Entry Recommendations: Completion of Year 10 Visual Art course is recommended, or at the discretion of the Head of Visual Arts Faculty.

Course Outline: The course will involve four parts:

1. Workbook
2. Visual Portfolio – Panel 1
3. Visual Portfolio – Panel 2
4. Exhibition / Collaboration (physical/online)

Skills developed in the course:

• Understand and analyse the relationship between the production of art works and the contexts in which they are made, viewed and valued.
• Apply knowledge of a range of conventions from Art practice, using appropriate processes and procedures.
• Develop technical understanding of a range of media.
• Generate, develop, and clarify ideas, showing understanding of Art practice.
• Investigate, analyse, and evaluate ideas and interpret artists’ intentions in art works.

Course Costs: $100 for Art materials, workbooks and printing.

This course leads to: NCEA Level 2 Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Design or IB Art.

Assessment:

1. Workbook: 20 A3 workbook pages involving Artist Research. Technical skills and processes related to photography and design proactive, idea generation, and reviewing, refining and reflecting – 30%
2. Visual Portfolio – Panel 1: A2 Panel Developing ideas. Digital or physical in presentation. Systematically develop a series of works based on established photography and design practice – 30%
3. Visual Portfolio – Panel 2: A2 Panel Systematically clarified a series of works based on established photography and design practice – 30%
4. Exhibition / Collaboration (physical/online): Exhibit a resolved artwork that demonstrates a level of technical competence in photography or design – 10%