Visual Art

Four Learning Targets

1) Developing Creativity and Imagination

Students should be able to generate ideas through imagination and creativity by participating in art appraising, creating and performing activities.

2) Developing Skills and Processes

Students should be able to use different materials, elements, arts language and resources to experience and express the arts. Exploration and experimentation in the creative process should also be treasured in arts education.

3) Cultivating Critical Responses

Students should be able to appraise and respond to the arts and arts-related issues from multiple perspectives.

4) Understanding Arts in Context

Students should be able to understand the arts in context and their relationship with human life and society.

Curriculum Characteristics

1. Students achieve the goal and four learning targets in the Visual Arts curriculum through the integration of art appreciation and criticism, art making and art knowledge.

2. Students learn in thematic units, which allow them to investigate specific topics and develop a wider and deeper understanding.

3. A variety of art media covering different diversified topics are provided to different students. Students with different potentials and specialties can explore and work on the media they are more interested in and skillful at. This helps students express their potential and cater to learner diversity.

4. Through art appreciation and criticism, students are guided to observe art from different perspectives, form appropriate responses and analysis. Through appreciating a diversified collection of art and culture, students’ aesthetics and vision of arts can be broadened.

5. While participating in art-making activities and competitions held in school and outside school, students are able to utilise their creativity and imagination to construct their own ideas and express their personal feelings and thoughts. This helps students develop visual cognition and increase their motivation towards art.

6. Through cross-KLA and cross-subject learning, students can learn more effectively by connecting and applying knowledge and skills of Visual Arts in other disciplines.

7. Students’ artwork is frequently exhibited to boost their confidence and sense of engagement.

Learning Targets of This School Year

1. In addition to providing art lessons with diverse media and extracurricular courses, ceramic art is also incorporated into the regular curriculum this year, allowing students to experience the joy of pottery. Visual Arts teachers will also participate in ceramic workshops to learn about the techniques involved in pottery creation.

2. ‘My Arts Book’ in Primary 1-6 is used in order to motivate students to explore and apply knowledge of visual arts as well as improving their self-regulated learning.

3. To hold diversified artistic creation activities and competition, expand the potential of students, and let them enjoy the happiness brought by visual art, providing students with a learning experience that is rich and flexible, in order to gain a feeling of achievement.

4. To allow students to understand and utilize digital media for creating and communicating– Nearpod, Digital painting (Sketchbook、Pixilart), Metaverse exhibition etc. By merging these new technologies in the curriculum, students’horizons are broadened. They are inspired to create more original work and develop positive self-directed learning.

• Through out-of-classroom art activities, such as visiting art galleries, and collaboration projects with external organizations and artists, we aim to enhance students' creative experiences and broaden their horizons,

Intra-School Art Competitions and Activities

a. Broadening horizons and enhancing confidence through carnival performances

Each year, through collaborating with large-scale art organizations, students are able to broaden their horizons and experience different art cultures. We have participated in the performance project of "Standard Chartered Art and Fun Carnival 2022" this year. Students spent nearly eighteen hours preparing props and mixed costumes for the performance. This event not only allows students to acquire a lot of artistic knowledge and skills, but also enables them to learn cooperation, perseverance, and courage. It is believed that this "unique learning experience" will become precious memories on their growth journey and provide comprehensive learning experiences for students outside of the classroom.

b.Unlimited potential, diverse artistic platforms and activities

In order to boost students' self-confidence and creativity, the visual arts subject incorporates diverse art activities, competitions, and performance opportunities for students to showcase their various talents, thereby enhancing their sense of achievement.

1. Keeping up with technology, optimizing multimedia teaching resources, and enhancing students’ self-directed learning

Along with the development of information technology, tablet drawing programs (Sketchbook, FlipaClip) and assistive electronic teaching programs (Nearpod, Padlet) are incorporated into the school-based visual art curriculum in the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) courses. Additionally, advanced electronic art projects in the Visual Arts Elite Class helps to nurture VA elites’ creativity. For example, we have collaborated with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) elite to organize AR (Augmented Reality) art technology experiential activities. Furthermore, we introduce students to new media and software, such as operating virtual reality exhibitions, to promote their development.

1. Sister school activity between Hong Kong and mainland China: Ceramic art experience

This year, an inter-school art experience activity with our sister school - Huizhou First Primary School in mainland China was held through online classes. Students from both regions learn and create different animal-shaped decorations using clay. In the lessons, students demonstrated active learning and attentiveness as they listened carefully to the instructor's guidance online. Students from both sides enjoyed the process of making interesting and unique ceramic artworks.

e.持續教師藝術培訓，擴闊教師的創作視野及提升教學策略

為了有效提升教師不同的創意教學策略及籌備藝術活動的細節，本科組定期舉辦創意教學研習及工作坊，如今年度便舉行了沙畫、電子繪畫和圓圈畫工作坊，以擴闊教師對藝術知識和媒介的視野，提升教學的創造力。

2. 學生作品展示 

• 視藝拔尖—小畫家大創作

於視藝拔尖組設計課程較深的內容，如運用多媒體進行教學、陶藝創作和多元媒介創作體驗，一幅幅優秀的作品展現出同學積極學習和創作的精神，以下是令人目不暇給的作品分享！

e.Ongoing teacher art training about new art forms, to keep up with new teaching strategies

In order to effectively enhance teachers' various creative teaching strategies and their preparation for art activities, there are regular teachers’ workshops and seminars each year. For example, this year, we held workshops on sand painting, digital drawing, and mandala drawing to broaden teachers' knowledge and understanding of art and media, thereby improving visual arts lesson qualities.

2. Exhibiting Students’ Artwork

• Visual Arts Elite Class – Little artists, big creations

The lessons of Visual Arts Elite Class are rich and advanced with multimedia teaching, the content includes ceramic art and diverse media creation experiences. Students' active learning and creative spirit are demonstrated throughout the Elite Class. Look at their stunning artwork! 

Visual Arts Elite Class – Little Artist, Big Creations

All of these artwork shows students’ overflowing eagerness to learn and create. Check out their artwork here!

• 校園展覽廳　

同學們在平日的課堂和工作坊也有不少的創作，在學校的每個角落都能看見同學一點一滴的創作成果呢！

• Campus Exhibition Hall

Students also create different art works in the daily school life and workshop. We can see their creation all around the school!

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• 營造良好的校園藝術氛圍

不知道大家有沒有發現禮堂、升降機和四樓正梯位置的牆壁多了七彩繽紛的顏色呢？為了美化校園，本年度視藝科舉辦了多次大大小小的壁畫工作坊、戶外藝術裝置，全體師生和家長一同為校園每一個角落增添色彩，享受創作帶來的樂趣和成果，更藉此向大家傳遞正面的訊息。

• Cultivate A Rich Artistic Atmosphere

Did you notice the splashes of colours on the walls on the hall, lifts and the main staircase of the 4^th floor? To beautify the school environment, Visual Arts panel has held multiple Mural Workshops and set up an Outdoor Art Installation so that all teachers, students, and parents can add their own splash of colour at every corner of the school and enjoy the process and result of art making, spreading the message of positive attitude towards life!

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Student Artworks:

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P6 Student Artworks