Studio Arts Exam

[ruby174k]

I was unfortunate enough to have a really bad teacher this year for Studio. My whole class is screwed for the exam as our teacher has taught us barely anything, so I find that I am having to teach myself all the content from the internet and practice exam Assessment Reports from vcaa

Has anybody done studio previously, and if so, what to expect on the exam? Or does anyone have any links or further information on Legal obligations associated with copyright and appropriation/ specific conservation examples (e.g. that mould grows at 67% RH) etc.

I am in need of desperate help!
Thanks! 

[aqple]

My class is screwed for the exam as well and I've had to teach myself everything too. Looking at past exams, we can pretty much guarantee that there will be a question on conservation and preservation, legal and ethical considerations and aesthetic qualities as they appear every year.

In past exams, people do really badly on questions about aesthetic qualities and style, so I think that will likely appear on the exam. There wasn't anything about communication of ideas and meanings, artistic influences, or the role of galleries last year, so prepare for those questions to appear on the exam as well.

Good luck!

[ruby174k]

My class is screwed for the exam as well and I've had to teach myself everything too. Looking at past exams, we can pretty much guarantee that there will be a question on conservation and preservation, legal and ethical considerations and aesthetic qualities as they appear every year.

In past exams, people do really badly on questions about aesthetic qualities and style, so I think that will likely appear on the exam. There wasn't anything about communication of ideas and meanings, artistic influences, or the role of galleries last year, so prepare for those questions to appear on the exam as well.

Good luck!

Thankyou! It's good to know I'm not the only one with a shit teacher

I've prepared a lot for the role of galleries, and for ideas and meanings - but will look more into aesthetic qualities

Good luck to you, too!

[shinymeowstic]

I did the exam last year, and luckily had a good teacher (bad cohort though).

Make sure you know all the dates and information for the two artists you're studying, as well as roles of galeries, conversvation and preservation.

I'd simply recommend doing all the old exams on the VCAA website, as they're good practice and they tend to repeat very similar questions. This will help you get really prepared!!!

And time yourself well. A few people in my class didn't finish the exam - and I had 10 minutes to go once I finished writing!

[aqple]

I did the exam last year, and luckily had a good teacher (bad cohort though).

Make sure you know all the dates and information for the two artists you're studying, as well as roles of galeries, conversvation and preservation.

I'd simply recommend doing all the old exams on the VCAA website, as they're good practice and they tend to repeat very similar questions. This will help you get really prepared!!!

And time yourself well. A few people in my class didn't finish the exam - and I had 10 minutes to go once I finished writing!

I've been doing the VCAA exams and one problem that I've encountered is that there aren't enough lines to write  Did you have this problem? For example they don't give much space to write the extended responses worth 10-15 marks.

[grace12345]

Yes, I have been doing practise exams as well and I found that there is not enough lines to complete my responses. I asked my teacher and she told me that during reading time request another answer book or shortly after reading time is over. If you need more lines the book is there to use and you don't have to wait for the examiners during the exam which could waste you time for spare paper. If you don't use it there is no harm. Hope it helped. 

[aqple]

Yes, I have been doing practise exams as well and I found that there is not enough lines to complete my responses. I asked my teacher and she told me that during reading time request another answer book or shortly after reading time is over. If you need more lines the book is there to use and you don't have to wait for the examiners during the exam which could waste you time for spare paper. If you don't use it there is no harm. Hope it helped. 

Oh I didn't know you could do so. Thanks 

[grace12345]

No worries. 

[ruby174k]

Yes, I have been doing practise exams as well and I found that there is not enough lines to complete my responses. I asked my teacher and she told me that during reading time request another answer book or shortly after reading time is over. If you need more lines the book is there to use and you don't have to wait for the examiners during the exam which could waste you time for spare paper. If you don't use it there is no harm. Hope it helped. 

my teacher said it was okay if we went over the lines... is that true also? But then again my teacher is an actual idiot..

[grace12345]

my teacher said it was okay if we went over the lines... is that true also? But then again my teacher is an actual idiot..

Yes! Our exams do not get scanned in as we do not have the new box around them, the extra book is just used in case you run out of space not necessarily lines. Hope this helped.

How did everyone go on this exam? I felt like I was defiantly a bit rushed for time. Did anyone else experience this?

[sabkat]

How did everyone go on this exam? I felt like I was defiantly a bit rushed for time. Did anyone else experience this?

Yeah I felt the same way, but I somehow finished just in time. 

I couldn't really fit my known artist analysis in the space provided and may have provided more historical rather than cultural influences, but other then that I was pretty pleased with how it went.

What were everyone else's thoughts?

[ruby174k]

Yeah I felt the same way, but I somehow finished just in time. 

I couldn't really fit my known artist analysis in the space provided and may have provided more historical rather than cultural influences, but other then that I was pretty pleased with how it went.

What were everyone else's thoughts?

I didn't like the artworks in the insert. I wonder if anyone even wrote on the hamburger - I usually avoid textiles works in general haha... I wrote more on historical than cultural as well, and I waffled on for ages, which i don't think was too good! But otherwise, I think I went pretty good. I also managed to finish ten minutes early, which was really surprising as I could never do my practice exams in an hour and a half!

[grace12345]

Hey!
I was wondering if anyone has heard any news from Top Arts, I would like to know who is short listed!