Art (Fine Art) - A Level

Assessment

Component 1 (Year 12) You will produce an extended collection of work that exemplifies aspects of your developing knowledge, skills and understanding. It should provide evidence of research, the development of ideas, making skills and critical/contextual understanding. It should also demonstrate your ability to sustain work from an initial starting point to a realisation. Component 1 (Year 13) You will develop work based on an idea, issue, concept or theme leading to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. Practical elements should make connections with some aspect of contemporary or past practice of artist(s), designer(s), photographers or craftspeople and to include an essay of no less than 1000 and no more than 3000 words which supports the practical work. Component 2 You will respond to a stimulus, provided by AQA, to produce work which provides evidence of your ability to work independently within specified time constraints, developing a personal and meaningful response which addresses all the assessment objectives and leads to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. How will the course be assessed? Portfolio - 60% of A-level Externally set exam - Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised time - 40% of A-level.