Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Units Studied Year 12 Unit 1 – Personal Investigation This unit of work contributes to 60% of the total qualifications. All project work is set and assessed internally with an external moderation at the end of the course. In this component, students are given opportunities to generate and develop ideas, research primary and contextual sources, record practical and written observations, experiment with Fine Art media and processes, and refine ideas toward producing personally resolved outcomes. ● The portfolio or work consists of three major elements: supporting studies, practical work, and a personal written study. ● Supporting studies and practical work will comprise a portfolio of development work and outcomes based on given/chosen themes. ● The personal study will be evidenced through critical written communication showing contextual research and understanding in a minimum of 1000 words of written prose which may contain integrated images. The personal study comprises 12% of the total qualifications. Units Studied Year 13 Unit 1 – Personal Investigation continued Unit 2 – Externally Set Assignment This unit of work contributes to 40% of the total qualifications and is externally set, assessed internally, and externally moderated at the end of the course. In this component, students will develop a portfolio of work in the same manner as component 1 working towards producing a personal resolved outcome in response to the externally set theme. ● Incorporates 2 major elements: preparatory studies and the 15-hour period of sustained work. ● Preparatory studies will comprise a portfolio of practical and written development work based on the Externally Set Assignment. ● During the 15-hour period of sustained focus under examination conditions, students will produce a final outcome/s extending from their preparatory studies in response to the externally set assignment. Disciplines taught within Fine Art. ● Drawing and painting ● Printmaking ● Lens-based image making ● Sculpture