Year Level: Year 2 to 4
The content of the course will vary dependent upon the special topics offering. The course will address the intended Area 12 learning outcomes by looking at the language, theories, aesthetics and applications of the visual and performing arts through historical and/or modern contexts. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of how the arts, e.g. paintings, sculpture, dance, drama, music, etc. and their combinations are interwoven throughout human existence and how they impact the individual and society. Students will analyze artistic form and function and grapple with the questions “What is art?” and “What makes something artistic?” The course fulfills the General Education Area 12 requirement.