VISUAL ARTS
Board Developed Course (ATAR) - 2 Units
Visual Arts involves students in the practices of artmaking, art criticism and art history. Students will experience a variety of materials and techniques to create works including exploring drawing, painting, digital art and 3D work. Students develop their own artworks culminating in a ‘Body of Work’ in the HSC course that reflects students’ knowledge and understanding of art making practice and which demonstrates their ability to resolve a conceptually strong work.
Students critically investigate works, critics, historians, and artists from Australia as well as those from other cultures, traditions, and times.
The Year 11 course is broad, while the HSC course provides for deeper, increasingly more independent investigations and case studies. While the course builds on Visual Arts courses in Stage 4 and 5, it also caters for students with more limited experience in Visual Arts.
PRE-REQUISITES
No pre-requisite required however previous study and skills gained in Visual Arts, Photo-Media, History and English could be beneficial.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learning experiences in Year 11 focus on:
• The frames and how students might develop their own informed points of view
• The nature of practice in artmaking, art criticism and art history through different investigations.
• The role and function of artist’s artwork, the world and audiences in the art world.
• How students may develop meaning, focus and interest, in their work.
• Experiencing a variety of materials and techniques to create works including exploring drawing, painting, digital art and 3D work.
Learning experiences in Year 12 focus on:
• How students may develop their own informed points of view in increasingly more important ways using frames, the relationship between artist, artwork, world and audience within the artworld.
• How students may develop their own practice of artmaking, art criticism and and art history applied to selected areas of interest.
HSC EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
• Practical Body of Work 50 %
• Theoretical Written Examination 50% -
• Section I – short answer questions 25 %
• Section II – one extended response essay question 25%
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THIS COURSE
The development of a Body of Work involves the use of a process diary. A minimum of five case studies will be required for the HSC with a recommended 4-10 hours each.
Further information is available on the NESA website.
If a student qualifies, the Visual Arts Life Skills Course is available in mainstream classes. More information on Life Skills courses can be found here.