GCSE Art, Craft and Design is structured to teach fundamental, creative and reflective skills using the art elements as its foundation. Through experimentation with a range of wet and dry media, students gain confidence and a ‘can do’ attitude demonstrating resilience.
Our main priority is for students to become diverse thinkers who are not afraid to take risks and are happy to explore the world around them through researching traditional and contemporary artists leading to present a personal, informed and meaningful response.
This course is for you if you wish to be a creative, problem-solving thinker who will develop a skill set for a wide range of careers.
You will learn that art and design is about you, your ideas and opinions, likes, and dislikes. You will become more independent and have the chance to really study a theme in depth. You will also have the opportunity to express yourself through thematic projects, e.g. portraits, still-life, surrealism, photography, ICT manipulation and graphic design.
You will develop and enhance skills such as:
•Observation
•Imagination
•Communication
•Appreciation - critical analysis of the work of other artists and designers
•Collaborative work
•Analysis of existing designs
•Pictorial composition including perspective
•Research
•Problem solving and communication
•Experimentation with various media and analysis of results
•ICT
•Evaluation
•Organisation and time management
•Activities which develop a range of skills within a variety of contexts, which support individual, independent, analytical, and creative thinking which run through the course.
This is a very wide area! It covers, amongst others, fine art, photography, ceramics and pottery, textiles and fashion, 3D design, jewellery and metal, sculpture, interior work, graphics, advertising, multimedia and web.
Job ideas might include:
•Graphic design – working for a magazine or website to produce imagines and layout
•Photography - the whole range, from photo journalism to being a self-employed wedding photographer
•Textiles and fashion – working on fabric production and manufacture to designing clothes for the high street. Maybe working for a major store and making the decisions about which clothes to stock in a shop
•Interior design – helping people plan their rooms, colour schemes, layout, style, and ‘look’
•Advertising and branding – working for an agency to help promote and sell products, producing campaigns and displays
•Galleries and museums – helping put together displays and exhibitions
•Product and 3D design – making things! Everything goes through a design process, however small or large
•TV and theatres – creative people are required to produce TV and theatre sets and costumes
•Jewellery making, crafting, animation, illustration, pottery – the list can be very long.
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