Visual Art is a General Subject,
which counts towards a students ATAR. It is a course with a focus
toward students going onto tertiary study: be it either TAFE or
University - see Senior Subject Selection Handbook for details. Students can choose to select both General and Applied Art as they the course sompliment each other.
Visual Subjects provide an introduction to Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, New Media, Mixed Media and Textiles.
Visual Art subjects as well as developing a range of practical art making skills, encourage students to acquire and learn relevant knowledge in a range of media areas. Our focus is for students to develop the skills to create new ideas and make original artworks as they express personal responses to given concepts, inquiry questions and design problems.
Visual Arts Subjects are based around the 21st Century Skills:
- Critical thinking
- Creative thinking
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Social Skills
- ICT skills
Course Outline
Year 11
Unit 1
| Unit 2
|
FA1: Art as Lens
| Assessment
| FA2: Art as Code
| Assessment
|
Year 12
Unit 3 - Art as Knowledge
| Unit 4 - Art as Alternative
|
IA1:Investigation - Summative
| 15%
| IA3: Project - Summative
| 35%
|
IA2: Project - Summative
| 25%
| EA (External Exam)
| 25%
|
ATAR Eligibility
Students need to study at least 4 GENERAL and maximum of 1 APPLIED or 1 Certificate III subjects to be eligible for an ATAR.
Special features
The Visual Art Department is proactive in encouraging students to
enter their work into state and national competitions. This includes the
Queensland Creative Generation Senior Art Awards, and the Australian
Wool Cooperation Wool 4 Skool competition. Noosa District State High
School Art students have experienced success at all levels of
competition, with students in recent years having their work displayed
in GOMA, as well as student work being purchased by the University of
the Sunshine Coast for the University Art Collection. The Senior Art
Show over the last few years has been at the Cooroy Butter Factory, a
public art gallery.
Excursions
Each year all students studying an Art course in
Years 11 and 12 spend a day in Brisbane visiting both GOMA and the QLD
art Gallery.
Fashion students can also visit retail outlets and Fashion Week in Brisbane as part of their course.
There
is also the opportunity for students studying any of the Art subjects
at Noosa District SHS to be part of the school’s overseas tours. In 2014
students visited the Louvre, as part of a trip to France.
Careers
Visual Artist, Designer, Fashion Designer, Webpage Designer
Commercial Artist, Graphic Designer, Game Designer
Architect, Draughtsman, Engineer
Cabinet maker, Builder
Art Teaching, Primary School Teaching, Secondary School Teacher
Museum /Art Gallery Curator
Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy
Jewellery Designer
Florist
Fashion Designer
Interior Designer, Landscape Designer
Hospitality
Window Dresser - Retail Area
Set Design, Costume Design
Retail Area
Creative Industry graduates are sought out in the workplace due to
the collaborative learning complex higher order thinking skills which
are embedded in the Visual Art.