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Art Scholarships
Art Scholarship Examination - Monday 16 January 2012 - 9.30am to 3.00pm
All candidates wishing to be considered must complete an Art Scholarship application form and return it by Friday 6 January 2012.
Princethorpe art scholarships will be awarded to those students who, in the opinion of the Head of Art, Mr Paul Hubball, demonstrate an ability to express ideas clearly in visual terms, to tackle and solve problems in an imaginative, original and expressive way and to be studious and single-minded in their approach to their study of art. It is expected that scholarship students will continue their study of Art into Sixth Form.
Monday 16 January 2012 will be set aside for scholarship interviews and examinations. Candidates should report to the Theatre Entrance at 9.30am. All materials and lunch will be provided. Candidates should be collected from the Theatre Entrance at 3.00pm.
The format of the day will be as follows:
The Examination
The Examination will consist of two parts, A and B. Part A will be in the morning and Part B will be in the afternoon.
All materials will be provided by the College and will include pencil, crayon, charcoal, chalk, pastel (oil and chalk) and paint.
For Part A candidates should practice drawing and painting man-made and organic forms.
Part A - Still life and natural forms - Studies in various media
Part B - Painting from a theme
This section requires thorough preparation and candidates must have a clear idea of their intention; vague notions are simply not enough. Select one of the following titles and interpret it in any way you choose, make as many preparatory studies as deemed necessary to produce a finished painting. Candidates should bring these preparatory studies with them to aid their work.
Themes:
- Scrapyard/Dump
- Landscape
- Birds of Paradise
- Waiting
- Reflections
- Harbour/Docks
- Dream Sequence
- Storm/Wind/Gales
- Patterns of light and shadow
Interview and Presentation of a Portfolio
Candidates will also be expectred to present a portfolio of some recent work (see list below). Their portflio should be brought along to the College on the day of the Art Scholarship Examination.
The portfolio should consist of 10 pieces of work only and no larger than A2.
5 pieces must demonstrate the candidate's ability to draw the following:
- 1 x A4 tonal drawing of a sliced red pepper (slightly larger than life size)
- 1 x A4 colour drawing of a sliced tomato (larger than life size to fit page)
- 1 x A3 tonal drawing of a pair of laced shoes (life size - be creative with the composition of the drawing)
- 1 x A3 colour drawing of a reflective object (size depends on object)
- 1 x A3 tonal self portrait drawing (life size)
Plus 5 pieces of your choice. (No larger than A2)
These pieces should aim to demonstrate the candidate's ability to tackle problems, to experiment with various media and techniques, to display visual awareness, to gather, investigate, analyse and record visual information. Photgraphs of any three-dimensional work can also be included.
In addition to the required 10 pieces:
Part B: Ideas, notes, colour studies and anything the candidate considers relevant to his or her investigations must be brought to the examination. This work will be used to work from during the afternoon.
The portfolio will be reviewed informally with the candidate during the day. Candidates should be able to answer general questions on art and specific questions relative to their own work; they should be able to express ideas clearly and fluently. The portfolio will be returned to the candidate when they leave.
