Kingston University

Reportage, Drawing & the City

Kingston UniversityKingston upon Thames, London

Course overview

Draw the stories of the city Participants will be working on location in London each day, exploring the city and capturing the ever-changing landscape. The activities will be suited to all levels of drawing ability, allowing you to build confidence and hone your skills of observation and storytelling no matter your experience level. Suited to anyone that fancies themselves a journalist or private detective, we will delve into bustling streets and the headlines of the day to make work in response.

A mixture of structured and self-led tasks will allow you to learn new skills and then follow your nose to hone them. Group discussions on the work created each day will also form new ideas and ways of working. Each day will be an adventure in curiosity and building your artistic voice; uncovering new ways of drawing and following narrative threads.

You will learn your way of going with the flow of the location, chance encounters and how to plan a reportage investigation. These drawings can be used in a portfolio, publication, memoir or the start of a new body of work. Please note: we will be out and about all day, whatever the weather.

This will include walking and standing up drawing for large portions of the day, as well as travelling to different central London locations throughout the week.

Key highlights

  • Daily location drawing across different central London sites
  • Suitable for all levels of drawing ability
  • Mix of structured and self-led drawing tasks
  • Daily group discussions on work created
  • Learn how to plan a reportage investigation
  • Produce drawings for a portfolio, publication or new body of work

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • Family Bursary

    The family bursary is a 10% tuition fee discount for international students with a direct family connection.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • International Success Support Scholarship

    The International Success Support Scholarship provides £2,500 towards tuition fees.

    Up to £2,500

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • Sanctuary Scholarships

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Reportage illustrator
  • Illustrator
  • Visual journalist
  • Courtroom artist
  • Freelance artist

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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