Art and Design (Fine Art)

Course summary

Why study art? It’s an exciting, varied and creative course where you can decide your own outcomes. It develops your ability to think creatively, imaginatively and to make connections as well as building strong artistic skills in a range of media. What will you study? Year 12 You will begin the year with workshops in a range of media including print making, drawing, painting and sketch booking. These will give you the skills you need and help you to make a start on your coursework portfolio. You will then work increasingly independently with guidance and support from your teacher on your own self-negotiated project, exploring ideas and materials. Year 13 You will continue with your coursework portfolio bringing it to a conclusion with a final piece at the end of January. Then you will choose from a series of exam board released titles for your externally set task and begin to produce another project / portfolio on one of these themes. You will work on this until the middle of May when you have a 15-hour controlled period to bring your work to a conclusion.