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Due to the coronavirus pandemic we were unable to have an exhibition of the student work this year. However we are very proud that our students carried on with their final major projects throughout the lockdown period and produced some fabulous work in unexpected, and often challeging circumstances. You will be able to see some […]

Some great work across a wide variety of media in this years interconnected practice – Now onto the Major Project                                

We are having an Open Day on Wednesday February 5th for potential students, parents and teachers to get a flavour of life on a normal working day in the Foundation Studios      

The traditional Totnes Foundation Christmas Party to end the year

Some fantastic work to end the year                        

We are holding an open evening on Thursday 5th December from 6-8pm for anyone interested in the course. We will have past and current work available to view and staff will be present to answer any questions you may have

A selection of work from the second stage of the Formal Practice. This work is informed by the London research trip and is often used a starting point for the first pathway project                          

This year’s London trip visited Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The V & A, The House of Illustration, The Serpentine Gallery, Lambeth Garden Museum, The British Museum and The National Portrait Gallery as well as students taking independent research trips to The Barbican and RIBA            

The 14th year of The Totnes Art and Design course has started (more…)

The 13th Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course exhibition opened on Friday 14th June with well over 400 people in attendance. The exhibition features the work of the 40 students and our two artists in residence. The exhibition continues daily between 9.30 – 4.00, up to and including, Saturday 22nd June. The work of the […]

Some fantastic work from this years Interconnected Practice – Now onwards to the Major Project                                    

A great selection of work from this year’s Repeat Practice project                                            

This is a selection of work from the second phase of Formal Language. The students are using the research trip to London to inform their first pathway project                                  

This year’s London trip took in a visit to Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The House of Illustration, The V & A, The Hayward Gallery and The British Museum. Students also had independent time to undertake their own personnel research and practical work            

The 13th year of the Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course has begun (more…)

The 2018 Summer Show featured the work of our 30 full time students, one part time student (who is completing the course next year) and our fabulous artist’s in residence. The Private View was attended by well over 400 people. You can see more work from each student in the alumni 2018 page.              

The poster has arrived for this year’s summer show

Work from this year’s penultimate project – (more…)

Some ingenious and interesting work from this year’s recycling and collaborative 3 day mini project                     

The Autumn term finished with the now traditional Christmas Party          

Here is a selection of images from the Repeat Practice presentation                     

The Research and Process project encompassed research material based on the London trip  (more…)

The London 2017 trip took in trips to Wimbledon School of Art (more…)

The 12th year of the Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course (more…)

The 2017 Totnes Art & Design Foundation Course Summer Show featured the work of our 38 students. (more…)

Work is well underway to transform the studios into a white-walled gallery space              

Here is a selection of work from the middle phase of the Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course                     

We started the new term with a three day mini project entitled paper (more…)

Finishing the term with the traditional Christmas Party.     

Here is a selection of work from the Repeat Practice stage of the course. This is the stage of the course when students identify their specialist areas of study and develop their portfolios in readiness for their degree interviews. (more…)

  We are having an open Day on Thursday 1st December between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm, and in the evening between 6 and 8.30 pm. The open day will give prospective students and parents an opportunity to see the studios and look at the work of current students and past sketchbooks. Foundation staff will […]

After the initial Formal Language project and the London trip  (more…)

On October 10th all 38 Totnes Art and Design Foundation students boarded the train (more…)

Totnes Art and Design Foundation Film 2016     A lovely overview of the 2016 Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course. Thank you to the multi-talented Holly Parker Bull for making this fabulous film  

The planning has been done and the work is nearly all ready for the 10th Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course Summer Show          

The poster is printed and the dates for this year’s Foundation Show are Monday 20th June to Saturday 25th June 9.30 – 4.00pm (more…)

Make sure you see the fabulous exhibition at The Ariel Centre by (more…)

After the success of last year’s  project we decided to keep the project roughly the same this year,  (more…)

To get the students back into the swing of things after a well deserved Christmas break (more…)