ART DEPARTMENT
Teacher in charge:
Mr G Haws (HOD)
Courses Offered:
Art Forms 3-5
Painting, Design, Photography: Form 6
Bursary Painting, Bursary Design,
Bursary Photography: Form 7
History of Art: Forms 6-7
General Aim:
Art is concerned with students understanding how and why art is made,
how artists and designers work, and how they affect the visual environment. Art and design
encourage creative responses to problems, ideas or observations. This requires practice of
skills in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture,
photography and design.
Form 3 Art
Course Content:
The course of 38 hours introduces students to drawing, painting and
printmaking. Students experiment with responses to the local environment through art, and
learn how other artists have responded to similar subjects. Creative individuality and
honest effort towards the highest standards are always encouraged.
Form 4 Art
Pre-requisites: None.
Course Content:
The course is intended to develop creative and technical skills through
experimentation with art ideas, based on drawing in and around school. Students also
develop knowledge about art through studying the work of artists. A variety of media
including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and design is explored.
Assessment:
by folio and workbook (no exam).
Form 5 School Certificate Art
Pre-requisites:
Form 4 option Art is essential.
Course Content:
Students develop extended themes, and make direct use of N.Z. and other
Art examples. The local environment is one important starting point for drawing studies,
leading to painting, printmaking or works in other media. Regular homework is necessary to
achieve the required quantity and quality of work.
Assessment:
All the year's work is presented in the folio and workbook at the end
of October. Assessment is internal, with external national moderation. (No exam).
Form 6 Practical Art
Pre-requisite:
School Certificate Art grade C.
Course Content:
S.F.C. Practical Art has two aims:
- That the student demonstrates an understanding of artists' ideas and methods of working,
and
Through this study, develops personal expression in painting,
printmaking, or other media.
Work is in the form of theme studies initiated from drawing, and using
examples of 20th Century painting.
Assessment:
Is internal for S.F.C. Each theme study is presented for marking to a
multi-criteria schedule. (No exam).
Form 6 Practical Design
Pre-requisite:
School Certificate Art or Graphics and Design to Grade C or better.
Aims:
Are to give students an understanding of the design process in two
ways:
Through the study of the ideas and methods of New Zealand and
overseas designers;
Through the practical application of design methods to solve everyday
problems and create original products and solutions.
Students are offered the opportunity to work in the areas of graphic,
textile or product design.
Design may be continued to Bursary or tertiary level.
Course Content:
Work is undertaken in the form of units of increasing duration. Design
skills taught include researching information, concept sketching, colour drawing,
model-making, prototype construction, presentation.
Assessment:
Each unit is presented in a folio (with prototypes or models where
appropriate) and marked internally for S.F.C. to a multi-criteria schedule. (No exam).
Form 6 Photography
Pre-requisite:
S.C. Art is an advantage.
This course is intended for students interested in further study at
Bursary or tertiary level, or perhaps a career which includes photography. Technical
instruction is given in the form of practical assignments. Students also learn from the
work of photographers of the past and present.
Assessment:
For S.F.C. is internal using folios of work and assignment.
TWO PRACTICAL ART SUBJECTS MAY BE TAKEN AT 6TH OR 7TH FORM LEVEL.
Bursary Painting
Pre-requisite:
Grade 5 S.F.C. Art.
Students taking this option will be seriously contemplating a career
involving Art or further study at tertiary level.
Students develop their own ideas and skills through experimentation and
practice, using artists' examples. Gradually students are given more opportunity to
develop their own programme. Good organisation and use of time is essential.
Bursary Photography
Pre-requisite:
Normally Grade 5 S.F.C. Photography, Practical Art or Design.
Students taking this option will be seriously contemplating a career
involving photography or further study at tertiary level. As with Painting, Photography at
Bursary level requires students to not only grasp the necessary technical skills, but also
to extend and develop their own picture-making ideas through studying the work of
photographers.
Bursary Design
Pre-requisite:
Grade 5 S.F.C. Practical Design, Practical Art or Graphics &
Design.
Students taking this option will be seriously contemplating a
design-based career and further study at tertiary level. Design skills are refined with
structured exercises. Gradually students are given
more freedom to select their own problems for development as final
folio projects.
Assessment for Painting, Photography and Design
is 100% externally on 4-card folio per subject in November with
internal assessments in April and July.
HISTORY OF ART
Aims:
This subject gives students an introduction to a lifetime of enjoyment
and understanding about Art, as well as an insight into the social and political contexts
in which it operates. History of Art is very useful to students of practical Art subjects.
Form 6 Art History
Pre-requisite:
Grade 'C' S.C. English or History. An ability to take part in class
discussion and write coherent essays is important.
Course Content:
This course gives students an introduction to the study of Art of the
modern era, by examining the work of innovative artists. Gallery visits to study New
Zealand Art are a vital part of the course.
Assessment:
For S.F.C. is internal, by tests, essay assignments and exam.
Form 7 Art History
Pre-requisite:
Grade 5 in SFC History or English or Classical Studies.
Course Content:
Students study art reproductions and texts and take part in class
discussion to discover the underlying themes and styles from specific periods in art. The
syllabus will look at the Italian Renaissance, as well as 20th Century art in Europe and
America. A variety of teaching methods are used.
Assessment:
Bursary exam and 20% internal assessment by essay and slide tests. |