Creation Action and Advocacy
What's it all about?
Creative Action and Advocacy in the Arts, encourages students to think critically, creatively, and strategically about how to use their developed art skills for positive awareness, change and problem solving. The course helps students to understand the role of creativity in social and political movements and provides practical tools for effective advocacy in the form of Studio Works and Exhibition Presentation. “You don’t have to change the world - just change your world.” - Joan Trumpauer Mulholland.
What type of things will I do?
Investigating advocacy in the Arts as well as investigating various global and local issues. Analysis of Arts and Media creative expressions - such as artwork and the moving image to communicate messages and advocate for change.
· Create Artworks that express an awareness of Social, Political and Cultural issues.
· Learn Art skills to develop ways of presenting themes and ideas.
· Advocacy project - Speak out on an issue that is important to you via creative expression.
· Action project- Organise and participate in a project to make change in your community.
What will I learn?
TOPIC 1: Advocacy though ‘Theme’ Development and Mind maps (Keeping a Visual Journal) – ‘WHO AM I’.
TOPIC 2: Cultural, Political and Social connections to the Art World.
TOPIC 3: Develop an understanding of Art skills by exploring, selecting, applying and manipulating techniques, technologies and processes
TOPIC 4: Explore, imagine, experiment and express ideas, concepts, themes, values, beliefs, observation and experience in artworks
Art Elements and Principles Research Project (Visual Journal and art making practices)
What can this lead to?
University and TAFE courses in Education (Teaching), Community projects, Environmental management, Environmental policy, Transport Planning, Surveying and Resource Management.
POSSIBLE PATHWAY |
YEAR COURSES OFFERED |
YEAR 10 Creative Action & Advocacy Model United Nations |
YEAR 11 IB – Creativity, Action and Service component IB – Global Politics / History IB Visual Arts VCE – Politics / History / Legal Studies |
YEAR 12 As above |
Why choose this subject?
Choose this subject if you are interested in learning about how to be an active and engaged global citizen. This subject is designed to help you see your own place in this world and to empower you to take action to help solve local, national and global issues.