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Creative Arts - Visual

Contemporary Art Practice 2

Level: 2
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No Entry Requirements
May Lead To: Visual Art 3 or further study in the arts
Campus: Hellyer

Contemporary Art Practice 2 is specially designed for students who wish to work across multiple art forms. Each student must demonstrate completed examples of art produced from 3 different mediums. For example, Drawing, Ceramics, Printmaking, Sculpture, Painting, Digital/Photography and Mixed Media. This subject allows students to explore and experiment in a wide variety of materials and develop their design skills and enhance their creativity. Students will be expected to keep a visual journal of their idea generation and progress. There is a written component to this subject where students research and reflect on ways to create art.  

Visual Art 2

Level: 2
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No Entry Requirements
May Lead To: Vsiual Art 3 or further study in the arts
Campus: Hellyer, Smithton

Visual Art has been developed for students seeking to engage with art practice in a particular studio area. In this subject students develop a body of work in a single art studio - developing their technical skills and aesthetic understanding.  Methods and processes specific to their studio of choice are introduced and explored. Students also develop initial skills in the research, analysis and criticism of art. Students can select from the following studios: Photography (traditional black and white printing, digital printing, graphics, video and animation) or General Art (drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, collage, mixed media and print making).

Visual Art 3

Level: 3
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
Recommended Prior Study: No Entry Requirements
May Lead To: Art Studio Practice 3, TasTAFE, University
Campus: Hellyer

This course is designed for students wishing to extend practical work together with analysis and criticism of art. Students will be familiar with current trends in art and will see their own work in relation to the local, national and global cultural context. Art-making techniques will be developed to advanced levels in order to facilitate the expression of ideas. At Hellyer, students can select from the following studios: Photography (digital printing, graphics, video and animation) or General Art (drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture, collage, mixed media and print making).

Art Studio Practice 3

Level: 3
Hours: 150
TCE Credit Points: 15 pts
Recommended Prior Study: Visual Art 3
May Lead To: TasTAFE, University, Visual Art 3
Campus: Hellyer

This is a Year 12 course with the completion of Visual Art 3 as a prerequisite. The course consists of two compulsory areas of learning: Conceptual Knowledge and Practice. Students are required to prepare a research paper, a visual schematic overview, an artist’s statement and present an exhibition. Students can specialise in Digital Media, Photography or General Art.

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