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Visual
Arts
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AVI 1O1 (Open)
This course offers an overview of visual arts as a
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.
AVI 2O1 Visual Arts (Open)
This course emphasizes learning through practice; building
on what students know; and introducing them to new ideas, materials,
and processes for parts of the world.
(artistic thinking and experimentation. Student learning will
include the refined application of the elements and principles
of design, incorporating the creative and design processes,
and the relationship between form and content.
Students will also learn about the connections between works
of art and their historical contexts. Course objectives may
be achieved either through a comprehensive programme or through
a programme focused on a particular art form (e.g. drawing,
painting).
AVI 3M1 Visual Arts, Grade 11, University/College
Preparation
Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 9 or 10 (Open)
This course provides students with opportunities to
further develop their skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students
will explore a range of subject matter through studio activities,
and will consolidate their practical skills. Students will also
analyse art works and study aspects of Western art history,
as well as art forms from Canada and other 41)
AVI 3O1 Visual Arts, Grade 11
Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 9 or 10 (Open)
This course focuses on studio activities in one or
more of the visual arts. Students will create art works that
explore a wide range of subject matter, and will evaluate art
works, providing grounds for their aesthetic judgements. They
will also examine historical and cultural contexts of Western
art (including Canadian art) and art from various world cultures
to support their study of specific media.
AVI 4M1 Visual Arts, Grade 12, University/College
Preparation
Prerequisite: Visual Arts, Grade 11, University/College Preparation
or Open
This course focuses on the refinement of students’
skills and knowledge in visual arts. Students will analyse art
forms; use theories of art in analysing and producing art; and
increase their understanding of stylistic changes in modern
and contemporary Western art, Canadian (including Native Canadian)
art, and art forms from various parts of the world. Students
will produce a body of work demonstrating a personal approach.
If students wish to concentrate their study in a specific media,
individualized courses in drawing (AWL 4M1), painting (AWN 4M1)
or non-traditional media (AWT 4M1), will be made available.
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