Why do we learn art?
Head of Department
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13

Why do we learn art?

The art curriculum at Ark Putney Academy aims to encourage and provide visual literacy and develop student confidence in material exploration and practical responses. It is also enables every student to gain an understanding of how art and design continues to shape and inform the world we live in today. Projects are designed to develop and build students’ skills and contextual understanding.

Head of Department

Head of Creative Making

Ms L Lake

l.lake@arkputneyacademy.org

Year 7

Projects in year 7 are designed to develop and build upon students’ practical skills, whilst introducing them to a range of art styles and artists, all underpinned by the formal elements of Art and Design – Line, Shape, Tone/Value, Texture, Form, Colour, Space and Composition. 

Exploring a range of materials, students will have the opportunity to produce pieces in 3-D media, drawing, painting and printmaking. 

Still-life 

Observational studies of natural and man-made forms. Exploring surface textures, mark making, 3-D materials, model making and mono print. 

Artist Research and Response: Peter Randel Page, Katie Scott, Han Sai Por, Cezanne, Cubism, Juan Gris 

Landscape  

Linear perspective (1 point and 2 point), Atmospheric perspective. Perspective through mark-making. Collage, relief and mixed media development. 

Artist research and response: John Piper, Hundertwasser, Paul Klee, Surrealism, Salvador Dali, Henri Rousseau 

Portraiture  

Colour theory - Colour mixing, complementary colour pairs, proportion and scale, pattern and decoration 

Artist research and response: Sir Terry Frost, Frank Stella, Chuck Close, Francois Neilly, Frieda Khalo, Chris Ofili, Kehindi Widley 

Assessment

Projects are marked against the four assessment objectives of Develop, Refine, Record and Present.

These enable students to demonstrate their understanding of a topic, written and visual communication, skill acquisition and their creative independence.

All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Computer Science

Year 8

Projects in year 8 are designed to develop and build upon students’ practical skills, whilst introducing them to a range of art styles and artists, all underpinned by the formal elements of Art and Design – Line, Shape, Tone/Value, Texture, Form, Colour, Space and Composition. 

Exploring a range of materials, students will have the opportunity to produce pieces in 3-D media, drawing, painting and printmaking. 

Still-life 

Observational studies of natural and man-made forms. Exploring surface textures, mark making, 3-D materials, model making and mono print. 

Artist Research and Response: Peter Randel Page, Katie Scott, Han Sai Por, Cezanne, Cubism, Juan Gris 

Landscape  

Linear perspective (1 point and 2 point), Atmospheric perspective. Perspective through mark-making. Collage, relief and mixed media development. 

Artist research and response: John Piper, Hundertwasser, Paul Klee, Surrealism, Salvador Dali, Henri Rousseau 

Portraiture  

Colour theory - Colour mixing, complementary colour pairs, proportion and scale, pattern and decoration 

Artist research and response: Sir Terry Frost, Frank Stella, Chuck Close, Francois Neilly, Frieda Khalo, Chris Ofili, Kehindi Widley 

Assessment

Projects are marked against the four assessment objectives of Develop, Refine, Record and Present.

These enable students to demonstrate their understanding of a topic, written and visual communication, skill acquisition and their creative independence.

All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Computer Science

Year 9

Term 1-3

Art is currently taught on rotation with Design and Technology and as with DT, students undertake a more GCSE like project. Students are introduced to the work of Pop Art concepts and artists, through a series of creative workshops. Students will then be guided to develop their own outcomes in a media of their choosing.

Assessment

Projects are marked against the four assessment objectives of Develop, Refine, Record and Present.

These enable students to demonstrate their understanding of a topic, written and visual communication, skill acquisition and their creative independence.

All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Computer Science

Year 10

Term 1 - 3

Students will complete two coursework projects/themes and one externally set assignment. 
Each coursework project/theme is chosen by their class teacher. Students are then provided with a variety of practical workshops to build confidence in their personal responses. This includes the exploration of but is not limited to:

Painting (Watercolour/acrylic)
Drawing (pencil/pen, chalk, charcoal, oil pastel)
Print-making (lino, mono)
Collage
Observational drawing
Photography
GCSE themes that have been studied in the past are: Society, Apart and/or Together, Surfaces, Reflection, Collections and Barriers.
Assessment
Pearson Edexcel: Fine art 

Coursework: 60%

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Computer Science

Year 11

Term 1 - 3

Following completion of personal portfolio’s, students will complete an externally set exam component. Students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of Art and Design by developing highly personal responses to the given theme, culminating in a 10 hour exam set over two days in order for them to produce a sustained response.
Assessment
Pearson Edexcel: Fine art 

Coursework: 60%

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Computer Science

Year 12

Art

Drawing and Painting (realistic, expressive, abstract)
Photography
Collage
Print-making
Developing and refining the use of art mediums (Acrylic, Oil paints, Oil pastels, Chalk and Charcoal, Pencil, Pen
Photography

Camera settings and technical development (lighting, depth of field, focus, movement, composition)
Paper manipulation (collage, weaving etc)
Editing software (Adobe creative suite)
Assessment

Pearson Edexcel: Fine Art/Photography
Coursework: 60%

(13% of this is awarded to the Personal Study)

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 12 subjects Next Year 12 Subject - Computer Science

Year 13

Art

Drawing and Painting (realistic, expressive, abstract)
Photography
Collage
Print-making
Developing and refining the use of art mediums (Acrylic, Oil paints, Oil pastels, Chalk and Charcoal, Pencil, Pen
Photography

Camera settings and technical development (lighting, depth of field, focus, movement, composition)
Paper manipulation (collage, weaving etc)
Editing software (Adobe creative suite)

During yr 13, in addition to completing personal portfolio’s, students will also produce their Personal Study’. This is a written exploration of art and or photography that links to the practical work being explored.

From February, students will complete an externally set exam component. Students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of Art and Design by developing highly personal responses to the given theme, culminating in a 15 hour exam set over three days in order for them to produce a sustained response.
Assessment

Pearson Edexcel: Fine Art/Photography
Coursework: 60%

(13% of this is awarded to the Personal Study)

ESA (externally set assignment): 40%

All Year 13 subjects Next Year 13 Subject - Computer Science