Level 1 Visual Arts
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms E. Heslop.
This is a foundation course for all L2 and L3 senior specialist Art programmes; Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. This course is broad-based, covering Drawing, Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture. Photography is introduced to create resource images and to support compositional understanding . Students independently respond to a provided theme over the course of the year, developing technical skills that enable them to explore, develop and resolve ideas visually. Students will be introduced to the concept of working on a portfolio, generating and developing their own visual responses through the study of contemporary artists models.
Recommended Prior Learning
Course Material Costs
There is a required art pack that can be purchased through Gordon Harris. In addition, there is a $4.50 folio board fee for students externally assessed painting portfolio that is added to each students account.
Information about art packs will be posted on the school website and mailed to all enrolled students at the end of Term 4.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.2 - Produce resolved artwork appropriate to established art making conventions
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.4 - Create a sustained body of related artworks in response to an art making proposition
Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisites of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOF or HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths