Art

Art

Senior Cycle

The syllabus has three sections, each of which must be covered:

From 2022, 6th Year Leaving Certificate Art Students are expected to complete a 12 week project which begins on return to school in January. The Department of Education will issue themes for the students to work from.   This project will cover the practical elements of the traditional Leaving Certificate of Still life or Imaginative Composition, and also the students chosen craft. 

The Visual Studies (Art History) exam will continue to take place in June and there will also be a practical exam exam that will take place in April. 

Art

PRACTICAL COURSEWORK  - 50%

The main section is a project consisting of an A3 booklet and two finished pieces. This coursework will be classroom and exam based, beginning in January of your Leaving Certificate year.

During this period, you will be required to realise one piece of work and plan and develop work for the realisation of a second piece of work during the practical examination.

PRACTICAL EXAM - 20%

You will create a second realised work for this examination, based on the same stimulus and the ideas and work you have researched and developed during your overall coursework project.

You will include an artist’s statement to explain what you have created, how it was created and why it was created.

Visual Studies

Although it is mainly a practical course, Visual Studies accounts for 30% of the grade in the final exams (150) marks. Within Visual Studies there are three main areas of study:

This is a study of European art from medieval times to the present day. Topics that can be covered include The Renaissance and The Impressionists.

This involves a study of Irish art from Newgrange to the present day.

Topics that can be explored under this term include film appreciation, a review of an exhibition, product design interior design, architecture and local heritage.

Exams

There are two exams to sit in sixth year.

The one practical exam – You will create a second realised work for this examination, based on the same stimulus and the ideas and work you have researched and developed during your overall coursework project.

The written paper based on your Visual Studies curriculum takes place in June. This exam is two and a half hours and consists of two essays, one from Content Area 1 and 2 and a series of short questions based on Content Area 3.

Exam Paper breakdown:

Section A Today’s world 50 marks short answer questions you must answer all questions.

Section B Europe and the wider world 50 marks 6 long answer questions of which you answer one.

Section C Ireland and its place in the wider world 50 marks 6 long answer questions of which you answer one.


Senior Art Work