Course Summary

Do you love being creative, experimenting with ideas and making things that express who you are? In Visual Arts, you’ll be encouraged to explore ideas, themes and artistic influences while developing your understanding of composition. You will develop your artistic practice through experimentation with materials, techniques and processes, while documenting and refining your ideas. 

You will have the opportunity to create artworks that communicate personal viewpoints and respond to a range of social, cultural and contemporary issues. You will present and evaluate your artworks and reflect on your creative decisions as well as the ways artists communicate meaning to different audiences. 

Learning Activities & Assessment

• Exploring: Investigate the ways artists across cultures, times and places develop their personal expression 

• Developing Practices: Experiment with visual arts processes and materials to create artworks that communicate your personal ideas and perspectives  

• Creating: Communicate your original ideas and perspectives through the application of processes and materials  

• Presenting: Looking at how artists exhibit their work and students will investigate ways to present to different audiences