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African Art Cultures
Egypt, Ashanti, Dogon, Mossi, Fon, Senufo, Bambara, Mende, Kissi, Bamileke, and Bakumba. Candidates should categorize works in terms of style, materials, and locations.
Nigerian Art Cultures and Works
Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin, Esie, Igala, Jukun, Akwanshi, and Mbari. Candidates should analyze these works in terms of functions, characteristics, and locations.
Types of Nigerian Crafts
Pottery, woodworks, cloth-weaving, carving, leather works, metal works, beadworks, body decoration, mat and cane weaving. Candidates should trace their origins, locations, and styles.
Contemporary Art Schools and Groups
Zaria, Nsukka, Osogbo group. Candidates should determine their influence on the development of art.
Elements of Design
Line, colour, shape, form, texture, tone, value, space. Candidates should be able to identify these elements.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ART
- Visual Arts
- Performing Arts
- Literary Arts
ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
- Elements of Design
- Principles of Design
ART TERMS
- Common Art Terms
HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF ART
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ART

Two-Dimensional Art Tools

Brushes, lino cutters, drawing instruments, calligraphic pens, sharpeners. Candidates should be able to maintain these art tools.

Common Art Terms

Pigments, motif, greenware, armature, silhouette, chiaroscuro, cire-perdue, terra-cotta. Candidates should be able to identify these terms, link them to their areas of art, and use them in analyzing artworks.

Two-Dimensional Art Techniques

Drawing, painting, graphics, and textile design. Candidates should be conversant with the techniques, skills, and processes, with emphasis on tone, composition, and colour application.

Job Prospects in Visual Arts

Includes Ceramist, Curator, Textile designer, Industrial designer, Sculptor, Photographer, Cartoonist, Illustrator. Candidates should be able to identify these job opportunities in the Visual Arts.

Two-Dimensional Art Materials

Pencils, charcoal, pastel, crayon, fixative, fabric, dyes, lino, wood blocks. Candidates should be able to use these art materials and tools.

Appreciation of Natural Phenomena

Includes Zuma Rock and Ikogosi Warm Springs. Candidates should identify the aesthetic qualities of natural and man-made aesthetic phenomena in the Nigerian environment and differentiate between them.

Societal Functions of Art

Covers religious, social, cultural, political, therapeutic, and economic needs. Candidates should be able to use art to enhance societal values.

Principles of Design

Balance, rhythm, proportion, harmony, contrast, repetition, dominance, variety. Candidates should be able to analyse these principles.

Medieval Art

Focus on architecture, surface decorations, and calligraphy. Candidates should classify the periods and styles.

Nigerian Artists and Art Educators

Aina Onabolu, Ben Enwonwu, S. I. Wangboje, Jimoh Akolo, Dele Jegede. Candidates should assess these artists in terms of their works, specializations, techniques, and styles.

Perspective

Covers linear, angular, aerial, and parallel perspective, and terms like foreground, picture plane, eye-level, vanishing point, foreshortening, optical illusion, and depth. Candidates should understand the types of perspective and the use of perspective rules and terms.

Art in Electronic and Print Media

Includes advertisement, education, and recreation. Candidates should assess the role of art in electronic and print media.

Literary Arts

Includes Poetry, Prose, and Recital. Candidates should be able to differentiate between the three branches of art.

Two-Dimensional Art Equipment

Air compressor, spray gun, enlarger, computer. Candidates should be able to operate and maintain this art equipment.

Renaissance Art and Artists

Study of artists such as Giotto Di Bondone, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael. Candidates should compare these artists, their works, and styles.

HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF ART

This module explores the historical evolution of art across various periods and movements.

19th and 20th Century Art Movements

Covers Impressionism, Realism, Futurism, Cubism, Bauhaus, Pop art, Abstract Expressionism, and Fauvism. Candidates should differentiate between these various art movements, analyzing their styles, techniques, innovations, and influences.

Art Institutions and Organizations

Includes Nigerian Society for Education through Arts (NSEA), Society for Nigerian Artists (S.N.A), and National Council for Arts and Culture (N.C.A.C). Candidates should evaluate their impact on the development of art and assess their roles and functions.

Computer Graphics

Specifically mentions CorelDraw. Candidates should be conversant with the basic tools of design in computer graphics.

Improvisation of Art Tools, Materials, and Equipment

Includes two-dimensional art items (colours, brushes, calligraphic pens) and three-dimensional art items (spatula, kiln, beater). Candidates should be able to improvise alternative tools, materials, and equipment.

Major Festivals of Art and Culture

Argungu Fishing Festival, Eyo, Egungun, Iri-ji (New Yam), Durbar, Igue, Ekpo, Odo. Candidates should examine the characteristics of these major festivals.

DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN ARTS AND ARTISTS

This module covers the evolution and key contributors to contemporary Nigerian art.

ARTISTIC SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES

This module focuses on the practical skills and processes involved in art creation.

TOOLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

This module covers the various tools, materials, and equipment used in artistic practice.

African Art Cultures

TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN ART

Nigerian Art Cultures and Works

NIGERIAN CRAFTS

Types of Nigerian Crafts

DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN ARTS AND ARTISTS

Contemporary Art Schools and Groups
Nigerian Artists and Art Educators
Museums, Galleries, and Art Centres
Art Institutions and Organizations
Major Festivals of Art and Culture

ARTISTIC SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES

Two-Dimensional Art Techniques
Perspective
Sculpture, Ceramics, and Crafts Techniques
Computer Graphics

TOOLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Two-Dimensional Art Tools
Two-Dimensional Art Materials
Two-Dimensional Art Equipment
Improvisation of Art Tools, Materials, and Equipment

ART APPRECIATION

Appreciation of Man-made Objects
Appreciation of Natural Phenomena

MEANING AND FUNCTIONS OF ART IN SOCIETY

Meaning of Art
Societal Functions of Art
Art in Electronic and Print Media

ART ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Job Prospects in Visual Arts