Your Course

Studying Art will:

• Allow you to be visually inquisitive

• Encourage you to explore the power of visual images

• and through the making of artwork make sense of the world around you

You will not be constrained to one medium or style but instead have the opportunity to create your work using:

• Drawing

• Painting 

but instead you might choose:

• Photography

• Film/Animation/Digital media

• Mixed media

• Sculpture and 3D

or

• Printing

You will learn to:

• Research an idea 

• Explore personal interests 

• Understand the work of artists/designers

• Expand your artistic knowledge

Experimentation with media and processes will provide you with the skills to create impressive outcomes.

Assessment

Assessment covers four key areas;

●      Artist Research

●      Development of Ideas

●      Recording Images (Drawing and annotation)

●      Final Outcome.

Work is assessed through a combination of an examination externally set task (40%) and a portfolio (60%).  All work is internally assessed and externally checked and moderated by the exam board.