This course involves students in the study and creation of art and design work. The course includes three elements: • Process portfolio • Comparative study • Final exhibition. Students will create a process portfolio (sketchbook) that demonstrates their growing confidence and experimentation with media, idea development and critical analysis skills. Alongside this, students will create pieces for a final exhibition, which are developed as a direct result of their investigations in the process portfolio. They will create a separate written study, the comparative study, which will explore three artworks of their choice. This will help to develop critical thinking skills, analysis and subject specific language. Finally, they will curate a final exhibition of their selected artworks, and produce a curatorial rational, a written statement explaining their creative process and justification for the inclusion of their chosen artworks. This course is aimed at students who wish to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills in visual arts, and aims to: • Provide students with opportunities to make personal, sociocultural, and aesthetic experiences meaningful through the production and understanding of art. • Promote visual and contextual knowledge of art from various cultures. • Enable students to learn about themselves and others through collaborative, engagement with the visual arts The nature of the course requires at least 4 hours homework time each week beyond class time, to extend and consolidate the work done in class (some students enjoy spending many more hours than this on their work). The subject is entirely coursework based, so all the work created in class and in the student’s own time, is submitted for assessment at the end of IB2.
GCSE or equivalent An interest in, and a desire to study, the visual arts are essential. Students must be willing to spend time studying independently. We aim to instil a deep interest in the subject, which can be maintained in courses of further education and beyond.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | 68 New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3LQ |
This course involves students in the study and creation of art and design work. The course includes three elements: • Process portfolio • Comparative study • Final exhibition. Students will create a process portfolio (sketchbook) that demonstrates their growing confidence and experimentation with media, idea development and critical analysis skills. Alongside this, students will create pieces for a final exhibition, which are developed as a direct result of their investigations in the process portfolio. They will create a separate written study, the comparative study, which will explore three artworks of their choice. This will help to develop critical thinking skills, analysis and subject specific language. Finally, they will curate a final exhibition of their selected artworks, and produce a curatorial rational, a written statement explaining their creative process and justification for the inclusion of their chosen artworks. This course is aimed at students who wish to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills in visual arts, and aims to: • Provide students with opportunities to make personal, sociocultural, and aesthetic experiences meaningful through the production and understanding of art. • Promote visual and contextual knowledge of art from various cultures. • Enable students to learn about themselves and others through collaborative, engagement with the visual arts The nature of the course requires at least 4 hours homework time each week beyond class time, to extend and consolidate the work done in class (some students enjoy spending many more hours than this on their work). The subject is entirely coursework based, so all the work created in class and in the student’s own time, is submitted for assessment at the end of IB2.
GCSE or equivalent An interest in, and a desire to study, the visual arts are essential. Students must be willing to spend time studying independently. We aim to instil a deep interest in the subject, which can be maintained in courses of further education and beyond.