Art Making and Presenting
What's it all about?
This subject introduces students to VCE and IB Visual Arts curriculum. Students develop skills in the use and exploration of a wide range of materials to enrich their visual vocabulary. Effective art practices are encouraged through the creative process. Students interpret and respond to art practices and artist works whilst developing their own artworks.
Students are encouraged to be self-disciplined and develop personal creativity to enrich their visual perceptions and expressions. Interpreting and analysing art works are skills developed in this course.
What type of things will I do?
Art Folio and Studio Works; Completion of a series of practical works which investigate media, techniques and imaginative development of ideas.
What will I learn?
TOPIC 1: EXPLORE & EXPRESS IDEAS
Explore, imagine, experiment and express ideas, concepts, themes, values, beliefs, observation and experience in artworks
TOPIC 2: VISUAL ARTS PRACTICE
Develop an understanding of skills by exploring, selecting, applying and manipulating techniques, technologies and processes
Conceptualising, planning and designing artworks
TOPIC 3: PRESENT & PERFORM
Create, exhibit, discuss, analyse artworks and consider the intention of artworks and curators
Consider the relationship between artist intentions and audience engagement and interpretation
TOPIC 4: RESPOND & INTERPRET
Analyse, evaluate, interpret and reflect upon meanings, beliefs and values in artworks
Examine artworks in historical and cultural contexts
What can this lead to?
University and TAFE courses in Art, Art & Design, Visual Arts, Fine Art, Visual Arts and Design.
POSSIBLE PATHWAY |
YEAR COURSES OFFERED |
YEAR 10 Art Making and Exhibiting |
YEAR 11 Art Making and Exhibiting Visual Communication Design VET Certificate III in Visual Arts IB Visual Arts |
YEAR 12 Art Making and Exhibiting Visual Communication Design VET Certificate III in Visual Arts IB Visual Arts |
Why choose this subject?
Choose this subject if you wish to complete a practical art folio using different artforms, processes and techniques.