Visual Arts
Welcome to the Visual Arts website for students at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura). Our programme covers drawing, painting, printmaking and art history.
Students learn through practical work and study how to make images, develop ideas and communicate and interpret meaning.
To find out more about study options, email the Te Kura Art Department at art@tekura.school.nz.
Current students
Use the following links or the left-hand menu to go to your level of study:
- Primary years 1–8
- Junior years 9–10
- Senior years 11–13
- Visual Arts
- NCEA level 1
- Introduction to NCEA level 1
- AR1001: Introduction, Study plan
- AR1002: Introduction, Study plan
- AR1003: Introduction, Study plan
- AR1004: Introduction, Study plan
- NCEA level 3
- NCEA level 1
- Visual Arts
Online study tools: The menu options listed across the top of the web page have useful information to help you with your studies. You can also look at a showcase of student work.
Web browser and screen settings: A display resolution of 800 x 600 or larger is best. The website is best viewed using the web browser, Firefox. Click here to download Firefox

Copy of Ocean Park No.32.
R Diebenkorn.
Have fun with the doodle pad. Right click to print your work.

