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Course No: 11380 Year 11, 15400 Year 12
Course Description
Course Description
Visual Arts involves students in artmaking, art criticism and art history. Students critically and historically investigate artworks, critics, historians and artists from Australia as well as those from other cultures, traditions and times. Students develop their own artworks, culminating in a 'body of work' in the HSC course.
What Students Learn
What Students Learn
The Preliminary course is broadly focused, while the HSC course provides for deeper and more complex investigations.
Preliminary course learning opportunities focus on:
the nature of practice in artmaking, art criticism and art history through different investigations
the role and function of artists, artworks, the world and audiences in the artworld
the different ways the visual arts may be interpreted and how students might develop their own informed points of view
how students may develop meaning and focus and interest in their work
building understandings over time through various investigations and working in different forms.
While the course builds on Visual Arts courses in Stages 4 and 5, it also caters for students with less experience in Visual Arts.
HSC course learning opportunities focus on:
how students may develop their practice in artmaking, art criticism and art history
how students may develop their own informed points of view in increasingly independent ways and use different interpretive frameworks in their investigations
how students may learn about the relationships between artists, artworks, the world and audiences within the artworld and apply these to their own investigations
how students may further develop meaning and focus in their work.
Who should I talk to if I have more questions?
Who should I talk to if I have more questions?
You can contact Miss Fenton (Head of CAPA) or Mrs White (Visual Arts Teacher) for more information.
Do I have to be good at drawing to do Visual Arts?
Do I have to be good at drawing to do Visual Arts?
Drawing is a useful tool for planning and working in the visual diary and a good general skill to be improving upon. There will be some drawing activities in the Year 11 course. But if drawing is not your strength there will be opportunity to focus on other expressive form areas. For the HSC body of work, you will select an expressive form to focus and pursue which could include the areas of; ceramics, collection of works, documented forms, drawing, graphic design, painting, photomedia (photography), printmaking, sculpture, textiles and fibre, and time-based forms.
Where can I go to see examples of Year 12 Visual Arts bodies of work?
Where can I go to see examples of Year 12 Visual Arts bodies of work?
ARTEXPRESS is an annual exhibition featuring a selection of outstanding NSW student artworks developed for the artmaking body of work component. Some recent WCCS student work that has featured in Artexpress has included https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art/insideartexpress/2017/vishant-prasad/ and https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/art/insideartexpress/2018/kaya-sheehan/ . Works are exhibited annually at venues such as the Art Gallery of NSW and other past student examples can be viewed at https://artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/ and https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/insideartexpress/.
Will I be able to cope with the theory work?
Will I be able to cope with the theory work?
Theory or critical and historical studies is weighted at 50% in Year 11 and 12 Visual Arts, and artmaking is weighted at 50%. You will spend just under half your time in class working through critical and historical studies topics and case studies. You will also have homework tasks and activities to undertake. The theory is designed to complement your artmaking and give you a good understanding of the Visual Arts. In your artmaking work you will also need to make connections to relevant artists and art ideas.
How much time should I expect to put into this subject outside of school?
How much time should I expect to put into this subject outside of school?
Like your other subjects, you will have homework commitments for Visual Arts and need to set time aside to prepare for assessment task submission. You will also need to commit to time outside of the classroom for your body of work preparation for the HSC.
What are some other opportunities that may be available outside of school for Visual Arts?
What are some other opportunities that may be available outside of school for Visual Arts?
There are often some outside opportunities to enhance your understanding of the Visual Arts. Students have been successful in the past in applying for the ‘Tennies’ program at Campbelltown Arts Centre which has opportunities for Year 10 and 11 Visual Arts students to engage with others in the arts and develop their own making practice. Students in the past have also been successful in applying to the National Art School and participating in their HSC Intensive Studio Practice. Some students have also been involved in other initiatives such as the MCA Youth Advisory Committee
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Important NESA information
Important NESA information
2 units for each of Year 11 and Year 12
Board Developed Course
Exclusions: Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject.
Course Description
Course Description
Year 11 Course
Visual Arts involves students in art making, art criticism and art history. Students critically and historically investigate artworks, critics, historians and artists from Australia as well as those from other cultures, traditions and times.
The Year 11 course is broadly focused, while the Year 12 course provides for deeper and more complex investigations.
Year 11 Course learning opportunities focus on:
The nature of practice in art making, art criticism and art history through different investigations
The role and function of artists, artworks, the world and audiences in the art world
The different ways the visual arts may be interpreted and how students might develop their own informed points of view
How students may develop meaning and focus and interest in their work
Building understandings over time through various investigations and working in different forms.
While the course builds on Visual Arts courses in Stages 4 and 5, it also caters for students with less experience in Visual Arts.
Year 12 Course
Visual Arts involves students in art making, art criticism and art history. Students develop their own artworks, culminating in a 'body of work' in the Year 12 course. Students critically and historically investigate artworks, critics, historians and artists from Australia as well as those from other cultures, traditions and times.
Year 12 Course learning opportunities focus on:
How students may develop their practice in art making, art criticism, and art history
How students may develop their own informed points of view in increasingly independent ways and use different interpretive frameworks in their investigations
How students may learn about the relationships between artists, artworks, the world and audiences within the art world and apply these to their own investigations
How students may further develop meaning and focus in their work.
Particular Course Requirements
Particular Course Requirements
Year 11 Course:
Artworks in at least two expressive forms and use of a process diary
A broad investigation of ideas in art making, art criticism and art history.
Year 12 Course:
Development of a body of work and use of a process diary
A minimum of five Case Studies (4–10 hours each)
Deeper and more complex investigations in art making, art criticism and art history.
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