I’m taking a design and art course. So what’s new about that? Just that it’s one that’s taught completely online! And before you think I’ve gone completely nuts, check out the Studio Art School based in the United Kingdom.

The institute is a one-of-its-kind school, offering students all over the world the chance to develop and nurture their creative skills with complete flexibility and at the same quality as the courses offered at any regular art school. The brainchild of Michael Stewart and his colleagues, the Studio Art School holds the distinction of being the only institution in the UK that is approved to offer the Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design) through distance learning methods.

A digital camera and a computer with an Internet connection are all you need to enroll in this course, besides an aptitude for art and an eye for design. All the courses are nationally accredited and are entirely Web-based. The school caters to the needs of students who are hampered by limited working space and a tight materials budget. Interactions between students and instructors take place via message boards in students’ personal online studio spaces.

A recent venture of the three-year-old institute is the series of online seminars planned in conjunction with the British Council in Moscow to offer students in Russia the chance to study art and design in the United Kingdom.

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