Visual Arts 301 - Ngā Toi Ataata 301
Course Description
Visual Arts in Year 13 covers a group of single subjects. The subjects offered are: Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Students can study up to two of these, or three at the discretion of the HOD Art. Students are encouraged to enter the Scholarship examination. Students will develop an understanding of the principles underlying the making of prints and sculptures. They will be examined on their practical knowledge in painting. They will develop knowledge of current processes, procedures, materials, techniques, and conventions.
This will also involve learning the skills of research, generating ideas and developing these ideas in a systematic way through to finished artworks. Students will be encouraged to use contemporary artist models for their own work. Students will be required to produce one external two-panel folio.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 30 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 30
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.