Year 12 Subjects – Visual Arts - Design

Level: Stage 2
Subject Name: Visual Arts - Design
Prerequisites: Nil
Assumed Knowledge: 10 or 20 credits of Stage 1 Visual Art - Design or Art

Course Summary:

In this subject, students are expected to:

  • Conceive, develop, and make work(s) of art or design that reflect individuality and the development and communication of a personal visual aesthetic
  • Demonstrate visual thinking through the development and evaluation of ideas and explorations in technical skills with media, materials, and technologies
  • Apply technical skills in using media, materials, technologies, and processes to solve problems and resolve work(s) of art or design
  • Communicate knowledge and understanding of their own works and the connections between their own and other practitioners’ works of art or design
  • Analyse, interpret, and respond to visual arts in cultural, social, and/or historical contexts
  • Develop inquiry skills to explore visual arts issues, ideas, concepts, processes, techniques, and questions

Assessment:

  • School Assessment (70%)
    • Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%)
      Maximum of two 20 x A3 page folios to support two resolved practical artworks, or one 40 x A3 page folio to support one body of work
    • Assessment Type 2: Practical (30%)
      Two practical artworks and two practitioner’s statements (500 words each) OR one body of work and one practitioner’s statement (1,000 words)
  • External Assessment (30%)
    • Assessment Type 3: Visual Study (30%)
      Maximum of 20 x A3 pages and 2,000 words- student negotiated investigation

Alternative Approaches to Assessment:

In a 20-credit subject, students are given the choice to complete one folio in Design and one folio in Art (with a 40-page maximum). Each folio would be accompanied by a supporting practical and written practitioner’s statement. Alternatively, a student may choose to connect Art and Design approaches in one 40-page folio, which would be accompanied by one body of work and a written statement.

For this subject, the assessment design criteria are:

  • Practical application
  • Knowledge and understanding
  • Analysis and synthesis
  • Inquiry and exploration