The VCE Studio Arts subject study design expires at the end of 2022 and is replaced by a new study design and a newly named subject, Art Creative Practice.

Unit 1 Art Creative Practice

Areas of study

• How do we explore the Creative Practice and areas of personal interest to develop our own artworks?

• How do we develop technical skills through exploring and experimenting with different materials and techniques?

• How do artists from different cultures and historical periods communicate ideas and meaning in their artworks?

Learning program & assessment:

• The learning program is a combination of practical and theoretical tasks.

• Students will explore the key knowledge and key skills through a range of learning activities including classroom and group discussions, structured questions, exploring materials and techniques and art making activities.

• Students will complete three assessment tasks; a written response to Art Practice, Create three art forms and document their personal and visual responses in a Visual Art Diary.

Unit 2 Art Creative Practice

Areas of study

• How do we analyse and compare the practices of artists and artworks from different times and cultures?

• How to use Creative Practice to explore cultural ideas or issues to make and present artworks through collaboration.

• How do we reflect, evaluate and document our Creative Practice to develop artworks that communicate personal ideas related to social and cultural contexts.

Learning program & assessment:

• The learning program is a combination of practical and theoretical tasks.

• Students will explore the key knowledge and key skills through a range of learning activities including classroom and group discussions, structured questions, exploring materials and techniques and art making activities.

• Students will complete three assessment tasks; a written response to Art Practice, Create artworks and document their personal and visual responses in a Visual Art Diary.

Unit 3 Art Creative Practice

Areas of study

• How can we use research to examine artists' practices and develop personal ideas to produce finished artworks using the Creative Practice?

• How do we explore and document the use of materials, techniques and processes in art making?

Learning program & assessment:

• The learning program is a combination of practical and theoretical tasks.

• Students will explore the key knowledge and key skills through a range of learning activities including classroom and group discussions, structured questions, exploring materials and techniques and art making activities.

• Assessment consists of a written report with visual evidence, completed artwork responding to artists and a documented body of work.

Unit 4 Art Creative Practice

Areas of study

• How do we use materials, techniques and processes to explore and develop concepts in creating artworks?

• How do we document the Creative Practice and present critiques to inform refinement and resolution of artworks?

• How do we compare the Practices of historical and contemporary artists using the Interpretive Lense?

Learning program & assessment:

• The learning program is a combination of practical and theoretical tasks

• Students will explore the key knowledge and key skills through a range of learning activities including classroom and group discussions, structured questions, exploring materials and techniques and art making activities

• Assessment consists of written report, a critique, documented body of work and finished artworks