Does this subject contribute to an ATAR? No (Applied subject)
How many credits does this subject contribute towards QCE? 4
What is Visual Arts in Practice?
Visual Arts in Practice focuses on students engaging in art-making processes and making virtual or physical visual artworks. Visual artworks are created for a purpose and in response to individual, group or community needs.
Students explore and apply the materials, technologies and techniques used in art-making. They use information about design elements and principles to influence their own aesthetic and guide how they view others' works. They also investigate information about artists, art movements and theories, and use the lens of a context to examine influences on art-making.
Students reflect on both their own and others' art-making processes. They integrate skills to create artworks and evaluate aesthetic choices. Students decide on the best way to convey meaning through communications and artworks. They learn and apply safe visual art practices.
What makes a student suited to Visual Arts in Practice?
Students who achieve success in Visual Art in Practice are those who enjoy:
- making images and objects
- seeking creative solutions to design problems, thinking using higher order learning skills
- designing and manufacturing images and objects needed for living.
- making, and display of artworks
What prerequisites must students meet in order to take this subject?
- Year 9 - Nil
- Year 10 - Recommended completion of Year 9 Art
What is the cost of this subject?
What materials or equipment do I need for this subject?
- BYOD laptop
- A4 Exercise book
What do students study in this subject and how are they assessed?
| | | Unit Overviews
| Assessment
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| Year 10 | Semester 1
| Through inquiry learning, the following are explored:
Experimental 2D media: painting techniques, drawing techniques and a variety of media materials.
Artists research and response
| Summative assessment 1: 25%
• Painting Summative assessment 2: 25%
• Multi-Media
• Formative written response |
| | Semester 2 | Through inquiry learning, the following are explored:
Experimental: 3D, Printmaking
Formative folio (digital presentation)
Artists research and response | Summative assessment 3: 25%
• 3D Artwork Summative assessment 4: 25%
• Print
• Formative folio (digital presentation)
• Written Response
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| Year 11 | Unit 1 | 3D artworks Clay/Sculpture: Students will explore 3D processes and techniques processes, creating a 3D artwork based on specific symbols and patterns that relate to nature or culture. This is supported by an annotated visual diary to explain design choices, ideas and experiments.
Printmaking - Pop Art: Students will continue to develop skills using printmaking 2D media.
| Formative internal assessment 1: Unit 1: (module 1) Project - 3D Artworks Clay/Sculpture
Formative internal assessment 2: Unit 1 (module 1) Product - Printmaking
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| | Unit 2 | 2D artworks Painting: Exploration of a variety of painting styles and techniques to produce a finished artwork. Students will develop skills to produce a two-dimensional artwork for exhibition in the resource centre of the school.
Multimedia: Students develop skills using multi 2D media. They explore the concept of identity &
belonging in the creation of a folio of drawings. Students will then
demonstrate techniques of collaging,
combining, layering and further developing these drawings to develop a
cumulative artwork for display in the resource centre.
| Formative internal assessment 3: Unit 2 (module 3)
Project/Investigation - Painting
Formative internal assessment 4: Project - Mixed Media |
| Year 12 | Unit 3 | 3D clay/sculpture: Students are to produce functional ceramic
wares.
Printmaking - 2D exploration: Students will continue to develop skills using printmaking 2D media | Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1): Project - Printmaking Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2): Product - 3D Clay/Sculpture |
| | Unit 4 | 2D Community Project: Painting/drawing: Students research works of contemporary street
artists, including anamorphic artists, working in groups to produce a community
arts artwork to be installed in sections around the school for the school
community to
view.
| Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3):Project - Individual
Summative internal assessment 4 (IA4): Project - Community Arts Project
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