Students are set a series of broad open-ended projects to allow them to focus on an individual direction. In consultation with staff, students set themselves a range of visual problems to solve, questioning the steps they take in arriving at a solution. Students are expected to: engage with 20th-century art practice; develop their own criticality about art; confront and ask questions about the act of painting itself; start to generate ideas from which their work will evolve; develop these ideas into visual form and consider various solutions; experiment with various mediums and materials which may be relevant or appropriate to their particular enquiry.

25% *full year -4 hrs weekly (26 wks) assess all work attempted during the year including: preliminary notes and sketches; working drawings; completed works.

Handbook information on Painting FSP110

Second Year Units FSP210 Painting 2

At this level students are no longer requiried to complete set group projects. They are encouraged to pursue a theme of their own choosing with regular consultation and input by the lecturers. Students are encouraged to experiment as much as possible in the search for individual solutions; this may lead them into an exploration of materials, media or forms which may not be traditionally associated with painting. Students select individual themes as a starting point for visual enquiry consider a range of concepts and issues associated with these themes; find visual solutions for their concepts; become competent in the use of particular relevant techniques and media; begin to articulate their concerns.

50% *full year -12 hrs weekly (26 wks) * prereq FSP110 * assess all work attempted during the year including: preliminary notes and sketches; working drawings; completed works.

Handbook information on Painting FSP210

FSP250 Painting 2A

Has the same broad objectives as FSP210.

25% *full year -6 hrs weekly (26 wks) * prereq FSP110. * assess all work attempted during the year including: preliminary notes and sketches; working drawings; completed works.

Handbook information on Painting FSP250

Third Year Units FSP310 Painting 3

Students are expected to pursue a theme of their own choosing with a degree of sophistication. What visual form the final submission takes is determined by individual experimentation and research. Students should achieve distinctive visual solutions as a conclusion of individual research; display an awareness of pertinent current visual arts activity; articulate their concerns; complete a body of work which employs an intelligent use of particular techniques and mediums; become acquainted with a variety of post-art school professional career paths.

50% *full year -12 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSP210, or FSP250 (DN). * assess all work attempted during the year including - preliminary notes, sketches, working drawings as well as a folio of completed works.

Handbook information on Painting FSP310

FSP350 Painting 3A

Has the same broad objectives as FSP310, except that students are required to work in the studio for at least one day a week.

25% *full year -6 hrs weekly (26 wks) *prereq FSP250 or FSP210. *assess all work attempted during the year including - preliminary notes, sketches, working drawings as well as a folio of completed works.

Handbook information on Painting FSP350