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The Visual Arts Years 7–10 Syllabus contains both Mandatory and Elective courses. The Mandatory course is taught as a coherent study of 100 hours, not spread over several years. This is a requirement for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement. The Elective course can be studied for 100 or 200 hours in Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10).
Course Description
Course Description
Visual Arts provides opportunities for students to enjoy the making and studying of art. It builds an understanding of the role of art in all forms of media, both in the contemporary and historical world, and enables students to represent their ideas and interests in artworks. Visual Arts enables students to become informed about, understand and write about their contemporary world.
What will I learn about?
What will I learn about?
Students learn about the pleasure and enjoyment of making different kinds of artworks in 2D, 3D and/or 4D forms. They learn to represent their ideas and interests with reference to contemporary trends and how artists’ including painters, sculptors, architects, designers, photographers and ceramists, make artworks.
Students learn about how art is shaped by different beliefs, values and meanings by exploring artists and artworks from different times and places and relationships in the art world between the artist – artwork – world – audience. They also explore how their own lives and experiences can influence their art making and critical and historical studies.
What will I learn to do?
What will I learn to do?
Students learn to make artworks using a range of materials and techniques in 2D, 3D and 4D forms, including traditional and more contemporary forms, site-specific works, installations, video and digital media and other ICT forms, to build a body of work over time. They learn to develop their research skills, approaches to experimentation and how to make informed personal choices and judgements. They learn to record procedures and activities about their art making practice in their Visual Arts diary.
They learn to investigate and respond to a wide range of artists and artworks in art making, critical and historical studies. They also learn to interpret and explain the function of and relationships in the art world between the artist – artwork – world – audience to make and study artworks.
Who should I contact for further questions?
Who should I contact for further questions?
You can contact Miss Fenton (Head of CAPA) for more information.
What types of art will I do in Year 9 and 10 Visual Arts?
What types of art will I do in Year 9 and 10 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 Years 9 and 10 course. There will also be opportunities to focus on other expressive form areas in the Year 9 and 10 course in various units of work such as ‘Altered Books’ and ‘Land Art’. Areas in addition to drawing may include: ceramics; graphic design; painting; photomedia (photography); printmaking; sculpture; textiles and fibre; and time-based forms (video).
Will I be able to cope with the theory?
Will I be able to cope with the theory?
Theory or critical and historical studies is weighted at 40% in Year 9 and 10 Visual Arts, and artmaking is weighted at 60%. You will spend the majority of time in class working through artmaking but you will have regular theory lessons. 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 may also need to commit to time outside of the classroom for artmaking preparation for assessment tasks.
What are some of the other opportunities that may be available outside of school for Visual Arts?
What are some of the other opportunities that may be available outside of school for Visual Arts?
There are often 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 are encourage to enter school based competitions such as the Natural Photographic Competition and Portraits Competition, and also external competitions such as the ‘Young Archies’.
Course Requirements
Course Requirements
Students are required to produce a body of work and keep a Visual Arts diary.
Record of School Achievement
Record of School Achievement
Satisfactory completion of 100 or 200 hours of elective study in Visual Arts during Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10) will be recorded with a grade on the student’s Record of School Achievement.
Student Testimonials
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