Learning through culture and the arts leads to

creative thinking, confidence and problem

solving – all skills that are prized by employers and

which young people need.

GCSE

ART AND DESIGNGCSE ART AND DESIGN - FINE ART

GCSE ART AND DESIGN – TEXTILES

GCSE ART AND DESIGNFINE ART/TEXTILES

WHAT DO YOU DO?•2 to 3 Projects set by your teacher

(Portfolio) – starts in September of Year 10

e.g. Food in Art, Graffiti, Identity and Natural Forms.

• 1 Exam Project – starts from February of Year 11 UNTIL APRIL

Exam Questions set by AQA

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN A PROJECT?

Cover Assessment Objectives set by AQA.1. Looking at and responding to the work

of artists.2. Experimenting and refining ideas using a

range of media and coming up with your own ideas for a final piece.

3. Recording observations.4. Final Piece.

FINE ART or TEXTILES?

• Both options have coursework projects set by the teacher.

• Assessment Objectives are the same.• Exam papers have different questions.• Different materials/techniques used.

WHAT YOU DO IN FINE ARTYou will have the opportunity to do a range of painting, sculpture, land art, installation, printmaking, photoshop, animation, drawing , photography, film, graphics, video or mixed media.

WHAT YOU DO IN TEXTILES

• Skills such as batik, silk painting, stencil printing, bonding, embellishment, bead making, drawing, painting, photography, computer manipulation and many others are developed.

PROJECT ENHANCEMENT

Previous students have:

• Worked at Sunfield School alongside practising artists.• Worked on projects with Primary Schools.• Taken part in a drawing day looking at the architecture and architectural

detail at Worcester Cathedral.• Taken part in a printing workshop at Stourbridge College.• Taken part in a photo manipulation workshop.• Worked with visiting artists.• Visited the Stourbridge college Art Foundation course exhibition.

ART IS USEFUL FOR ANY CAREER/JOBFine Art/Textiles is a great compliment to any other

GCSE as it:• Develops your creativity, thinking, communication

and team work skills.• Students become:

reflective learners, self managers• Prepares students for future learning in a wide range

of subjects.• Learning through culture and the arts leads to

creative thinking, confidence and problem solving – all skills that are prized by employers and which young people need.

SOME JOBS REQUIRE ART AND DESIGN/TEXTILES

ANIMATOR

STAGE/SET DESIGNER

ARTIST

PHOTOGRAPHER

CARTOONIST

FASHION DESIGNER

MAKE UP ARTIST

ILLUSTRATOR

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TEACHER

COSTUME DESIGNERART THERAPIST

ARCHITECT

GALLERY CURATOR JOBS IN TV/FILM MAKING

BEAUTY CONSULTANT

AND MANY MANY MORE.................

VIDEO GAMES DESIGNER

TEXTILE DESIGNER

JEWELLER

SO WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE ART?• No written exam, and you will be given the exam

paper in February before taking the exam in April.

• No essays to do, all work at GCSE is practical.• Learn exciting new techniques.• Discover techniques you are good at that you

might not have tried before.• Basic art skills are essential. However, you will

pick up many of these requirements during the course, and you will find that by the end you are much more creative than you were before, and you will have made pieces of artwork that you could not have dreamed of making before!

SO WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE ART?• Develop your work in your own time if you

want to.• Lots of independence, not too controlling, you

can develop your own ideas to express yourself in a wide variety of media.

• You will be given the chance to express your individuality.

• You can work together with your friends to share ideas.

MYTHS ABOUT ART GCSE• Too much work!

There is no more work than any other subject, but you must make sure you keep up to date with your homework.

• You have to be good at drawing • You will need to do some drawing but not loads as most of the

time will be spent learning and using other techniques, you can express yourself in lots of different ways.

• You should only choose Art if you want to be an artist or designer• Not necessarily. Of course, if you want a career in the Arts you will

have to do GCSE but the skills you learn are transferable to many other careers including : forensic science, law, medicine, business.

7 REASONS THE ARTS ARE IMPORTANT

1. They are languages that all people speak that cut across racial, cultural, social, educational, and economic barriers and enhance cultural appreciation and awareness.

2. They provide opportunities for self-expression, bringing the inner world into the outer world of concrete reality.

3. They develop both independence and collaboration.4. They make it possible to use personal strengths in meaningful ways and to

bridge into understanding sometimes difficult abstractions through these strengths.

5. They improve academic achievement -- enhancing test scores, attitudes, social skills, critical and creative thinking.

6. They exercise and develop higher order thinking skills including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and "problem-finding."

7. They provide the means for every student to learn.