Level 1 Art
Course Description
Contact Person: A. Heinz.
This is a manageable practical art course which is designed to develop a student’s skills in drawing, painting and printmaking using a range of techniques and media. Students will be encouraged to explore themes around themselves, their own culture and their environment and develop artwork from that.
The course encourages students to make appropriate choices and connections between ideas and media, to develop a critical awareness of artists’ works and processes, develop thinking skills and to begin to develop a personal Art style while enjoying the process.
Entry Requirements
Option Year 9 and 10 Art, one or both, are very helpful but not essential.
Contributions and Equipment
$45 for materials
Pathway
Assessment Information
This course is fully assessed via Workbooks and finished material - including a single board Portfolio.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.2 - Produce resolved artwork appropriate to established art making conventions
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.3 - Explore Visual Arts processes and conventions to inform own art making
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.4 - Create a sustained body of related artworks in response to an art making proposition
Optional Assessments
This standard may be part of your individual learning programme after consultation with your teacher.
External
NZQA Info
Visual Arts 1.1 - Use practice-based visual inquiry to explore an Aotearoa New Zealand Māori context and another cultural context
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Artist, Diversional Therapist, Actor, Advertising Specialist, Patternmaker, Arborist, Architectural Technician, Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Artist, Artistic Director, Baker, Metal Worker, Tattoo Artist, Film/Television Camera Operator, Urban/Regional Planner, Chef, Draughtsperson, Cutter, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Communications Professional, Industrial Designer, Event Manager, Conservator, Jeweller, Make-up Artist, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Medical Radiation Technologist, Diagnostic Radiologist, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Visual Merchandiser, Early Childhood Teacher, Exhibition and Collections Technician, Media Producer, Florist, Game Developer, Gardener, Hairdresser/Barber, Industrial Spray Painter, Primary School Teacher, Joiner, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Nanny/Child Carer, Photographer, Printer, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Television Presenter, Telecommunications Network Planner, Animation, Robotics Designer Video and Film: Software Engineer, Makeup and Prosthetics, Animations and Digital Artist, Sound Recording and Production Media - TV, Music Videos Graphics: 2D Animator, Illustrator, Brand and Identity Designer, Packaging Designer, Visual Designer, Computer Finished Artist, Junior Art Director, Textile Designer, Architect, Interior Designer, Video Game Designer, Web Designer, Film and Video Editor, Information Systems, Engineer, Software Developer, Small Business Owner, Website Developer, Website Manager, Research and Development, Product and Support, E-Commerce, Marketing Consultant, Sales and Marketing, ICT Security Specialist,
Useful Links
Disclaimer
Courses are based on student choice, so some courses may not run.