LYC

YEAR 7
In Year 7 students explore a range of media and techniques to create two and three-dimensional artworks.  Art appreciation and the experience of various craft activities is the basis for the design of this course.  An equal emphasis is placed on imaginative tasks with technical skill and knowledge. This is a compulsory semester course of 2 periods per week.

Activities are designed to display originality and imagination, use problem-solving skills and develop technical competence. The Art of Early Civilizations is a major focus of the subject matter in the Year 7 course and all students attend a gallery excursion.

YEAR 8
In Year 8 students work in the areas of drawing, painting, mixed media, print making and sculpture.  An equal emphasis is placed on the development of the students’ imagination and their technical skills. Students are taught the Art and Design elements, problem-solving skills, to recognise artists’ motifs and techniques and how to use Art and Design related media and tools. Areas of study include: portraiture, landscape and Gothic and Renaissance Art. This is an elective for one semester.

YEAR 9
Students explore and develop ideas using research, observation and personal experiences as starting points for their practical tasks.  They explore a range of media and techniques including painting, printmaking, drawing and various craft activities. Culture is an important aspect of the course that is reflected in the research tasks on artistic styles, and in the comprehension tasks. Art and Design is an elective in Year 9 and is studied for three periods per week in either semester.

YEAR 10   
From Year 10 and through the VCE, students can choose to study two visual arts subjects: Art or Visual Communication and Design.

The Year 10 Art course provides for the development of the artistic talents of all students and covers a range of media and techniques. Students’ individual style is encouraged during the development of their folio. One major work must display original content and extension of expertise in technique.  Experiments, trials and the development of ideas will be a major aspect of the art making process.  Students gain further appreciation of Art through the study and research of artworks and Art Styles.  Art and Design is an elective and is studied for three periods per week.

Year 10 Visual Communication and Design runs during second semester only. Students develop an understanding of the language of visual communication and focus on drawing skills. Exercises are designed to improve skills in two and three-dimensional drawing. Areas covered by the course include creative computer imaging and the presentation of artwork, symbology and illustration. The use of standard conventional drawing symbols and methods are taught for simple house plans. Design briefs develop students’ skills and techniques and include packaging, fashion design, architectural drawing, product design and furniture design.

For both subjects, students may be required to attend a gallery excursion. A Visual Diary is necessary for sketching and notes, and for testing media and techniques.

VCE
Expected outcomes from the study Year 11 Art include: a visual diary with notes and drawings showing a development of ideas, finished artwork/s, written tasks and the participation in class discussion, an Art exam and a gallery excursion. In Year 12 Art students are expected to produce a visual diary that follows their thinking process leading to artworks including experimentation with media and techniques and art influences. They will be required to describe and analyse artworks completed before and since 1970 and will be given structured questions to answer on their chosen artists.

Students undertaking Year 11 Visual Communication and Design will be expected to produce a folio of work that includes instrumental drawings, will be able to draw from direct observation, in proportion, and render the drawings, and be capable of analysing visual communications. They will need to create a folio that follows the design process and will sit an exam that will test their drawing and designing skills. At the conclusion of Year 12, students should be able to apply the design process to produce a final visual communication presentation that satisfies a specified communication need, be able to analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of visual communications and be able to discuss the roles and relationships involved in the design and production of visual communications in the context of professional practice. Students will be required to prepare one brief that defines the need or needs of a client and apply the design process to produce developmental work and two final presentations based on the brief.