NZ Scholarship Visual Arts study guide

NZ Scholarship Visual Arts is a New Zealand Scholarship award for top secondary school students, assessed in one of five disciplines: Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking or Sculpture. Unlike an examination-only subject, assessment here is by submission of a portfolio of work produced throughout the year, so the quality of a sustained body of practice matters more than performance in a single sitting. Candidates enter through a consented New Zealand secondary school; you do not have to be working towards NCEA to enter, and not all schools enter students for Scholarship, so talk to your visual arts teacher early about whether your school supports entry in your discipline. The award recognises students who show deep understanding of their field, high-level critical thinking and the ability to apply ideas to complex situations. The NZ Scholarship Visual Arts study guide has 5 sections and about 1,765 words.