Designed by artists, for artists, the Online Drawing Development Year is an innovative new course that has been devised to allow arts graduates and those with a developing studio practice, to benefit from live online drawing tuition and a structured critical dialogue with tutors, mentors, and peers over the course of three terms.

Created in response to the success of our new online public courses and the increasing demand for an online course taught at postgraduate level, this programme will provide students with structure, sustained critical engagement and the development of drawing skills, all in dialogue with their existing artistic practice. This is a flexible, part-time course and students will be able to curate their own programme of courses each term, allowing for a balance between work, studio time and other commitments. Delivered online, the course also suits those who live outside of London and abroad or have specific access needs.

Places are offered through an application process. Applicants will usually have completed a BA degree in a creative subject, but this is not essential; demonstration of a strong studio practice, and a commitment to drawing and study at postgraduate level, will also be taken into account.

To apply for this course applicants need to fill in the online application form which includes writing a 500 word statement telling us about your current practice, and why you think the Online Drawing Development Year is right for you; and upload a digital portfolio of 20 images, 10 of which must be drawings:

10 Drawings - in dry media, ink or watercolour
10 Additional Works - these can be in any media you choose
Images should be saved as JPEGs or PNG files, no larger than 200dpi and maximum 4MB per image. Please ensure images are of good quality. Works should be created within the last three years.

Animators may submit short video files or a combination of video and 2-D images of work within their Additional Works. Please limit each video file to 2 minutes / 8MB.

Please label each image in the following way:

TitleOfWork_Dimensions_Medium.jpeg
i.e. Untitled_25x25_CharcoalOnPaper.jpeg

Dimensions should be calculated in centimetres. Please keep medium list short - main material and surface.

The application deadline is Wednesday 25th September 2024 (12pm, midday).

Once the application deadline has passed, a panel of practising artists will make a selection based on your application statement and digital portfolio. There is no interview or sketchbook element to the application process. Successful applicants will be offered a place on the course within one month of the deadline.