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The Art Department atNewton Abbot College consists of two full time and one part time members of staff and is housed in three specialist art rooms. Our facilities include: photographic dark room, PC’s and Apple Mackintosh computers equipped with Photoshop, a ceramic suite with kiln, printing press as well as the usual facilities. The teaching staff have a wide range of skills including: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture (including welding and wood carving), black and white photography, digital photography, animation, film making, ceramics and textiles and are all currently practicing artists.
We offer a broad art and design course at KS3 following the National Curriculum. At GCSE we run a Fine Art course and at A level we offer Fine Art and Photography.
We are very proud of our results in the Art Department, which at KS3, GCSE and A level are all above the national average.
We organise workshops with visiting professional artists and take the students annually to galleries in London as well as local exhibitions and sculpture gardens.
Key Stage 3 Art & Design
In years 7, 8 and 9 the students follow the National Curriculum for Art & Design. The programme of study is made up of:
1. Exploring and developing ideas.
2. Investigating and making, art, craft and design.
3. Evaluating and developing work.
4. Knowledge and understanding.
The students do three projects a year, one per term, and are typically one printmaking, one painting and one sculpture project. The projects cover a wide range of techniques and different artists styles from different periods in history and from different cultures.
In Year 9 the students do GCSE style projects which give them the opportunity to acquire specialist skills using professional art equipment and encourage them to be more autonomous.
We organise workshops with professional artists for the students to participate in to extend their experience of the subject. To date this year our students have worked with Bridget Arnold, ceramicist, where they experienced making stoneware smoke fired pots and glass artist, Amanda Moriarty, who led a workshop on fused glass which resulted in two fantastic pieces of Art Nouveau inspired glass panels that are displayed in our school reception area and library. (All work from these projects can be viewed on our school website). We are currently planning a further workshop to take place next term in conjunction with DAISI. |
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GCSE Fine Art
AQA Examination Board
Course requirements:
Coursework
Your coursework is 60% of your final mark.
You must produce two, three or four units of work (projects).
Your coursework must cover all four of the assessment objectives.
Your coursework will be marked by your teachers and then moderated by an examiner from AQA.
Controlled Test (exam)
The exam is 40% of your final mark.
The questions are set by AQA.
You will be given a question paper four weeks before your exam.
You must prepare for your exam during those four weeks.
Your work must cover all of the four assessment objectives.
The exam is ten hours (two days @ five hours a day).
Your exam is marked by your teachers and then moderated by an examiner from AQA.
Assessment Objectives
Assessment Objective 1 – Record observations, experiences and ideas in forms that are appropriate to intentions.
Assessment Objective 2 – Analyse and evaluate images, objects and artifacts showing understanding of context.
Assessment Objective 3 – Develop and explore ideas using media, processes and resources, reviewing, modifying and refining work as it progresses.
Assessment Objective 4 – Present a personal response, realising intentions and making informed connections with the work of others.
Welcome to your GCSE Art and Design course!
You are studying FINE ART which means that you will be working in the following areas:
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture
Land art
Installation
Printmaking
Film and video
Mixed media
Drawing…
is an essential and extremely important part of this course. You are expected to explore the use of drawing for different purposes and needs. You must always start planning your unit of work (project) by drawing from observation (things that are real, things that you can see in front of you). You can also use drawing for recording information about objects, people, places, research, refining ideas, sketching and designing. You can use anything to draw with i.e. lead pencil, colour pencil, pen, pastel, oil pastel, ink, paint, collage etc. You must produce work on a variety of scales (A4, A3, A2, A1, AO etc). Drawing can be used in an objective way to show analytical information, or in a subjective way to show expression, emotion and imagination. You may use drawing as your final piece or it could be used in developing ideas.
Sketchbooks…
you are required to keep a sketchbook to help you keep a record of your ideas. You can use sketchbooks in a variety of ways, including:
- developing and exploring ideas
- recording thoughts, feelings and experiences
- recording what you can see
- for close observation and analysis
- to organise and collect images
- to evaluate personal work
- to evaluate artists work
- to document research and experiments
- as a visual diary
- to document information about artists
- to document visits to galleries
- to brainstorm ideas
- to explore materials and techniques
Preparatory Work…
A key feature in any project will be the relationship between preparatory work and the final piece. It should provide evidence of:
- collecting, selecting, investigating & analysing information
- recording observations & experiences
- exploring & developing ideas
- reviewing, modifying & refining work
- experimenting with materials & processes
- working from initial ideas & intentions through to a final piece(s)
- engagement with the work of other artists, considering context
- documenting developments
- making connections with the work of other artists
- using ICT
Projects and Themes…
Here are some examples of different ways you could approach your projects and themes:
Issues…
You could work from personal issues, national issues or global concerns. Explore social and moral issues.
Figures…
Develop ideas based on the human figure. Groups, figures in motion, face, parts of figures such hands or feet. You could use observational studies or focus on emotion.
Environment…
You could look at the built environment, landscape or seascape. The effect of light or weather, growth or decay.
Artists…
You could develop ideas in response to an artist or designer or craftsperson. Work in the style of an artist.
Concept based work…
You could develop ideas on concepts such as abstract art or representation of space.
Cultural…
You could explore the art of different cultures and traditions.
Expressive…
You could produce work as an emotional response to an idea or issue. This could include colour and mood.
Materials…
You could explore the nature of a particular material and experiment with a range of techniques.
Still life…
You could work from objects and still life in an observational or abstract way.
Personal…
You could develop work from a personal theme or interest.
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