Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

Lower Sixth During the first year of this course, you will have the opportunity to experience drawing, painting, printmaking and photography. This phase provides the basis for one extensive experimental project. Alongside this work, you will be expected to build up evidence of your critical awareness of the wider context of art within culture to complement and inform your practical work. Upper Sixth Personal Investigation (worth 60%) This is a practical investigation, supported by written material. Students are required to conduct a practical investigation into an idea, issue, concept or theme, supported by written material. The focus of the investigation must be identified independently by the student and must lead to a finished outcome or a series of related finished outcomes. The aim is to produce a significant ‘body of work’ such as you might produce for a gallery exhibition. Externally-set Assignment (worth 40%) Students are expected to respond to an externally set range of questions. This involves a preparation period from February and 15 hour supervised time. Both portfolios of work are then curated by the students with help from the department in preparation for external moderation.