9 Art

Year 9 Visual Art is an introduction to the  senior secondary Arts pathway, a  foundation one semester roll around program of approximately 10 weeks

Success in Art is both enjoyable and challenging and is well worth pursuing.

the year 9 ART program consists of;

1. drawing with wet and dry media

2. developing ideas based on a study of Pacifica and Maori Artists and iconography

The arts enable people to participate in collaborative and individual pursuits that contribute to community and personal identity. New Zealanders are involved in many art forms and arts-related fields of employment. For example, they are painters, dancers, musicians, actors, writers, weavers, designers, composers, choreographers, architects, film-makers, educators, historians, curators, producers, therapists, and technicians. Many people also pursue careers outside the arts using analytical, creative, co-operative, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving skills that have been enhanced through learning in the arts. 

The arts develop the artistic and aesthetic dimensions of human experience. They contribute to our intellectual ability and to our social, cultural, and spiritual understandings. They are an essential element of daily living and of lifelong learning.