Visual Art Year 8

Year 8 Art is a hands-on, creative course that introduces students to a wide range of art-making techniques and ways of developing and expressing visual ideas. Students will explore drawing, painting, and sculpture through engaging projects that build their skills and confidence in the visual arts.

The course is structured around the four strands of the Visual Arts Curriculum:

• Developing Practical Knowledge

• Developing Ideas

• Communicating and Interpreting

• Understanding the Visual Arts in Context

Students will be inspired by a variety of artist models—both historical and contemporary—as they learn how to generate, develop, and present their own artwork. They will study and respond to different subject matter, experiment with media, and explore the processes involved in making artworks from concept to completion.

What Students Will Do:

• Build skills in drawing, painting, and 3D construction

• Explore a range of materials and media

• Learn how to use artist models to inspire and guide their own work

• Create a final project that reflects their individual ideas and creative decisions

• Begin to understand how art communicates meaning and responds to the world around us

This course encourages creative exploration, problem-solving, and personal expression, and provides an excellent foundation for continuing in Year 9 Visual Art or Design.