Why study Visual Arts? The visual arts course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers. In addition to exploring and comparing visual arts from different perspectives and in different contexts, students engage in, experiment and critically reflect upon a wide range of traditional and contemporary practices and media. This course is designed for students who want to go on to study visual arts in higher education and for lifelong enrichment. Visual Art links to a variety of different professions and career pathways, including: Animation, Architecture, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, Sculpture, Textile Design and Website Design. Visual Arts can also can be beneficial to a range of other fields, including, but not limited to; Dentistry, Pherapy, Education and Marketing professions. Each Visual Arts Course (Standard or Higher Level) consists of the following linked compulsory parts and is a two-year programme of study: Part 1 Comparative study 20% (Theoretical practice): Students analyse and compare different artworks by different artists. This independent critical and contextual investigation explores artworks, objects and artefacts from differing cultural contexts. Part 2 Process portfolio 40% (Art-making process): Students submit carefully selected work, which evidence their experimentation, manipulation and refinement of a variety of visual arts activities during the two year course. Part 3 Exhibition 40% (Curatorial practice) Students submit for assessment a selection of resolved artworks for their exhibition. The selected pieces show evidence of their technical accomplishments during the visual arts course and an understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practices appropriate in visual communication. Additional assessment target requirements that allow for breadth and greater depth.
GCSE Grade 6 in Art or Portfolio work.
External Assessment Part 1 20% At HL: Compare at least 3 different artworks, by at least 2 different artists, with commentary over 10-15 screens plus a reflection on the extent to which their work and practices have been influenced by any of the art/artists examined (3-5 screens). Part 2 40% At HL: 9-18 screens. The submitted work should be in at least three different art-making forms. Internal Assessment Part 3 40% At HL: 8-11 pieces with exhibition text for each. A curatorial rationale (700 words maximum).
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Medway |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY |
Why study Visual Arts? The visual arts course encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers. In addition to exploring and comparing visual arts from different perspectives and in different contexts, students engage in, experiment and critically reflect upon a wide range of traditional and contemporary practices and media. This course is designed for students who want to go on to study visual arts in higher education and for lifelong enrichment. Visual Art links to a variety of different professions and career pathways, including: Animation, Architecture, Fashion Design, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, Sculpture, Textile Design and Website Design. Visual Arts can also can be beneficial to a range of other fields, including, but not limited to; Dentistry, Pherapy, Education and Marketing professions. Each Visual Arts Course (Standard or Higher Level) consists of the following linked compulsory parts and is a two-year programme of study: Part 1 Comparative study 20% (Theoretical practice): Students analyse and compare different artworks by different artists. This independent critical and contextual investigation explores artworks, objects and artefacts from differing cultural contexts. Part 2 Process portfolio 40% (Art-making process): Students submit carefully selected work, which evidence their experimentation, manipulation and refinement of a variety of visual arts activities during the two year course. Part 3 Exhibition 40% (Curatorial practice) Students submit for assessment a selection of resolved artworks for their exhibition. The selected pieces show evidence of their technical accomplishments during the visual arts course and an understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practices appropriate in visual communication. Additional assessment target requirements that allow for breadth and greater depth.
GCSE Grade 6 in Art or Portfolio work.
External Assessment Part 1 20% At HL: Compare at least 3 different artworks, by at least 2 different artists, with commentary over 10-15 screens plus a reflection on the extent to which their work and practices have been influenced by any of the art/artists examined (3-5 screens). Part 2 40% At HL: 9-18 screens. The submitted work should be in at least three different art-making forms. Internal Assessment Part 3 40% At HL: 8-11 pieces with exhibition text for each. A curatorial rationale (700 words maximum).
