Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

Unit 1: Portfolio of Work & Personal Investigation (60% of A Level) Candidates are again required to work sequentially from a number of given starting points or themes throughout the course and develop projects that build on those undertaken in Year 12. The unit also requires candidates to produce a practical unit with written elements in which candidates are expected to develop a personal investigation based on an idea, issue, concept, or theme leading to a finished piece or pieces. The practical elements should be linked with some aspect of the contemporary or past practice of artists, designers, or craftspeople. The aim is that written material should be approximately 3000 words. The portfolio of work will be selected from the work produced during the course. Unit 2: Externally set Assignment (40% of A Level) In the examination, candidates will be set an assignment chosen by the examination board. They will then develop work during the preparatory period and finally sit a 15-hour examination where a final piece will be undertaken.