What is GCSE Art?
Art is the study and production of visual media. We encourage our students to explore visual, tactile and other sensory experiences to communicate ideas and meanings. They work with traditional and new media, developing confidence, competence, imagination and creativity. They learn to appreciate and value images and artefacts across times and cultures, and to understand the contexts in which they were made. Students reflect critically on their own and other people’s work, judging quality, value and meaning. They learn to think and act as artists, craftspeople and designers, working creatively and intelligently. They develop an appreciation of art, craft and design, and its role in the creative and cultural industries that enrich their lives.
What will you do on the course?
You will...
• use a variety of processes including drawing, painting, print making, sculpture, installation, mixed media and photography
• develop an appreciation of colour, form, tone, texture and shape
• use a range of mediums and processes
• develop an appreciation of art movements and cultures
• use a variety of processes including drawing, painting, print making, sculpture, installation, mixed media and photography
• develop an appreciation of colour, form, tone, texture and shape
• use a range of mediums and processes
• develop an appreciation of art movements and cultures
How will you be assessed?
You will study two units in total:
Where can GCSE Art take you?
GCSE Art can build a foundation for studying Art based courses in the future. For example:
• Further study at AS/A2 level
• BTEC Art and Design
• AS/A2 Photography
• Post-16 education via Foundation and Degree courses
• Art will support your application for a range of Post-16 level 3 courses if an A*-C grade is achieved, or a level 2 course if a D or E grade is achieved
• Specialist diploma in creative and media.
• Further study at AS/A2 level
• BTEC Art and Design
• AS/A2 Photography
• Post-16 education via Foundation and Degree courses
• Art will support your application for a range of Post-16 level 3 courses if an A*-C grade is achieved, or a level 2 course if a D or E grade is achieved
• Specialist diploma in creative and media.