KS3 Art and Design: What is Art?

Artists tell us about their careers in art, crafts and design.

These clips are taken from the original BBC series, What is Art.

Suitable for: KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 3rd Level in Scotland.

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A career as a fashion artist. video

What's it like to work in fashion? Clare Barrow is an artist who now works in the industry.

A career as a fashion artist

A career in games design

Sean Barron describes his career in computer games design

A career in games design

A career in ceramics

Anna Barlow tells us about her successful career in ceramics and sculpture design

A career in ceramics

A career in print design

Artist Charlotte Beevor takes inspiration from nature in her work creating prints

A career in print design

A career in animation

Andrew and Martin tell us how they built their careers as animators and designers

A career in animation

A career in street art

Mohammed Ali tells us about his work designing murals and street art

A career in street art

A career in woodwork

Ruairi McGuigan explains his career in illustration and woodcutting

A career in woodwork

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