Can I take NCEA Visual Arts Scholarship in Year 11 or 12?

• NCEA Scholarship in the Visual Arts in only able to be offered at Year 13, as a three board folio (3.4) is required as part of a Scholarship submission. You need to be in a Level 3 Visual Arts class to participate in NCEA Scholarship (Painting, Photography, Design, Printmaking & Sculpture).

What can I do to prepare for Scholarship in Year 13?

• Visit art galleries

• Read art books, art biographies, and art theory

• Practice talking and writing intelligently about artworks

• Focus on the written components of your art units (research, reflection, self-critique, etc.)

• Extend your use of techniques, including documenting your process as you learn new ways to work with media

• Read and look closely at Scholarship exemplars (below)

What does NCEA Visual Arts Scholarship involve?

• Along with an Excellence-level 3.4 folio board you are required to complete 8x pages of research, analysis, reflection, and extension thinking to support your folio submission.

How is it assessed?

• It is graded with 8 points on three criteria (24 total):

  1. Analysis

  2. Synthesis

  3. Communication

Where can I find more information?

• See the NCEA Visual Arts Scholarship Guide below.