Subject | Visual Arts

Description

The Year 11 Visual Arts course has been designed to develop and refine the creative abilities of students prior to the HSC course. Whilst undertaking this preparation, a student will develop their understanding of the historical and critical aspects of the visual arts, focusing on how and why artists create artworks, how artworks are defined and the relationships that exist within the art world. This will be achieved through the study of the course content areas: the Frames, the Conceptual Framework and Art Practices. The Preliminary course will explore a range of ideas and actions through short courses, including:

Place and Spaces: the urban landscape, exploring the structural nature of the urban landscape through expressionism and mixed media.

Botanicals and the Body: focusing on the development of conceptual strength, students will use botanicals and the human body to explore concept development through a form of their choice.

Personal Effects and Self: examining the genre of still life and representing personal stories and objects using photographic and drawing technique, focusing on artists who express subjective ideas in relation to personal experiences and stories.

HSC Assessment structure

The Year 11 course consists of three assessment tasks and the Year 12 course consists of four. 50% of the assessment is Art Making (practical) and 50% is Critical and Historical Study (theory).

Career paths

Students studying Visual Arts have the opportunity to enter a wide variety of career paths, including the visual arts, graphic design, architecture, marketing and communications. Studying a creative-based subject is desirable for many careers as it supports problemsolving, higher order thinking and creativity.

Skills required

There are no specific skills required, although study of Visual Arts in Stage 5 is desirable. The Preliminary course is designed to introduce and develop a range of skills and knowledge without prior knowledge. Consistency, independence and self-management are highly desirable.

Why choose it

The Visual Arts course offers the opportunity for students to develop their creativity and independence, developing skills in critical thinking, self-management and problem-solving. Visual Arts allows students to explore their strengths and capabilities as learners and to make decisions about the direction of their learning. It is also an opportunity for students to balance their studies with a subject that allows for independent learning and exploration.