Art today extends far beyond the traditional disciplines of painting, drawing, and sculpture. The Department of Fine Arts started offering a sculpture and western painting diploma programme in 1938. Now, the programmes offer an integrated curriculum that challenges notions of what art can be, fostering the personal artistic growth and aesthetic development.

Diploma in Fine Art

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This programme gives students exposure to contemporary art ideas, and community and global relationships. Through a comprehensive curriculum, they will be equipped with firm foundation in both theoretical study and practical skills in art, spanning across a unique spectrum, from Nanyang awareness to the most contemporary practices.

Students will be encouraged to experiment and explore ideas while enhancing their ability to think visually and critically - through working proposals, keeping of contextual/progress file and regular submission of artworks. Emphasis is placed on group discussions and critique sessions to encourage innovative thinking and sharing. Through this programme, students will also develop individual professional practice as a contemporary artist.

What Job Opportunities Await You?

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• Fine Art Artist
• Art Photographer
• Art Administrator
• Art Consultant
• Art Service Provider
• Curator
• Conservator
• Display Artist
• Teacher
• Visual Merchandising Artist
• Gallery/Executive/Manager
• Illustrator

Major: Western Painting

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The study of various form of mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting, including understanding of various painting tools are examined in this course. Students are required to investigate forms, textures and compositions together through still-life, figure drawing, alternative drawing, and landscape painting. They are also encouraged to experiment with mixed media process and various aesthetics languages in expressing their art practices.

Major: Chinese Ink Painting

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The study of different approaches and aesthetic appreciation in Chinese Ink Painting, as well as understanding the brief history of the development of Chinese Art. The course introduces various styles in Chinese painting styles.

Major: Sculpture

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This course explores the principles of form, light, rhythm and sculpturing techniques in the construction of threedimensional models. The emphasis is on encouraging students to develop skills in the various media and their sensibility to all facets of the environment as possible origins for sculptural ideas. Installation and earth art will also introduce to students for wider range studies on spatial concepts.

Major: Photography

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Students will gain an understanding into the anatomy of the camera and lenses in this course. They will develop skills in basic camera and darkroom techniques for black and white photography, familiarising themselves with the use of studio lighting and creative darkroom techniques for artistic purposes. This course also serves as an introduction to a new media in the art field aside from painting.

Major: Ceramics

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This course provides students from basic to an in-depth study of clay as a medium of expression; from hand-building to wheel techniques, plaster mould-making techniques to glaze chemistry. Students are encouraged to explore forms, textures, colours and develop their own aesthetics with clay.

Major: Printmaking

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This course is an introduction to the basic printmaking techniques and materials of printing. Students in this course will be expected to be adequately skilled and strongly motivated towards a more individual expression with the printing mediums: Woodcut, Lino-cut, Mono-print, Silk-screen, Dry-point, Etching, Aquatint, Engraving, Rocker (Mezzotint), Photo-etching, Lithography.

BA (Hons) Fine Art
Top-up Degree Course in collaboration with Loughborough University, UK

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This programme will help the art student reinforce critical, imaginative and expressive skills in contemporary art practice, and foster a deep understanding of diverse methodologies that enables a critical framework for specialist art production, study and research. Students will learn to demonstrate self-reflexivity, good communication skills, and undertake research into material and conceptual issues independently. This independence will be encouraged during their 7-week study trip to Loughborough University, U.K. during the first semester.

As a contemporary art practitioner, students will acquire a sound understanding of the larger theoretical context and milieu of contemporary international art, with the potential to contribute actively and constructively to the creative industries, both in a local as well as global context.

Commencement of study requires a minimum number of students that will be determined by NAFA and partner university.