Visual Arts

• Examine and compare the work of artists from different cultural contexts;
• Consider the contexts influencing your own work and the work of others;
• Make art through a process of investigation, thinking critically and experimenting with techniques;
• Apply identified techniques to your own developing work;
• Develop an informed response to work and exhibitions you have seen and experienced;
• Begin to formulate personal intentions for creating and displaying your own artworks.

• Look at different techniques for making art;
• Investigate and compare how and why different techniques have evolved and the processes involved;
• Experiment with diverse media and explore techniques for making art;
• Develop concepts through processes informed by skills, techniques and media;
• Evaluate how their ongoing work communicates meaning and purpose;
• Consider the nature of “exhibition”, and think about the process of selection and the potential impact of their work on different audiences.

• Explore ways of communicating through visual and written means;
• Make artistic choices about how to most effectively communicate knowledge and understanding;
• Produce a body of artwork through a process of reflection and evaluation, showing a synthesis of skill, media and concept;
• Select and present resolved works for exhibition;
• Explain the ways in which the works are connected;
• Discuss how artistic judgments impact the overall presentation.

Task 1: Comparative Study

20% External

20% External

Task 2: Process Portfolio

40% (Work should be submitted in at least three different art-making forms) External

40% (Work should be submitted in at least two different art-making forms) External

Task 3: Exhibition

40% (8-11 pieces with exhibition text for each. A curatorial rationale- 700 words) Internal

40% (4-7 pieces with exhibition text for each. A curatorial rationale- 400 words) Internal