10ART - Visual Art
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms K. Lee, Mrs A. Lewis-Roberts.
10ART - Visual Art (Semester 1)
Aims of the Course:
Te ao toi/The arts offer diverse forms for ākonga to generate and express ideas, exploring identity, culture, and personal perspectives. Engaging in visual arts helps students discern, participate in, and celebrate visual worlds.
The Year 10 compulsory Semester 1 Visual Arts course focuses on students developing and investigating the fundamentals of Visual Art. Students may choose to continue with Visual Arts in Semester 2.
Topics:
The processes explored include:
- Drawing - Self-Portrait
- Printmaking - Printmaking woodblock.
Other, eg. Field trips, Curriculum Enrichment:
Possible visit to Auckland Art Gallery
Assessment:
Subject and Career Pathways:
This course leads into Year 10 Semester 2 Visual Arts. Careers leading from Visual Art include, artist, product designer, teacher, architect, animator, illustrator, gallery manager, journalist, presenter, fashion designer.
10ART - Visual Art (Semester 2)
Aims of the Course:
Te ao toi/The arts offer diverse forms for ākonga to generate and express ideas, exploring identity, culture, and personal perspectives. Engaging in visual arts helps students discern, participate in, and celebrate visual worlds.
Topics:
Design - Guardian Creatures
Character design and animation.
Develop practical knowledge of visual art processes and procedures - Design specific
Use Illustrator and Photoshop to develop ideas and produce outcomes.
Sculpture – Everyday objects made large
Control and competency using construction and joining techniques to complete a stable sculpture.
Surface completed using paper mâché and paint techniques with a high level of control.
Other, eg. Field trips, Curriculum Enrichment:
Possible visit to Auckland Art Gallery
Assessment:
Subject and Career Pathways:
Careers leading from Visual Art include, artist, product designer, teacher, architect, animator, illustrator, gallery manager, journalist, presenter, fashion designer.
Pathway
Disclaimer
Every effort will be made to give students their preferred choice in subjects. However, all courses are subject to availibility of staff and student numbers.