GRADE 9 - VISUAL ARTS
AVI101 - Open - 1 credit
The Sir Winston Churchill Visual Arts program is structured to inspire and to provide creative direction. Artistic talent and creativity have to be nurtured and developed through visual expression. Often we are discouraged in childhood from discovering our creative interests because of criteria based on arbitrary, personal preferences. At Sir Winston, we believe students need an opportunity to experience art as a worthwhile activity and as a valuable personal endeavour.
Visual Arts at Sir Winston provides a solid foundation for further study. Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design and the expressive qualities of various materials through working with a range of materials, processes, techniques, and styles. They will learn and use methods of analysis and criticism. They will also study the characteristics of many different types of art (including Canadian art). The AVI10 is a foundation course based on the fundamental questions of art: What Is Art? Why Make Art? What Does Art Say About Me And My Surroundings? and Where Am I Going?
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UNIT 1: WHAT IS ART? |
UNIT 3: WHO AM I? |
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What makes art good? How can I better judge my own art? Where does art come from? Why do we as a society make art? Activity 1: Elements of design - looking at slides Value Scale drawing Contour drawing and colour wheel exercises Activity 2: Stone Age Art - group work, articles, slides Drawing Superimposed images Activity 3: Egyptian Art - research and presentations |
What is the history of Canadian Art? How do I fit into that history? Why is the landscape so important in Canada? How does my world fit into the landscape? How is the figure used in Canadian Art? Activity 1: Early Canadian Art History - looking at slides Activity 2: Get to know the landscape Paint the landscape experimenting with colour Activity 3: Group of Seven Art History Activity 4: My personal landscape Activity 5: Contemporary Canadian landscape looking at slides |
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UNIT 2: WHY MAKE ART? |
UNIT 4: WHERE AM I GOING? |
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How can I represent the real world better? What makes a good composition? What is the purpose of art in our society? (to communicate religious, political, social, and individual expression; to decorate; to entertain.) Activity 1: Communicate through Representing the Real World Draw an object Draw a still life Activity 2: Communicate Politically, Socially, and Religiously Anti-Racism Poster Activity 3: Decorate and Entertain - Architectural Adornment |
An investigation of the contemporary Canadian figure. Related hands-on studio activities will include mixed media art and experimental approaches to art making. Activity 1: Contemporary Canadian figures Activity 2: Printmaking |