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VISUAL ARTS

IN PRACTICE

Visual Arts in Practice is visual art that is created for a The course is designed to help students:
purpose. Through this broad-based, interdisciplinary
course of study, students explore the core of arts literacies • Engage in art-making processes for a purpose
and arts processes, apply techniques and processes, • Examine how visual arts may be a vocation
analyse and create artworks, and investigate artists’ • Investigate and apply display and curatorial skills
purposes and audience interpretations. • Investigate information about artists, art
movements and theories
In Year 11 and 12, students learn: • Integrate skills to create artworks and evaluate
aesthetic choices
• 2D studies; exploring photography, mixed media
and printmaking
• 3D studies; exploring ceramics, renewable textiles
• 2D and Digital 4D studies; student choice folio
responding to themes and contexts
• Design; Responding to a client brief, exploring Career Opportunities:
conceptual development of an idea
• Design
• Styling & Decorating
• Illustrating
• Drafting
• Visual Merchandising
• Make up artistry
• Advertising
• Game design
• Photography
• Animation
• Ceramics

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