Year 12 Art Making and Exhibiting
(Unit 3 & 4)

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 3: Collect, Extend and Connect 

In this Unit students actively engage in art making. Outcome 1 and 2 make up the SAT - School Assessed Task. This is the Folio assessment.

The Unit is framed around the following Inquiry Questions

• How do artists use selected art forms and ideas to create visual language?

• How are ideas, reflection and feedback used in art making to develop artworks?

• How are artworks selected and presented for exhibition?

The SAT - Folio Assessment focuses on the following:

Artistic and Personal Research

• Investigate and research three established artists and their  practices

• Investigation and analysis of the selected artists visual language in their artworks

• Investigate and research personal inspiration

Art Making

Students select a specific art form to investigate and experiment with their art making skills. They focus on:

• Materials, techniques and processes

• Subject Matter and communication of ideas

• Aesthetic Qualities

• Visual Language

• Investigate their inspiration, influences and connections from their three established artist research

• Create and make two experimental artworks

• Document, reflect and annotate their art making

Their exploration and experimentation is documented in both visual and written form in a Visual Arts folio.

Critique and Reflection

• Students present their Folio and experimental artworks to their peers seeking constructive feedback for their art making for Unit 4.

• After the critique students evaluate their feedback from their peers and write an Evaluation Statement that defines their ideas for refinement for their artwork

Outcome 3 is the theoretical component in which the students will complete a SAC. Students investigate and research:

• The roles and responsibilities of a Curator in an Art Gallery context.

• Curatorial considerations when selecting artworks for an exhibition

• Didactics

• Characteristics of exhibition spaces

• Exhibition design factors

• Relationships and connections of artworks on display

• Students visit art galleries and a variety of exhibition spaces to understand how artworks are presented

Working in the role of a Curator the students research, plan and present an exhibition of their three established Artists and their artworks from Outcome.

Unit 4: Consolidate, Present and Conserve  

In this Unit students make connections to the artworks they made in Unit 3. They consolidate and extend on their ideas and art making to refine and resolve artworks in a specific art form.

Unit 4 has three learning Outcomes and ‘Inquiry’ based questions that frame the learning of the Area of Study.

• How do artists refine and resolve artworks?

• How are ideas presented in finished artwork on exhibition?

• What role does conservation and care have in the presentation of artworks?

Outcome 1 and 2 make up the SAT. This is the Folio assessment.

The SAT - Folio Assessment focuses on the following:

 Artwork - Refine and Resolution of

• Technical skills in a specific art form

• Materials, techniques and processes

• Subject matter and ideas

• Visual Language

• Aesthetic Qualities

• Style

Folio Documentation

Students document their art making in the folio and reflect and annotate on their progress:

• Document, reflect and annotate their art making

Their exploration and experimentation is documented in both visual and written form in a Visual Arts folio.

Presentation of Artwork(s) in an Exhibition

Students organise the presentation of their finished artworks and make decisions on artwork display.

• Research about the proposed presentation of the resolved artwork(s) for an exhibition

• Conservation and Care of own Artwork

• Investigate and research the conservation needs for their individual artwork

• Critique and Reflection:

• Students present a critique of their artworks and receive and reflect on feedback

Outcome 3 is the theoretical component in which the students will complete a SAC. They continue to engage with Art Galleries. Students investigate and examine:

• Methods and considerations involved in the presentation, conservation and care of artworks

• Compare conservation considerations of artworks from a visited exhibition with their own artwork

• Students visit art galleries and a variety of exhibition spaces to understand how Art Galleries apply conservation methods to protect artworks

ASSESSMENT

Unit 3: Collect, Extend and Connect

• Outcome 1 - Collect - Inspiration, Influences and Images

Learning Outcome

Collect information from artists and artworks in specific art forms to develop subject matter and ideas in their own art making.

• Outcome 2 - Extend - Make, Critique and Reflect

Learning Outcome

Make artworks in specific art forms, prepare and present a critique, and reflect on feedback.

• Outcome 3 - Connect - Curate, Design and Propose

Learning Outcome

Research and plan an exhibition of the artworks of three artists.

Unit 4: Consolidate, Present and Conserve

• Outcome 1 - Consolidate - Refine and Resolve

Learning Outcome

Refine and resolve at least one finished artwork in a specific art form and document the materials, techniques and processes used in art making.

• Outcome 2 - Present - Plan and Critique

Learning Outcome

Plan and display at least one finished artwork in a specific art form, and present a critique.

• Outcome 3 - Conserve - Present and Care

Learning Outcome

Understand the presentation, conservation and care of artworks, including the conservation and care of their own artworks.

• Examination: VCCA Examination

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Students are required to have the following equipment for this course:

• A3 Folio

• A4 Writing Book

• Basic Art Materials

Students will also visit galleries and exhibitions as part of the course in Unit 3 and 4.

Art Making and Exhibiting VCE Requirements

• Students must visit or view a minimum of two exhibitions during the current year of study.

• Exhibitions studied must be from different art spaces.

• Students must select one exhibition space for study in Unit 3 and a different exhibition space for study in Unit 4.

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