GCSE Art and Design - Fine Art

Course summary

This course introduces students to a variety of Art and Design skills, exploring a range of two and three dimensional media, techniques and processes utilising traditional and new technologies. These include: drawing, painting, sculpture, lens/light based media, photography, printmaking and mixed media approaches. Students develop a knowledge and understanding of skills in Fine Art and explore sources of art from a range of times to help guide and influence their work. These include, understanding how artistic sources relate to social, historical and cultural contexts and how they can express forms, feelings and ideas. Over the two years, students demonstrate an ability to use Fine Art techniques and processes in thematic workshops and a sustained Independent Project. Students must include writing and specialist vocabulary in written annotation about their own work and evaluating it, comparing approaches of other artists. The course covers these main areas of artistic activity: • Skills and techniques – developing drawing skills and handling of materials, both analytically and expressively in a range of materials. • Knowledge and understanding – discovering art in a cultural framework and understanding context in research. Students are required to complete compulsory homework when set to fulfil the assessment criteria and develop independent ideas. An ‘Art Pack’ is available to purchase through school to help them complete these tasks at home. Who should I speak to about this subject? Miss Haigh - Head of Art (cah@cleeveschool.net) OR your Art Teacher