They will be required to develop a regard for aesthetics and realise the relationship of form and function together with an appreciation of line, shape, value, colour and texture in an everyday living experience. In Year 10 students are required to choose 2 semester length units. Only one unit is to be chosen from any of the three subject fields. There will be in each unit an integration of computer software and functions. Students will be required to demonstrate a maturing attitude towards homework and the refinement of research and writing skills.
Art focuses on the ways, means, and ends of skilled, creative, visual expression.
Students are involved in creating works of visual art, in appraising contemporary practice in the visual arts, and in studying artists and their work. To gain a knowledge of how the visual arts and culture interact, examine contemporary practice and the career opportunities which exist. To write about some of the many aspects of art and to become lucid in the language of the visual arts. To this end students will negotiate their own individual practical component, experience media through instruction and experimentation, write about the visual arts and examine the extent to which creating and perceiving infuse contemporary practice and culture. Encourage perception through media process and realisation.