visual arts

The Stage 5 Visual Arts course offers a wide range of artmaking experiences working through a range of artmaking strategies and themes:

Year 9

• The Built Environment- Etching printmaking 

• Art as Text- hand drawn 3D Zine or Sculpture

• Still Life- Canvas painting 

• Modernism to Postmodernism - 3D Relief construction and painting

Year 10

• Art and Sensation- Lino printing and Expressionism

• Art and the Landscape- Realism and abstraction- representing the natural world

• Art of the Everyday- Found Object sculpture

• Social Issues Artmaking

• You will need a Visual Diary to record ideas, plan, develop and evaluate artworks.

• Most art making supplies are provided. There may be some cases where students will be asked to supply their own materials in the Year 10 course, such as when developing your found object sculpture.

Why should I study Visual Arts?

If you enjoy any aspect of learning about and making art including drawing, painting, sculpture or any other medium you should study Visual Arts!

Studying Visual Arts is an opportunity to delve deeper into your passion and create artworks which explore a variety of ideas and themes developing new skills along the way. This involves researching new ideas, practicing new techniques and pushing your ability to think creatively. Additionally, by exploring Art Criticism and History you will also develop knowledge about inspiring artists and how and why they have created art over time.

What can Visual Arts lead to career-wise?

Visual Arts is very useful for many creative fields such as architecture, photography, gallery curating, filmmaking, advertising, teaching, styling and design (interior, fashion, graphic, animation, industrial design, digital, jewelry, urban and more).

It is also useful in ALL career fields due to the creative, problem-solving and critical thinking skills it teaches you. In Visual Arts you will face many creative challenges where you will need to find clever and innovative approaches to communicating ideas both visually and in writing. See this Link for further information.

Stage 5 Visual Arts leads directly into the 2 unit Visual Arts Stage 6 course. You will be well prepared to continue developing your artmaking practice and art critical/historical studies. The Stage 6 course allows you even more individual choice to select and refine art making approaches of your choice in a Body of Work. 

I have more questions - who can I ask?

Please come and see or email our Creative Arts teachers: 

• Ms Handsley-Delves: ehandsleydelves@parra.catholic.edu.au

• Mrs Kelly: rkelly15@parra.catholic.edu.au

• Ms Kovacic: kkovacic@parra.catholic.edu.au

• Mrs Malizis: rmalizis@parra.catholic.edu.au

• Ms Andrews (CAPA LoL): tandrews2@parra.catholic.edu.au