ARTS AWARD STUDENTS ...

ARTS AWARD STUDENTS : 

If at all possible, please can you get sections 1 & 2 complete & then I can assess these on Weds afternoon . Remember that
SECTION A Take part in the Arts (ie practical work) 
- Explore & list different arts that you may try
- Plan where / when the activity will take place & what it will entail
- Describe what happened in the activity & show images
- Evaluate & say what was enjoyable / what you learned

SECTION B: Experience the Arts : (ie visit an Art event) 
- Explore & list different arts events that you may visit
- Plan how you will get to the activity OR evidence some information about the activity
- Show images and evidence items like leaflets / bus tickets etc
- Evaluate & say what was enjoyable / what you felt about the experience - & whether you would recommend the event to others.

Section C : Research the Arts : 

See the link below for a list of questions for section 3. 
Section 3 question sheet

Begin to think about the next sections : SECTION C (research an artist / genre) & SECTION D - Skill share .

If you still need to do section A or simpky want to extend your skill, have a look at the link below which is a FREE workshop in ceramics at Manchester Craft Centre over the Easter Break.

Ceramic Workshop link

Express yourself !



Starts Jan 25th 4-5pm in A1.1 - enjoy producing the Art you like AND gain a qualification for it ! 



Arts Award celebrations

The Arts Award certificates have arrived for our first ever Bronze successes -pictured are some of the successful Bronze award winners -left to right :Paige Adshead,  Joshua Findlow and Yasmin Gibson. 
If you are an A2 art student &  want to find out more about the Bronze or Silver award for this autumn, see Helen or check the tab on this blog. AS students will be given the chance to take Bronze in May 2016.

Arts Award at Ashton Sixth form College

So the final marks for the AS & A'level Graphic Design have been sent to the WJEC exam board and we all now have the long wait for the final results in August. The students have surpassed themselves this year with incredibly diverse & highly skilled work.

As the students await results & decisions about Unis, colleges & careers,  we are also looking to the future by embarking on the Arts Award . If you haven't come across this, it's a nifty qualification that endeavours to forge the Creative leaders of the future.
Currently a dozen or so students are working their way through the Bronze & Silver levels. Essentially an Art based project which consists of art challenges, exploration & projects, the Arts Award can cover all aspects of the Arts so you can cover visual art, music, drama , dance etc. All being well we will offer the Arts Award at Gold Level next year. The Tameside area (where we are) is a champion of the Arts Award & we've been lucky enough to get help from the experts locally.

The students have been gathering evidence throughout the year as they took part in workshops (the image shows a painting workshop we took part in with Chinese visitors) & visits to galleries - but we will also be gathering insights from the visits to the Degree shows in June & also from our End of Year exhibition at the college itself. More on the Award as it progresses but you can follow the link & have a look at the Arts Award website.

http://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64