VISUAL ARTS

In this course, students will have an opportunity to develop foundation skills in drawing, painting, clay sculpture, pottery, and graphic design. This survey course also covers a variety of approaches to creative thinking and development of visual imagery. In addition to exploring creative potential in a variety of visual media, students will study art history as a way of broadening their understanding of art in a variety of contexts and cultural settings.

In this course, students will develop a more thorough understanding of image-making in terms of elements and principles of design and art history by further exploring techniques in drawing, painting, sculpture and graphic design. Students will be given additional opportunity to explore media of their choice through technical experimentation and creative investigation. While the Grade 10 course builds upon the Grade 9 course with the expectation that work will be completed at a higher level, it is not necessary for students to have completed Art 9 prior to joining Art 10.

This course gives students the opportunity to develop skills and techniques in drawing, painting, traditional sculpture, assemblage and mixed media. The emphasis of this course is on helping students develop a personal creative voice through experimentation and independent investigation. Students will also study historical and contemporary art practices as a means of further developing their own creativity and visual literacy. This course is open to all students and does not require prior experience in visual art.

Art 12 is designed to meet the needs of students wishing to continue their studies in visual arts through in-depth study of media of their choice. While students will be presented with opportunities to explore and develop their technical skills and abilities, this course has a strong emphasis on developing independent creative practices. Students applying to post secondary studies in art will be given guidance and time to complete application portfolios. Although not required, it is recommended that students have some visual art experience prior to joining Art 12.

These courses provide students with the opportunity to further develop skills and abilities in a variety of three dimensional media. While it is not a requirement for students to have extensive visual art experience prior to registering in Ceramics and Sculpture 11 or 12, it is strongly recommended that students have taken one or more general art classes. Media explored during the class may include:

• Site specific sculpture using mixed media;

• Plaster;

• Assemblage;

• Polymer clay;

• Handbuilding with clay, throwing on the potter’s wheel and ceramic processes.

These courses provide students with the opportunity to further develop skills and abilities in a variety of two dimensional media. While it is not a requirement for students to have extensive visual art experience prior to registering in Drawing and Painting 11 or 12, it is strongly recommended that students have taken one or more general art classes. Media explored during the class may include:

• Drawing in graphite/pencil, conte, charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, chalks;

• Painting in oil pastel, watercolour, acrylics and ink

• 2-D mixed media;

• Design using fabric, illustration techniques and collage;

• Enhancing and/or altering images using digital technology.