Art Making and Exhibiting

VCE Art Making and Exhibiting is a folio based subject in which students explore, document and create; making and exhibiting artworks. This subject introduces students to a variety of art forms, materials, techniques and processes when making artworks as well as how artworks are protected, conserved, presented and exhibited.

Students use inquiry learning to explore, develop and refine the use of materials, techniques and processes and to develop their knowledge and understanding of the ways artworks are made. They learn how art elements and art principles are used to create aesthetic qualities in artworks and how ideas are communicated through the use of visual language. Their knowledge and skills evolve through the experience of making and presenting their own artworks and through the viewing and the analysis of artworks by other artists.

Students are required to visit exhibitions and displays of artwork as a necessary part of understanding the Arts industry. They will study the roles and responsibilities of people working in the industry. Students develop an understanding of how artworks are displayed and how exhibitions are curated. 

A strong focus on the way we respond to artworks in galleries, museums, other exhibition spaces and site-specific spaces is integral to study and research in VCE Art Making and Exhibiting. The way institutions design exhibitions and present artworks, and also how they conserve and promote exhibitions, are key aspects of the study.

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