Visual Arts

OBJECTIVES

• To encourage and develop the reinforce stronger culture of Arts in Westwood

• To broaden perspectives of art through exposure to different forms of Art Making and Art Appreciation

• To build confidence in self-expression through art

TEACHERS IN-CHARGE

• Ms Claris Ang

• Ms Mumtazah Binte Mohd Haron

• Mdm Siti Hajar

• TRAINING DAYS

  DAY	TIME	VENUE
  Wednesday	3:00pm - 6:00pm	Art Room

• CCA ACHIEVEMENT

  YEAR	AWARDS
  2024	Chingay Parade 2024 NE Art Installation Participants: All Sec 4 Visual Arts Club members
  2023	Arts Reaching Communities – givingBAC One Moon, Two Worlds with Artist Veronyka Lau, Students from Boon Lay Seocondary School, Methodist Girls’ School, Westwood Secondary School and Seniors from MWS Wesley Active Ageing Centre – Jalan Berseh Participants: Pang Yu Zhi 2B, Nithiya Sree D/O Siva Kumar 3C, Nur Iffah Fazillah Binte Samzaman 3E, Franchezka Soh Siang Wee 3F, Aaliyah Binte Hermizan 3G, Ng Xin Jie 3G,  Chua Hui Ming 3H
  2022	Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Art Exhibition – Certificate of Recognition
  2022	Extravaganza 2022 Chen Yunuo, 3G – First Prize in the Traditional Art category Zang Ruofan, 3G – Merit Award for Digital category Keenan Ong, 1E – Junior Achievers Award for Comic category Iffah Rahilah, 1E – Junior Achievers Award for Digital category

• PROGRAMMES / EVENTS

  NAME OF PROGRAMME / EVENT	DATE / MONTH	OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAMME / EVENT
  Creating art pieces for competitions and SYF	All year round	Students will apply their knowledge of different art mediums to create and submit quality artworks for national competitions.
  Art Excursions & Learning Journeys	Semester 1	Through learning journeys, students gain exposure to a local practising artist and experience being in an artist studio.
  Fun with Pen and Wash for Cityscape painting	Semester 1	Experience hands-on activity and complete an artwork under the guidance of an artist.
  Beginners’ Oil Painting by Local Artist Tan Seng Kok	Semester 1	Develop basic techniques and skills in watercolour and oil painting such as colour mixing methods and brush technique unique to each medium.
  Art Camp – Art Excursion Hike it Amazing Race	Semester 2	Explore the rich cultural heritage and artistic landmarks along the Singapore River and foster teamwork and collaboration among Visual Arts Club members as they navigate through various challenges
  Hand Building Techniques (Ceramics)	Semester 2	Develop fundamental hand-building techniques in ceramics, including pinching, coiling and slab construction and explore creativity and self-expression through the tactile medium of clay
  Printmaking and Paper making	Semester 2	Students will explore the fundamentals of printmaking techniques and develop an understanding of the papermaking processes.
  Year End Closing/Rounding Up Cleaning of Art Room and Art Storeroom Stock Taking   Reflection	Term 4	Discussion of students’ progress and experience with teachers Tidying up their work space for the next Closure of the CCA for the year and planning for next year’s CCA Fair Personal Reflection

• GALLERY