Senior High School Specialized Subject: Apprenticeship and Exploration in Arts Production (Visual Arts and Media Arts)

Apprenticeship and Exploration in Arts Production (Visual Arts and Media Arts) is one of the specialized subjects under the arts and design career track. Some examples of the things that you will learn from taking this subject include:

• Arts and Design Forms
  • Visual Arts
    • Painting
      • Drawing
      • Printmaking
    • Architecture
      • Interior design
      • Landscape architecture
  • Media Arts
    • Animation
    • Web design
    • Interactive mobile applications
    • Photography
    • Film making
  • Applied Arts
    • Decorative arts
    • Furniture
    • Ceramics
    • Jewelry
    • Clothing
    • costume and set design
• Understanding Arts Production, the Profession, and Professionalism in the Arts
  • Art and the creative industries
  • Professionalism and ethics in the creative industry
  • Orientation to the specific art field or discipline
  • Safety and security in specific art fields and disciplines
• Learning the Ropes in a Specific Art Field or Discipline
  • Applied and intermediate industrial skills in a specific art field or discipline
  • Apprenticeship in a specific field in arts production

While studying, you will also be asked to demonstrate what you have learned by participating in class activities that may include the following:

• Identifying artists/designers in the community who can train or mentor apprentices
• Explaining the meaning and significance of various visual, media, and applied art forms
• Identifying roles, responsibilities, and the chain of accountability as an apprentice
• Using safety and ecurity procedures under apprenticeship in the specific arts field
• Applying the correct principles and techniques in the production of projects
• Applying professional and ethical practices in specific arts fields
• Participating in the development of an artistic product while under apprenticeship
• Recording the mentoring process through journal writing and portfolio making

These examples only cover the scope of the specialized subjects under the arts and design career track. For the scope of the core and contextualized subjects under the senior high school curriculum, please refer to their respective lists.