FC ART & DESIGN What is the nature of Art at FC? FC Art and Design is a one-year course that encourages students to think creatively through visual investigation and technical practice. In the first semester the students have Art once a week and will explore a range of media, techniques and processes. In the second semester the students will select one of the Arts subjects to take 2 times a week. This will be to help them prepare for IB Visual Arts or one of the other Arts subjects. What is the approach to learning? Students learn a wide variety of materials and techniques, through demonstration, workshop, practice, individual and group work. All homework is designed to support and enrich the class work. Students learn about a large number of artists, art movements and art from different cultures, and learn how to apply these techniques and processes to their own work. All this knowledge is applied to all assignments, which the students work on individually. There will be a high level of active learning in the course, and lots of academic research to prepare for IB. What is the subject content? The projects during the start of the year encourage personal expression, imagination, sensitivity, conceptual thinking, and powers of observation, an analytical ability and practical attitudes. Students will learn how to use and understand a wide variety of materials, techniques and processes, and will create a diverse portfolio of work. During the second half of the year, students will work in a more IB focused way, producing work like the work produced in Grades 11 and 12 but on a smaller scale. Project
Semester 1
The Natural world
Subjects
Drawing, painting and mixed media, experimentation.
Various – depending on the individual’s IB Visual Arts Semester 2 interest Style work
Skills Observational drawing in a variety of drawing materials Painting- watercolor, acrylic, dye and ink Collage techniques Art making, research, analysis, evaluation, presentation.
What is the nature of assessment? Students will be assessed periodically throughout the course using the IB Assessment Criteria. This will come in the form of peer assessment, self-assessment, and teacher assessment. All assessment will also provide feedback for the students on how they can improve their work.
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