JAMB syllabus for Art

Getting high score in JAMB is an achievable goal, but the use of JAMB syllabus makes the studying easier and increases a candidate’s chances of getting high scores.

JAMB syllabus is a document containing the topics from which JAMB questions will be taken from. This is an equivalent of area of concentration, like in regular class examinations.

Below is a list of topics, from which your art JAMB questions are going to come from:

1. Art Appreciation

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Appreciate the aesthetic qualities of natural and man-made aesthetic phenomena in the Nigerian environment.
2. Differentiate between natural and man-made aesthetic phenomena.
3. Content
   1. Man-made objects: architecture, sculpture etc.
   2. Natural phenomena: Zuma Rock, Ikogosi Warm Springs, etc.
4. Art Entrepreneurship

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Identify job opportunities in visual arts.
2. Identify Content
3. Identify Job prospects in Visual Arts: Ceramist, Curator, Textile designer, Industrial designer, Sculptor, Photographer, Cartoonist, Illustrator etc.
4. Art Terms

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Identify art terms.
2. Link the terms to their areas of art.
3. Use the terms in analyzing artworks.
4. Content
   1. Pigments, motif, greenware, armature, silhouette, chiaroscuro, cireperdue, terra-cotta etc.
5.  Artistic Skills, Techniques and Processes

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. The techniques, skills and processes with emphasis on tone, composition and colour application.
2. The types of perspective.
3. The use of perspective rules and terms.
4. Techniques, skills and processes.
5. The basic tools of designs.
6. Content
   1. Two-Dimensional Art: drawing, painting, graphics and textile design.
   2. Perspective:
   3. Linear, angular, aerial, parallel etc.
   4. Perspective terms: foreground, picture plane, eye-level, vanishing point, foreshortening, optical illusion, depth etc.
   5. Sculpture, Ceramics and Crafts.
   6. Computer Graphics coreldraw.
7.  Classification of Art

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Differentiate between the three branches of art.
2. Content
   1. Visual Arts: (Fine and Applied Arts).
   2. Performing Arts: (Music, Dance and Drama).
   3. Literary Arts: (Poetry, Prose, Recitals) etc.
3. Development in Contemporary Nigerian Arts and Artists

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Determine the influence of the art schools and groups.
2. Assess the artists in terms of their works, specializations, techniques and styles.
3. Analyse the functions of museums, galleries, art centres and art institutions.
4. Evaluate their impact on the development of art.
5. Assess their roles and functions.
6. Vi. Examine the impact of major festivals on art and culture.
7. Content
   1. Art Schools: Zaria, Nsukka, Osogbo group etc.
   2. Nigerian artists and art educators; Aina Onabolu, Ben Enwonwu, S. I. Wangboje, Jimoh Akolo, Dele Jegede etc.
   3. Museums, galleries and art centres.
   4. Art institutions, cultural art centres, national art organizations – Nigerian Society for Education through Arts (NSEA), Society for Nigerian Artists (S.N.A), National Council for Arts and Culture (N.C.A.C), etc.
   5. Major Festivals: Argungu Fishing Festival, Eyo, Egungun, Iri-ji (New Yam), Durbar, Igue, Ekpo, Odo, etc.
8. Elements and Principles of Design

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Identify the elements of design.
2. Analyse the principles of design.
3. Content
   1. Elements: line, colour, shape, form, texture, tone, value, space etc.
   2. Principles: balance, rhythm, proportion, harmony, contrast, repetition, dominance, variety, etc.
4. Historical Dimensions of Art

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. I. Compare their materials, styles and techniques.
2. ii. Classify the periods and styles with an emphasis on architecture, surface decoration and calligraphy.
3. iii. Compare the artists, their works and styles.
4. iv. Differentiate between the various art movements.
5. V. Analyze their styles techniques, innovations and influences.
6. Content
   1. Prehistoric, Greek and Roman Art.
   2. Medieval Art: architecture, surface decorations and calligraphy.
   3. Renaissance Art and Artists: Giotto Di Bondone, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael (Raffaello Santi).
   4. 19th and 20th Century art movements; Impressionism, Realism, Futurism, Cubism, Bauhaus, Pop art, Abstract Expressionism and Fauvism.
7. Meaning and Functions of Art in Society

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Examine the meaning and functions of art.
2. Use art to enhance societal values.
3. Assess the role of art in media.
4. Content
   1. What art is.
   2. Functions of art in society: religious, social, cultural, political, therapeutic and economic needs.
   3. Functions of art in media: advertisement, education, recreation etc.
5.   Nigerian Crafts

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Trace the origins, locations and styles.
2. ContIent

11. Pottery, woodworks, cloth-weaving, carving, leather works, metal works, beadworks, body decoration, mat and cane weaving.
12.  Tools, Materials and Equipment

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Maintain tools and art materials.
2. Use art materials and tools.
3. Operate and maintain art equipment.
4. Improvise alternatives.
5. Content
   1. Two-Dimensional Art Tools: brushes, lino cutters, drawing instruments, calligraphic pens, sharpeners etc.
   2. Two-dimensional Art Materials: pencils charcoal, pastel, crayon, fixative, fabric, dyes, lino, wood blocks etc.
   3. Two-Dimensional Art Equipment: air compressor, spray gun, enlarger, computer.
   4. Improvisation of tools, materials and equipment
      1. Two-Dimensional Art: colours, brushes, calligraphic pens etc.
      2. Three-Dimensional Art: spatula, kiln, beater, etc.
6.   Traditional African Art

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Categorise works in terms of style, materials and locations.
2. Categorise works in terms of styles, materials and locations.
3. Content
   1. Egypt, Ashanti, Dogon, Mossi, Fon, Senufo, Bambara, Mende, Kissi, Bamileke and Bakumba.
4.   Traditional Nigerian Art

Objectives

Candidates should be able to:

1. Analyze the works in terms of functions, characteristics and locations.
2. Content
   1. Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin, Esie, Igala, Jukun, Akwashi, and Mbari.