Visual Arts / Arts and Design

Overview

Our Visual Arts curriculum aims to foster students into creative, reflective, and expressive individuals. Aligned with the Arts Education Key Learning Area (Arts Education KLA) framework of the Hong Kong Education Bureau (HKEDB), the subject empowers students to investigate, critique, and create across a wide variety of artistic media, nurturing lifelong aesthetic appreciation and visual literacy.

Curriculum Goals

Phase	Curriculum Goals
Junior Secondary	Develop perceptual abilities, sensory awareness, and open-ended processes of artistic inquiry. Build foundational skills in visual languages, techniques, and artistic media. Establish regular habits of observation, personal expression, and reflection through the implementation of the Visual Diary. Cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, and self-management through hands-on creative projects.
Senior Secondary	Strengthen abilities to appreciate and create various forms of visual arts work aesthetically and critically within local (HKDSE Visual Arts) and international pathways (GCE A-Level Art and Design). Develop comprehensive visual arts research workbooks, learning portfolios, and specialized artworks for School-based Assessment (SBA) and public examinations. Integrate modern information technology and digital tools alongside traditional artistic practices. Acquire essential competencies, career awareness, and professional creative skills for post-secondary education and global creative industries.

Phase

Curriculum Goals

Junior Secondary

Develop perceptual abilities, sensory awareness, and open-ended processes of artistic inquiry.
Build foundational skills in visual languages, techniques, and artistic media.
Establish regular habits of observation, personal expression, and reflection through the implementation of the Visual Diary.
Cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, and self-management through hands-on creative projects.

Senior Secondary

Strengthen abilities to appreciate and create various forms of visual arts work aesthetically and critically within local (HKDSE Visual Arts) and international pathways (GCE A-Level Art and Design).
Develop comprehensive visual arts research workbooks, learning portfolios, and specialized artworks for School-based Assessment (SBA) and public examinations.
Integrate modern information technology and digital tools alongside traditional artistic practices.
Acquire essential competencies, career awareness, and professional creative skills for post-secondary education and global creative industries.

Subject Highlights

Visual Arts at HKBUAS is distinguished by its holistic and authentic learning experiences. The subject emphasizes experiential learning through the school-based Artist-in-Residence Programme, local and overseas excursions, and participation in different exhibitions and competitions. Students document their creative journey in weekly Visual Diaries, using both digital and physical media. Through the Arts Festival and APEX Graduation and Annual Show, students present their artistic voice to authentic audiences while exploring connections between art, society, and culture.