VISUAL ARTS
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VISUAL ARTS
Year 7 • VISUAL ARTS
Year 8 • VISUAL ARTS
OVERVIEW
IN YEAR 7
IN YEAR 8
If you wish to experiment with a range of art materials and create personal artworks that express your own meaning and message, then this subject is for you. Students will also build an understanding of how artists communicate their ideas. Students work with a range of artforms which may include: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Digital Media, Sculpture, Textiles, Film/Video, Installation and Mixed Media.
Students complete four units of work: Drawing, Printmaking, Painting and 3D Form. The core skills assessed relate to Exploring and Expressing Ideas, Visual Art Practices, Presenting and Responding. There is a focus on students learning to work through the studio process to create final artworks. They learn to analyse and interpret the way that artists communicate their ideas. They explore, develop and refine skills in using a variety of materials and techniques, recording and annotating the process in their visual diary and resolve these qualities in their final artworks. We encourage all students to experiment with the creative process, which enhances learning and increases confidence. Students have the opportunity to showcase their work at the annual Art and Design Exhibition.
Students continue to explore a range of artforms to demonstrate increased skills in: ■ Exploring and Expressing Ideas ■ Visual Art Practices ■ Presenting and Responding. Focus continues on the studio process in creating final artworks and a greater understanding of art analysis and interpretation of ideas. Creative exploration and refinement of skills are encouraged through the use of a visual diary in order to resolve these qualities in their final pieces, to be showcased at the annual Art and Design Exhibition.
