Epsom Girls Grammar School
9 Core Art
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms T. Farrant.
Through this course students will continue to develop their understanding of the ever growing visual world around them. Students will be introduced to the art fields of Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Painting and Design and have the opportunity to develop ideas in response to personal investigation and the study of artworks.
KO MAUNGAWHAU TE MAUNGA
Epsom Girls’ Grammar school is situated at the base of Maungawhau and we start by looking at its legends and history.
The theme for the term is based on elements of the students Pepeha, particularly a Maunga or Mountain they may affiliate or identify with.
We will also be looking at some International, Aotearoa and traditional landscape artists for inspiration.
The students will be learning and gaining a lot of experience with drawing, painting, collage and mixed media techniques - culminating in a beautiful panoramic landscape painting with elements that are meaningful or personal to each individual student.
Course Costs and Equipment/ Stationery requirements
Stationary requirements A junior Art Pack is required for Y9/10 Art Core and Option Art. Students are only required to purchase 1 x art pack for all options, as well as a Visual Diary for Option Art. The Art pack can be purchased from the stationary shop for $35 (prices may vary in 2025)
The Junior Art Pack contains: 1 x Document Wallet, a set of good quality Paint brushes, a 6B Art Pencil, a set of high quality acrylic paints, a palette.
We also suggest scissors, an eraser, and a glue-stick as well as a topped up printing account.
Useful Links
Disclaimer
We aim to enable every student to have the course that they prefer, however, some courses have limited places or pre-requisits that may restrict the student's choice.
WEB89, Rendered 7.64MB in 0.0959 seconds with 18 queries.
