Do you consider yourself to be a creative individual? Do you wish to develop your creative potential? Do you have an opinion on what happens in the world, think about things differently and love expressing yourself through your creativity? If the answer was YES to any of these, then the Visual Arts elective is for you. Visual Arts is an exciting & challenging course with opportunities to learn about you as an artist, other artists, artworks, audiences and the amazing world in which they practice artmaking. Students will develop skills in making art based on a particular theme each unit, art language and writing about the art. Visual Arts develops student’s creative thinking and problem-solving abilities and compliments Visual Design and Photography as elective choices. 

Year 9 Practices:

Artmaking:

• Drawing 

• Sculpture 

• Ceramics 

• Environmental Installation/ sculpture 

• Digital Photography & Graphics 

• Curating an exhibition 

Critical/Historical studies:

• Explore practices through the themes of Styles of Modern Art, Pop Art, Environmental Art, and Contemporary issues in Art. 

Year 10 Practices:

Artmaking: 

• Painting 

• Abstraction 

• Documented forms – including installation art, filmmaking 

• Drawing 

• Printmaking 

• Artist in Residence program 

Critical/Historical studies:

• Explore practices through the themes of Abstract Art, Technology in Art, Installation & Digital Media in Art. 

NESA Syllabus information 

• Critical thinking 

• Technical and technology skills 

• Increase intellectual autonomy 

• Problem solving and innovation 

• Creativity and productivity 

• Independent learning and leadership 

• Knowledge, skills and understanding of how you may represent an informed point of view in art making 

• Collaboration 

• Achieving resolution of product and process 

• Black Spiral bound Art Dairy 11x14 inch (slightly smaller than A3) Available from the Front Office 

• 5 x 2B pencils 

• Eraser 

• Ruler 

• 2 x Glue Sticks 

• 2 x Black pens 

• Laptop capable of using Adobe Creative Suite 

• USB 32 gig + 

• Art Director

• Commercial Photographer

• Digital

• Still

• Video

• Film Maker 

• Commercial/Residential and Home Furnishing

• Computer Animator

• Curator and Gallery Manager

• Fashion Designer

• Fashion Illustrator

• Graphic Designer

• Illustrator

• Interior Designer

• Textile Designer and many more. 

• Excursions to exhibitions, also Virtual Reality Excursions, Art Exhibition city walk, guest speakers and artist in residence.

• Opportunities in the Hawkesbury and Easter Shows

• Rotary Youth Awards and Operation Art

• Google Art prize along with many more extension opportunities.

• Year 9  $90.00             

• Year 10  $90.00