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GCSE

Art, Craft & Design and Textiles

Studying Art and Textiles allows you to explore your creativity, stretch your imagination, increase confidence in your own ideas and engage with a highly visual society.

Throughout the course you are encouraged to experiment with wide ranging materials and techniques, evaluating work as it progresses; developing your ideas through to a conclusion. This course requires you to be experimental, to be able to plan; refine your ideas and be selective, it will enhance your learning and provide lifelong confidence in self-expression.

Techniques often explored include painting, printmaking, 3D studies, photography, multimedia, surface decoration, batik, silk painting, fabric manipulation and fashion studies.

Assessment is via portfolio (60%) and an externally set task (40%), which is a project based on a chosen subject, with a final 10 hour practical exam.

A Level

Fine Art or Textiles

By choosing a creative subject to study you will develop an appreciation of, and engagement in, Art, Craft and Design. As critical consumers you will gain an understanding of its role in the creative and cultural industries that shape and enrich our lives.

Enthusiasm and a desire to experiment with new materials and ideas is essential for success. You will be encouraged to record the world around you using a variety of media, from the traditional through to contemporary digital photography and manipulation.

Studying a creative subject provides an introduction to potential careers in the visual and creative arts, fashion, heritage, cultural, digital and design media industries.

ASSESSMENT:

  • Portfolio 60%: A practical portfolio of personal work with a related study on a topic initiated by the student
  • Externally set task 40%: Based on a topic chosen from a pre-released exam paper

Amherst GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition