Epsom Girls Grammar School Epsom Girls Grammar School

10 Art (Full year course)

10ART
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms T. Farrant.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 9 Core Art and/or Year 9 Option Art


The full year course provides opportunity for in-depth investigation and exploration using a range of different Art making mediums. These include Mixed-media, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Design, Sculpture and Time-based Art. Students will develop ideas and explore visual communication within a variety of contexts. Scroll down for a course preview.





Course Overview

Term 1
"Activate"
Place, PERSON, POLITICS
Design, Typography, Painting

Term 2
"Crowns - Head-Dresses"
Place, PERSON, Politics
Art and the Body, Adornment

Term 3
"Back to the Future"
PLACE, PERSON, POLITICS
Painting and Intaglio Printmaking, Site specific Installation

Term 4
"Inanimate"
Place, PERSON, Politics
Stop Motion Animation

Learning Areas:

Year 10 Option Selection - Full Year Courses (Select 2 subjects), The Arts


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

11 Visual Art, 11 Photography-Design

Year 10 Art, full year, offers an exciting range of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and digital animation artworks across the year.
This course also provides a foundation for Year 11 practical art and/or photography at Year 11. From Year 11 Art students can continue with Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Design to Scholarship level.



			
					
					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.


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.