Arts with Community

Every applicant to this programme will be required to audition for the course as well as complete an Acceptd account and application. Details of what is required for the audition can be found on our website under the 'How to Apply' section.

The audition/interview process consists of two parts:

*A digital set task is required to be uploaded to your Acceptd account, that is to be submitted prior to your audition.
*Sharing your creative practice with us via a live in-person or online audition and interview

Audition

We want to give you an opportunity to share your creative practice with us. You will share your creative practice during your audition/interview in front of a panel. As BA Arts with Community is an interdisciplinary course, you may have multiple practices. However, we will only have time for you to share one with us during your interview. You can choose to share something performed (option A) or something made (option B). Here are some examples: A) 90 second performance (this could be dance, acting, comedy, spoken word or poetry, playing a musical instrument, rapping, singing. Please note, we will not have an accompanist present. Please tell us on Acceptd if you will need a warm-up space. or B) Showing us something you have made/created (e.g. costume, a script, a puppet, your artwork, photos, a film). If you choose to show us something you have made and it is too big to bring in, you can show us evidence such as photos or a portfolio instead. On Acceptd you will find out more about the room set up with an opportunity to select how you will share your materials (e.g. via your own laptop, or our Smart TV, or a USB) Attending the audition/interview During the interview, the panel will ask you questions about your creative practice and the work you shared with them. They will also ask you questions about community arts to find out more about your goals. Participating in a group workshop The interview day will include a group workshop activity where you will be working alongside participants who may have skills in other arts specialisms. The activities in the group workshop will be varied but may consist of undertaking a task with other interviewees, contributing to group ideas, or creating an artefact together. The group workshop will help us to understand how you work and communicate with others.

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Interview

An interview will be held at either our RCS Renfrew Street Campus or live online (depending on where you choose to audition) as part of the entrance process. At the interview, we will find out more about you, your artform practice and experience, and your interest in community arts.

Portfolio

Please read the creative task guidance carefully and complete all sections before you upload it to Acceptd. Your creative task is as follows: *Please write a letter to us, outlining why you are interested in learning about community arts. *We encourage you take a creative approach that plays to your own strengths. For example, you may wish to include sketches, musical notation, poems, scripted elements or even photos of your artwork or practice *The letter will help us understand more about you, the way you think and learn, your arts practice and your intention to study BA Arts with Community. It will also help us to understand how you communicate in written and creative ways. *It is up to you how you balance the words in your letter with your creative approach. Every applicant will take a different approach to this task – so please be free to do it in your own style. The letter must be between two and four A4 pages, inclusive of any creative material such as images, poems or scripts. The creative task must be completed 10 days prior to your audition/interview.

Other

As part of the audition/interview, you will be asked to either perform or show us something you have created/made. On Acceptd, you will be asked a series of questions related to your audition/interview choices* (See ‘At the audition/interview’ on our website: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/ba-arts-with-community/#preinterview-681b8043bde5d)