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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:

  1. That the student demonstrates an understanding of artists' ideas and methods of working, and
  2. 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:

  1. Through the study of the ideas and methods of New Zealand and overseas designers;

  2. 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.

 
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