Art & Design

Why choose this subject?

Art and Design encourages you to visually express your creativity, to develop your own unique style and to appreciate art history and culture. It allows you to investigate your senses to create responses to the visual world; develop your critical thinking skills, aesthetic awareness and your ability to take calculated risks; achieve confidence and stimulate your creativity and imagination.

What will the course cover?

Painting: acrylic/watercolour/multimedia
Drawing: pastel/pencil/colouring pencil/oil pastel
Printmaking: poly-print/screen/lino/mono
Three Dimensional Design: ceramics and sculpture
Textiles: silk and batik
Digital Photography
Computer Aided Design

How is this course assessed?

Coursework structure: 60%

2 or 3 projects over two years, two per year
Two mock exams and a final exam
Art/photography club to help you with your coursework

Exam: 40%

10 hours over 2 days with 4-6 weeks preparation time

What can this course lead on to?

Art college: 60% choose art-related A-levels and courses
Careers such as artist, architect, graphic designer, 3D designer, textile fashion, car designer, web designer, typographer, illustrator, computer game designer, advertising, film making, cartoonist… to name but a few.

Who to contact if you need more information

Mrs Christian, Faculty Leader of Art and Technology

AQA-ART-GCSE-SP-2016.PDF