Tawa College

Level 1 Art Practical 101

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs S. Perera.

Recommended Prior Learning

While satisfactory performance in Year 10 Art Practical would be helpful, students may be given entry without the completion of Year 10 at the Head of Department’s discretion. Students and their parents are welcome to contact the HOD of Art to discuss details of the course.

Art 101 Practical
This course focuses on teaching and extending both traditional and contemporary art making techniques. This includes drawing, painting and printmaking. With reference to works by national and international artists, students will create a related series of drawings, paintings and prints in which they are encouraged to develop their own compositions using their choice of subject matter. They will have the opportunity to explore either a 'Fantasy' or 'Truth' based topic of their choice. Truth based topics could include current or historical events and issues such as popular culture, social/global issues, or identity and their ‘sense of place’ in our cultural milieu. Fantasy topics could be derived from favourite books, movies or computer games

This course may lead on to Level 2 Visual Art Painting, Printmaking, Design and Photography. These 4 disciplines continue as separate subjects in Level 3 for University Entrance.

Students are able to either 101ARP Practical and/or 101ARD Digital

Course Overview

Term 1
Internal assessment AS90914 (1.2): 4 credits
Use drawing methods and skills for recording information using wet and dry media.

Term 2
Internal assessment AS90915 (1.3): 6 credits
Use drawing conventions to develop work in more than one field of practice.

Term 3
External assessment AS90916 (1.4): 12 credits
Produce a body of work informed by established practice, which develops ideas, using a range of media

Term 4
External assessment AS90916 (1.4): 12 credits
Produce a body of work informed by established practice, which develops ideas, using a range of media

Learning Areas:

Arts

Pathway

NCEA Level 2 Art 201, NCEA Level 2 Art Design 201, NCEA Level 2 Photography 201

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Donation to cover portion of materials used: $80.00