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About the SSABSA Art Show 2001 The SSABSA Art Show 2001 was presented by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia with the support of Department of Education, Training and Employment schools, Independent schools, and Catholic schools. It was held at the Light Square Gallery, AIT ARTS, 39 Light Square, Adelaide from 4 May to13 June 2001. During the final moderation procedure in 2000, a large number of works were identified and subsequently delivered for exhibition. The SSABSA Art Show is both a display of pieces of artistic merit and an educational exhibition of the SSABSA Year 12 courses in school-assessed art, craft, and design, and in publicly examined art, including design. It was with this dual purpose in mind that the SSABSA moderators identified the practical works, investigative studies, methods and materials folios, practical extensions, and student choice topics on display. One of the selection criteria used by the moderators was that the works should fulfil the requirements of the various Year 12 syllabuses. In other words, the work has not been produced just for the purpose of exhibition. The practical works should:
Works produced at a low cost were equally considered for inclusion. The investigative studies represent a range of options, approaches, and personal contributions. The methods and materials folios and practical extensions demonstrate students' skill development in design. The student choice topics have been included to demonstrate the breadth and depth of research undertaken, and the quality of findings, conclusions, and personal opinions contained within the presentations. Although there was some truly outstanding work on display, it should be understood that this was not an exhibition of the best work presented for assessment purposes. One of the special purposes of the SSABSA Art Show is to enable current students and their teachers to see the ways in which former students have interpreted the syllabuses. Many of the students have been invited to lend their work for one year for public display in SSABSA's offices or in the offices of the Minister for Education and Children's Services. We sincerely thank everyone involved in the staging of this annual event. In particular, we express our gratitude to the exhibitors for their participation, generosity, and willingness to have their works viewed by members of the wider community. The work reflects in a visual way the sensitivity, creativity, and confidence of a generation of art students of whom we can be proud. More
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