NCEA Level 3 Art History case studies
NCEA Level 3 Art History · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 3 Art History is a New Zealand senior secondary subject in the Arts learning area, offered under the New Zealand Curriculum and assessed through both internal assessment and external examinations. NZQA describes the subject as the study of visual culture, the creative expression of artists, and the production of art works. The NCEA Level 3 Art History case studies are 5 cases and about 2,728 words.
1Restricted Knowledge in a Research Portfolio: Tā Moko and the 1998 Screenprint
A Level 3 Art History student is preparing her internal research report on a 1998 screenprint by a Māori artist that incorporates tā moko patterns. The work is held in a public gallery.
616 words, about 3 min2The Overpainted Mural: Researching a Work That No Longer Exists
A student is researching a 1970s mural painted on the hall of a former school and painted over during a 2018 renovation. The mural was by a Pacific artist who had migrated to Auckland as a child.
558 words, about 3 min3Attribution Under Pressure: A Colonial Portrait with a Gap in Provenance
A student is researching an unsigned 1860s oil portrait held by a regional museum and labelled ‘attributed to’ a well-known colonial portraitist. The museum’s object file includes a 1986 auction catalogue entry that says ‘studio of’, a set of family letters mentioning that the artist stayed with the family in 1863, and a recent conservation report noting a canvas stamp from a different supplier.
516 words, about 3 min4Group Research, Oral History and Authenticity
A group of four Level 3 Art History students is researching a 1919 local war memorial and its changing meanings. Each student must submit an individual research report, but they share sources.
525 words, about 3 min5Documenting the Ephemeral: A Digital Installation with No Original
A student is researching a 2016 interactive digital installation by a New Zealand artist. The work was shown for three weeks in a gallery and is now offline.
513 words, about 3 min