Art Gcse
Art Gcse
ART@DESC
GCSE FINE ART
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GCSE
FINE ART
GCSE Art and Design is about having an adventurous and creative approach,
and developing the skills to express it. Students will develop an
understanding of past and contemporary Art and Design and will be able to
produce a personal response embracing a range of ideas.
REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS…..
• Do you have a passion for Art or visual
expression??
• Do you love being creative???
• Do you have the required skills in art?
• Do you want a future in a creative or design field??
• Are you organised or would you like your
organisational skills to be improved further?
• Are you prepared to invest time??
GCSE FINE
ART
Summary
Why ART?
• Great for students who love the freedom to work in a variety of media –
painting, drawing, sculpture, print, textiles, graphics, photography, film etc
• Fine Art is great for students who also like to draw (keep an open mind)
• You will develop the skills to investigate, analyse and experiment
• Great for creativity - you will develop your imaginative powers and the skills to
express your own ideas, feelings and meanings
• You will also develop an understanding of the language and conventions of Art and
Design, as well as research a range of artists
• You will develop your annotation skills
• You will become evaluative and develop a critical eye – to express your own
personal visual message
Course Structure: FINE ART
GCSE level art is divided into 3 distinct phases.
1. STAGE 1: At the start of Year 10 you will work on a project introducing you to the skills
required at GCSE Level. You will also learn how to structure and develop an art project.
2. STAGE 2: in term 3 of Year 10 you will start your main coursework project (personal
portfolio). This will be worked on until the end of December in Year 11. This project will
also include a mock examination. This will be formally assessed by your teachers and the
feedback should provide an opportunity to refine your work further.
3. STAGE 3 EXAM UNIT: From the start of January in Year 11 you will work on a new project,
the externally set assignment (ESA). For this you will have ten weeks of preparation
followed by the actual GCE examination of 10 house. The theme for this project is
normally broad and set by the examination board.
SUPPORTING STUDIES:
PRACTICAL WORK: LARGE
BOOK RESEARCH AND
SCALE WORK
EXPERIMENTS
FINE ART PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
We are vastly above UK averages. As a comparison, the UK scores 23% A*/A grades.
CHANGES: GRADES 1-9
OLD E/F E D C B/C B A A/A* A*
GRADE
NEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
GRADE
You may wish to take this course for its own sake, simply because you
like the subject.