This course demands relative sophistication on the part of the student in terms of visual concepts and art processes as well as considerable self-reliance and independence.  Students must complete the prerequisite Art & Design 2200 course before moving on to Art & Design 3200.

Art & Design 2200 and 3200 are ultimately about making art.  They are about students developing personal imagery.  in these courses, students learn about visual concepts and art processes in order to enhance their visual imagery and to effectively support their expressive intentions.

Art should be available as an option to all students.  The program is not designed only for the gifted student; neither is it designed only for the non-academic students.  It equips students with a perceptual education that is received nowhere else in the curriculum.  It provides students with new communication abilities and a deeper insight into themselves and others into their environment.

Students of art must develop some mastery of basic skills and acquire a working knowledge of the fundamentals, history, and heritage of art.  Both facets lead to worthwhile art experiences:  the satisfaction of achievement as well as the understanding and enjoyment of the artistic creation of others.  Skills, while not ends in themselves, are important keys to greater freedom, personal growth and artistic confidence.

The material covered in 3200 has been broken down into four units:  Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art and Fabric Art.

This information in this site has been adapted from the Newfoundland And Labrador Department of Education Curriculum Guide for 2002.