This subject provides students with the opportunities to develop a range of practical skills in various media and to explore the roles of artist practitioners and technicians.

Students are required to express ideas in different media after planning and investigate practical solutions to problems.

They will experience working individually and cooperatively in groups to achieve goals.

The subject allows students to experience working in an art studio environment often on tasks that are authentic, fulfilling a real requirement either on or off campus. This may require students to work beyond the conventions of the art studio.

The Course of Study

The 2 year course is divided into 8 units of work. These units involve the disciplines of Fine Art, Design and Craft.

At present there are no vocational units of competency within this course. Students ar erequired to develop knowledge of workplace health and safety relevant to all three disciplines as well as the relevant terminology associated with each discipline.

Fine Art:

These units provide studens with the opportunity to develop skills in a range of Fine Art disciplines such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics.

They could operate equipment associated with technology, etching, screen printing, the potters wheel, painting stretchers or construction.

Finished works could take the form of: painting, drawing, book illustrations, sculpture, murals or prints.

Design:

This unit involves the development of a range of design skills that can be applied to different areas such as product design, environmental design, interior design or graphic design. Students could operate software such as Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to develop skills in using drawing, printmaking, painting and construction media.

Finished works could take the form of: package designs, drawing, book illustrations, prints, desktop publishing, 3D models, advertising materials, parade masks.

Craft:

Students are able to develop skills which are linked to functional forms for for the purpose of marketing a product. Finished works could take the form of: pottery, tiles, puppets, mosaics, screenprints, leadlighting, sculpture.

There are NO recommendations for studying VIsual Art Studies other than dedication and a commitment to completing all tasks.

The 3 criteria Exploring, Knowing and Expressing will be used to assess student achievement.

Exploring
Students should:

Knowing
Students should recall:

Students are required to submit 2 major works or folio of works each term. They are required to maintain a technical journal where developmental work and technical information is documented. Each criterion will be assessed once per term.

VHA Standard A in any 2 criteria ans nothing less than a B in the remaining criterion.
HA Standard B in any 2 criteria ans nothing less than a C in the remaining criterion.
SA Standard C in any 2 criteria ans nothing less than a D in the remaining criterion.
LA Standard D in any 2 criteria.
VLA DOes not meet requirements of an LA.