Art and Design
What is Art?
This is a big question, however, one explanation would be to say that art is the way in which we can express our ideas in a creative way: painting, or sculpting or taking a photograph. For example, many great painters will try to get across important ideas in their pictures.
The Creative Arts Faculty successfully incorporates Art and Design Technology, Media and Performing Arts.
Creative Arts celebrates its Art Mark Gold status. Art and Design is a vibrant, dynamic and flourishing Department. Located at the heart of the school, the department comprises five newly refurbished teaching rooms each resourced with cutting edge facilities to ensure pupils are well equipped to succeed. The emphasis is on supporting and guiding creative work in the visual arts; painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media disciplines, incorporating collaborative national and international study trips as part of students development to London and Barcelona. Students are encouraged to experience all aspects of the arts through artist in residence workshops, exhibition visits, location drawing, community arts projects and annual art exhibitions.
With pupils experience of Art at Key Stage 2 being extremely varied it is important to focus on basic recording skills from observations using diverse media, techniques and processes. All KS3 students study Art for one hour each week. Students work in a range of media and focus on the work of particular artists, studying a range of techniques and styles. Students are encouraged to work on community art projects with artists in residence.
Year 7
- develop mixed media and presentation skills
- develop skills in mark making
- develop drawing and observational skills
- develop skills in working with line in response to the ink drawings of Ralph Steadman and Alberto Giacometti
- develop research and response skills
- learn how to respond creatively to an artists work
- understand the principles of working in relief
- develop evaluative skills.
Year 8
- continue to develop observational skills drawing from life
- develop skills in drawing from secondary observation
- develop skills in enlargement
- analyse the flower form paintings of Georgia O Keeffe
- work with form and structure
- develop compositional and planning skills
- understand how to develop 2D work into a plan for a relief composition
- develop skills in the application of paint and colour mixing
- learn the basic principles of colour theory
- understand different colour treatments and confidently develop key words and language
Year 9
- understand keywords and basic principles relating to Portraiture
- understand the process of layering to add depth
- become more competent when working from primary observation
- gain an understanding of the proportions of the face
- understand the process of photograph manipulation using Photoshop
- respond to the collage portraits of Warhol
- gain an insight into the portrait work of Julian Opie and Chuck Close
- understand the process of screen printing
- explore a range of possible concepts and techniques
- critically evaluate the work of others using artistic language
At Bishop Challoner, students can opt to study the GCSE Fine Art and Creative and Media Level 2 Diploma courses. Each exist as extremely popular options with consistently high pass rates.
What is Fine Art?
- Drawing
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Film, Video, Installation
- Mixed Media
- Textiles and Fashion
- Photography
Art is popular at KS4, with over 40% of the cohort studying GCSE or C&M Diploma courses. At GCSE there are two units of work; an internally set coursework unit and an externally set unit that culminates in a ten hour examination. The Internally set unit focuses on two coursework projects; the 'Natural Form' or 'Architecture' project addressed in Year 10 and the 'Figure' project addressed in Year 11.
What does the project work involve?
You will demonstrate the ability to:
- record observations, experiences and ideas
- analyse and evaluate images and objects
- develop and explore ideas using diverse media and techniques
- present a personal response relating to artists concepts
- work on diverse scales
- use ICT skills to research, develop design skills or create personal responses
What is the Creative and Media Diploma?
Creative and Media Diploma Level 2 & Level 3
Diplomas are a new type of qualification that offer a mix of general and applied learning. The Principal Learning for the Diplomas in Creative and Media at level two and three requires an interdisciplinary, team-based approach to teaching. This allows learners to combine in a single qualification projects in multi-media disciplines related to the various employment sectors of the creative and media industries.
The Principal Learning for Creative and Media combines academic and theoretical knowledge with practical skills. The aim of the qualification is to provide breadth in learning and depth in the application of the practical skills, developing creativity and confidence in a young person's ability to think, question, explore, create and communicate.
The Diplomas in Creative and Media are therefore for learners who want to:
- develop an understanding of the creative process
- develop skills in the broad context of the creative and media sectors, rather than specialising in a single discipline
- apply their learning in work-related tasks
- develop transferable skills related to thinking and learning which are essential to self-development
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find out about employment in the creative and media sectors
The AQA Fine Art course is offered at AS and A Level. At AS there are two units of work; an internally set coursework unit and an externally set unit that includes a five hour development controlled exam. The structure is repeated at A2. The externally set unit at A2 culminates in a fifteen hour controlled examination.
The Year 12 course consists of an initial workshop programme enabling students to develop skills, knowledge and experience of diverse media, techniques and processes before embarking on a personal project. This is delivered alongside a contextual studies scheme focusing on Contemporary Art. Students are encouraged to critically and visually analyse artist concepts. Artists studied include Anselm Kiefer, Jenny Saville, Gerhard Richter, Robert Rauschenberg and Cindy Sherman amongst others.
In Year 13, students are encouraged to reflect upon their experiences at AS Level to negotiate their own project. Tutorials provide students with the opportunity to discuss potential concepts and review the strengths and weaknesses of the AS portfolio of work. Exemplar projects include: movement and light, war, text and image, beauty and the female form.
Career pathways - Take the next step towards your desired career
What can you do with Art and Design?
- Fashion Design
- Interior design
- Architecture
- Illustration
- Teaching
- Gallery or museum curator
- Photography
- Jewellery Design
- Artist, Sculptor, Craftsperson
- Animation
- Games Design
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Product Design
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