a vast range of media and experiment with emerging art forms.
Over the course of your four years of study, you will:
work with academics who include artists, curators and researchers
be encouraged to participate in exhibitions, public art commissions and events
receive dedicated studio space, accessible 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and a studio tutor to help develop your individual and professional practice.
You will complement your practical art with modules in contemporary art theory and the history of art. Through the lectures, seminars and studio teaching – as well as weekly visiting artist talks – you will be exposed to the language, vocabulary and debates that have emerged historically and evolved to forge contemporary art.