Arts – Visual Arts

AVI 1O1 Visual Arts
This course is exploratory in nature, offering 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 by using a range of media, processes, techniques, and styles. Students will use the creative and critical analysis processes and will interpret art within a personal, contemporary, and historical context.

AVI 2O1 Visual Arts
This course enables students to develop their skills in producing and presenting art by introducing them to new ideas, materials, and processes for artistic exploration and experimentation. Students will apply the elements and principles of design when exploring the creative process. Students will use the critical analysis process to reflect on and interpret art within a personal, contemporary, and historical context.

AVI301 Visual Arts

This course focuses on studio activities in one or more of the visual arts, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, and/or multimedia art. Students will use the creative process to create art works that reflect a wide range of subjects and will evaluate works using the critical analysis process. Students will also explore works of art within a personal, contemporary, historical, and cultural context.

AVI 3M1 Visual Arts
This course enables students to further develop their knowledge and skills in visual arts. Students will use the creative process to explore a wide range of themes through studio work that may include drawing, painting, sculpting, and printmaking, as well as the creation of collage, multimedia works, and works using emerging technologies. Students will use the critical analysis process when evaluating their own work and the work of others. The course may be delivered as a comprehensive program or through a program focused on a particular art form (e.g., photography, video, computer graphics, information design).
PREREQUISITE: AVI 101 or AVI 201

AWC301 Ceramics

This course will be focused on the creation of functional works and aesthetic expression of art using a range of 2D and 3D mediums. Students will be introduced to hand building, mold-making, casting, relief making, wheel throwing and the ceramic process. The projects will address how to apply the elements and principles of design while developing original designs for structural and functional pieces. Students will use the creative process to create artworks that reflect a wide range of subjects and will evaluate works using the critical analysis process. Students will also explore works of art within a personal, contemporary, historical, and cultural context.

AVI 4M1 Visual Arts
This course focuses on enabling students to refine their use of the creative process when creating and presenting two- and three-dimensional art works using a variety of traditional and emerging media and technologies. Students will use the critical analysis process to deconstruct art works and explore connections between art and society. The studio program enables students to explore a range of materials, processes, and techniques that can be applied in their own art production. Students will also make connections between various works of art in personal, contemporary, historical, and cultural contexts.
PREREQUISITE: AVI 3M1

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
ADA 1O1 Drama	ADA 2O1 Drama	ADA 3M1 Drama	ADA 4M1 Drama
ALC 1O1 Integrated Arts		AVI 3O1 Visual Arts
AVI 1O1 Visual Arts	AVI 2O1 Visual Arts	AVI 3M1 Visual Arts	AVI 4M1 Visual Arts
		AWC 3O1 Visual Arts - Ceramics

Wallaceburg District Secondary School

Arts - Drama, Visual Arts

The Arts

Drama

Visual Arts