Leaving Cert Art, Craft & Design

Hi, everyone.

I hope that this short guide would give you an insight

into what studying are often design will entail at senior cycle.

Thank you for considering art as an option.

Maybe you have studied art at junior cycle,

or maybe you are considering picking it up, and that was totally doable.

But I strongly encourage you to come and have a chat with me about your dress.

Over the next couple of minutes,

I will take you through the core structure and how you would be assessed

the visual studies practical. So these components on, then a few points on why

studying art is beneficial on what career opportunities you may have.

So the course course structure, as you can see, is broken into three elements.

I will go into each of these elements in more detail later,

but essentially the practical work makes up 70% of your grade.

On the written element is 30%.

A lot of students have been put off studying art of senior cycle

in the past because they believe there is a lot of history involved.

But what I can tell you is we study a small number of very specific topics

and try to integrate the theory side into your practical

as much as possible.

This will make it more fun and engaging for you.

Engagement with Arctic in person is a huge part of the course

Beit

visiting local examples, gallery trips to Dublin or even abroad

and also visiting artists that will come and

share their practise with us in the past.

So let's take a little look at what the written element looks like. First

Visual Studies was previously known as the History of Art.

It is the written component of the leading surgeon,

but it aims to integrate practical and theoretical elements too.

So it should go hand in hand with your practical work

on. Inform your choices in material on do your concepts.

There are three content areas.

Europe on the wider world, Ireland and its place in the wild,

wider world on then Contin area three.

Today's work

on your leaving cert paper. You will have three sections

under each of those titles.

So the good thing about this course is, although that sounds quite broad,

you only have to study one area

from

Constant Terry, 11 area from content Area two

and then you have to study all areas in content area three.

So let's have a little look at what each of those entails.

So content Area one.

You can see there are six topics.

We only have to choose one, but we have to know that one topic in detail.

So usually with 50 years, I would do realism on Impressionism,

but that would be dictated by the consensus in the cost.

So if there's a particular

draw to post or 19 sixties art,

then that's absolute.

Finally, we will study that will go with the consensus in the class.

So they say we only study one section from those six,

so contact area, too.

And this is art in Ireland and its place in the wider world.

From these six options here,

we usually choose one or you only have to study one as well.

We usually choose

pre Christian art in Ireland on this is because if you studied

art for junior cycle, you may well have covered

Sorry history for junior cycle. You may well have covered

quite a lot of the topics that are in here, so

I find that the knowledge coming into six years actually quite good in this section,

even just general knowledge from having maybe visited New Grange

and

we'll help inform your study in this area.

So for precaution, Ireland, That's the Stone Age, The Bronze Age on the Iron Age,

eh? So you would pick one topic from that list on again.

You would know it in detail in preparation for your leaving cert written paper

on lastly content Area three. We have to study all sections in this

in a constant area, so artists, theory and thinking,

artists processing, media artist,

social commentary or commentator on art and environment.

Now this is a new addition to

the Leaving cert as of this year. So this year's current fifth years are

the first to experience this content area.

I have to say it is a great way of exposing you to

what life as an artist today would be like.

So it's great preparation for life beyond leaving cert

art features to study at university

gives you great exposure to

contemporary art and artists,

so it's ah, a nice topic to have.

It's not as heavy history based, obviously as the other two.

For example, street art on local sculpture is a section within this.

Okay, so that's the visual studies on the three areas.

So just repeat one section

from each content area.

One content very two on then all sections from content area through

and they make up the written paper that you will take fairly concert

so on to practical cities

as a result of Corbett on time away from the classroom.

Your exposure to the variety of disciplines available in art

may be limited so far,

so if he chooses to the Arctic senior cycle,

you will be encouraged to pursue areas of interest to you.

And you will be given the autonomy to direct your own learning

some of the disciplines.

You may wish to try our picture here, but there are many more.

With the implementation of the new course,

Digital media's are now in acceptable medium to work in

for a living, sir Project.

So perhaps you have a personal interest in animation, digital drawing,

film or photography.

These air now a lve ia bill mediums.

But maybe you're more traditionally minded

on would prefer to explore calligraphy,

printmaking or sculpture.

The choice is yours.

Drawing will be an integral part to this course,

But don't panic if you if you think that you're drawing skills are not backward

interest, you will learn lots of tips and tricks

to help you prove.

But there really is a discipline in our

student to everybody's individual style and ability.

So I'm just going to take you through, what,

fifth and six you will look like in terms of practical work.

So in fifth year, we spend it exploring and learning new media.

Now, depending on what you have already explored

in junior cycle,

we will take that into consideration

s O year on year. The projects will be different.

For example, this year's fifth year

are exploring line oh, coding.

Whereas I know that current third years have already done that

in six year, then your practical project. We received that in January.

So you're given a set theme very much like how

you're giving us that theme for your junior cycle.

You'll create a body of work in response to that theme

using the exam workbook structure

again.

It's very similar to the Examiner book structure

that you will have experienced that junior cycle.

If you if you'd taken that course

your first final peace

is made in class.

The workbook on the final piece that that makes up the 50%

practical grade

Second final peace is made during an individual ated example.

Not second final piece

will be in a medium of your choice, but that is

20% of your final grade

on then.

Finally,

you must write a short artist statement based on both final pieces that you've made.

Okay, so I hope that gives you an insight to what 5th and 6th year would look like.

Lastly, just a couple of points and why I think you should study apart.

There are many reasons to study it. Often.

The first to come to mind are opportunities for self expression, self exploration,

a chance to broaden your horizons,

build mental focus,

physical dexterity or to reduce stress

and the increased enjoyment of learning.

It is the highest achieving

subject area for honours results.

Hitch ones can be difficult to come by,

but with a large practical component completed by April in six year,

it will alleviate the workload for examination.

In do.

There are many career paths to take with art.

You're considering going to art college. You will need to prepare portfolio of work

as well as obtained the right points.

Some of the pathways you mid may wish to consider our

graphic Web game set product, costume or fashion design,

photography, curator, historian, architect, film production, advertising,

animation, teaching Or you may wish to become a practising artist.

This may be a discussion that you're having with your parents,

as art can sometimes be negatively perceived as a low paying pathway.

So let's

take a look at some real life artists

and

and see exactly what life is. An artist today is like

two of these examples happen to be people that I went to college with myself

on. All three are local to the area.

They're also all in their thirties on how very successful careers

in art where no two days of work are the same.

The first is

Anil

Illustrator. Sorry.

First up is Debbie Smith.

She has an amazing lifestyle travelling the world with her art.

She works for a lot of really big corporations, often installing

large scale artworks in the lobbies of their headquarters.

Some of the biggest names that she's worked

for include the New York Times and added US

next up is Laura Callahan.

Laura is now based in Belfast, which originally from Dundalk.

She's a freelance illustrator,

and her most recent works include a set of paintings for peaky blinders, blinders.

She's actually on the visuals to these course,

and lastly,

this guy's work you may well recognise or perhaps have even climbed on

in Rossmore Park. This is Mark Kelly, who is from EMI Deal,

and he's recently made the trophies for a junkie. Jer

Andre

has even worked on the set of Game of Thrones as a proper artist.

I hope that you will agree that all three examples here are

have exciting lifestyles, as as a little making a living out of another.

I hope you'll agree all three examples there are.

I hope that you will agree.

The three young artists are fine examples of how exciting life as an artist. Maybe

if you're worried about career paths and you realise

I hope that you agree,

the three young artists are fine examples of how exciting life is an artist.

Maybe on that, if you're worried about career path options, you know,

I realise that there are wealth of possibilities for you.

If you choose art,

even if you're sure that you want to study something else at third level,

Having Art Isaly concert subject will demonstrate

a different set of skills that will complement

your other choice.

I wish you every success with your choices on remind you

that you can always come and speak to me if you have any questions.

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