Illustration in the 21st Century demands strong voices. Entrepreneurial image-makers who can tell their own stories. Camberwell College of Arts has a long tradition of imaginative illustrative art, and this pathway builds on this strength.

A series of seminars, workshop inductions, research time and field trips, will familiarise you with the College environment, the city of London, and the work of fellow students and staff. You will develop a proposal: an ambitious and engaging project that will sustain you throughout the pathway. We offer you time to test out and implement both critical and practical skills. The development of your personal project is also a time in which to consider how your practice continues and the directions you may choose to take.

Many students choose to participate in external ventures, competitions or exhibitions and form their own discussion groups and the Illustration pathway benefits from the interaction with other subjects and this supports the development of your research skills and offers enhanced opportunities for networking and career development. The shared lecture programme and cross course seminars draw upon the richness of research within the College and across the Graduate School.

Trips to museums and galleries around London are a vital part of the pathway. There are visits to the Association of Illustrators, and in the spring students may visit events such as the Bologna Book Fair. Students also exhibit throughout the year at Waterloo Gallery, XHIBIT and the Designers Block. A number of students have worked on commissions for websites, corporate identities and book commissions.

The pathway focuses on originality and authorship, aiming to encourage visual thinking, research skills and storytelling ability, while developing your entrepreneurial qualities, communication and professional skills. The teaching team is made up of leading-edge practitioners and educators, encouraging passion, commitment, and the ability to draw on personal experience to challenge conventional illustration.

MA Illustration Staff

Professor of Illustration Janet Woolley leads the course. Janet is an award-winning illustrator and has worked for numerous publications worldwide. Annabelle Hartman is a children's book author and illustrator who works in the publishing, editorial, advertising and internet areas. Recent projects include As Big as a Mountain which she wrote and illustrated for Pavilion Books. The team also includes illustrator and educator Anne Howeson, cartoonist and publisher Marc Baines (Kingly Books) and animator Stephen Cavalier, recent projects Monkey Dust BBC2 and 3, and work for Sony Playstation, Sky TV and Channel 4.

A series of seminars, workshop inductions, research time and fi eld trips, will familiarise you with the College environment, the city of London, and the work of fellow students and staff. You will begin to develop your proposal, an ambitious and engaging project to sustain you throughout the pathway.

We offer you time to implement both critical and practical skills. The development of your personal project is also a time in which to consider how your practice continues and the directions you may choose to take. Many students choose to participate in external ventures, competitions or exhibitions and form their own discussion groups.

During the final development and completion of your personal programme attention is given to personal focus, artistic direction and application. The final work is presented in the form of a public exhibition at the College.

The range of creative destinations is wide and former students have had a number of successes including book contracts, comic strip work for Flicking Publishing and work with the Thames Festival. Recent graduates have gone on to work for Rave Magazine in Bombay and Samsung Advertising in Europe.

• An Honours Degree or equivalent academic/professional qualifications.
• Portfolio of supporting work.
• Study Proposal.
• Applicants whose first language is not English must show proof of IELTS level 6.5 and a minimum of 5.5 in reading, listening, writing and speaking. The University also accepts other tests. Please see the University English tests page for the equivalent scores required in these tests.
• The College takes into consideration prior learning, alternative qualifications and experience.

How to Apply

Home/EU students

CCW Graduate School Application Form 2012 (doc)

Completed forms, including your study proposal, reference & portfolio (if required) can be returned by post to:
CCW Graduate School Admissions
16 John Islip Street
London
SW1P 4JU

Or you can submit your form electronically to ccwgraduateschool@arts.ac.uk

Guidelines for electronic submission (doc)

International students
Please visit the CCW International Apply page to download an application form or contact the CCW International Office.

T: +44 (0)20 7514 1852
E: ccwinternational@arts.ac.uk

Application Deadlines
UK & EU applicants: 2 July 2012
International: No official deadline, but you are advised to apply as soon as possible.

What happens next?
Applications will be reviewed against the entry requirements and selection criteria for the course. You may then be invited to attend an interview at the College on a set day, with your full portfolio if applicable.

Scholarships and bursaries

The Caspian Arts Foundation Scholarship - for students from the Middle East and North Africa.