Samoa Visual Arts Curriculum - Year 4

Creative Practice

Students experiment with different materials as they design and construct artworks based on personal interpretations of customary attire and decorative arts.

• Students learn to make lines that convey emotions and character (e.g., angry, happy, excited, nervous lines).
• Students develop experimental approaches using found and natural materials, creating decorative accessories used in rituals and ceremonies.
• Students practice drawing from different natural environments, creating paintings, murals, or three-dimensional art forms depicting creatures such as birds, turtles, fish, sharks, dolphins, and whales.

Response and Analysis

Students explain and describe performances, customary events, attire, and art forms and communicate personal responses to them.

• Students identify and analyze Samoan material cultural forms and their cultural context, creating a personal inventory of Samoan art forms used in cultural and ritual exchanges.
• Students investigate and describe the materials used in making Samoan traditional art forms and attire, describing the processes and materials used.

Visual Arts in Context

Students analyze and describe the designs and materials used in making customary dress and body decoration.

• Students explain the importance of ritual and ceremony in Samoan family, village, and national life, creating sketches in response to observations of rituals and ceremonies.
• Students examine the purpose of materials used in making traditional garments and decorative adornments used in Samoan ceremonies, planning designs using found and natural materials.