Our Visual Arts

Design & Manufacturing
Creativity and art skills are important for jobs in design and manufacturing, like Interior Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Fashion Design, Urban Planning, or Landscape Design.

Arts & Recreation
Use your creativity and imagination to tell stories and express yourself as an Illustrator, Fine Artist, Animator, Graphic Artist, Writer, or Filmmaker.

Communications
There are lots of jobs in marketing and communication where you can flex your artistic muscles, such as Advertising, Digital Media, Event Management, and Social Media Management.


These are just some of the pathways you could explore!

Scope
Art is an integral part of life and contributes to a progressive society. Artworks and visual language are a potent and dynamic means to communicate personal experiences and ideas, and cultural values, beliefs and viewpoints on experiences and issues in contemporary society. In the study of VCE Art Creative Practice, research and investigation inform art making. Through the study of artworks, the practices of artists and their role in society, students develop their individual art practice, and communicate ideas and meaning using a range of materials, techniques and processes. This study provides students with an informed context to support an awareness of art as a tool for cultural, social and personal communication, and the stimulus and inspiration to develop their art practice.

Rationale
VCE Art Creative Practice explores the role of art in shaping cultural knowledge and expression, both historically and in contemporary society. Students investigate how artists communicate ideas, beliefs, and experiences through their work, and develop visual literacy by analysing artworks across time and cultures. Through both independent and collaborative practice, students solve creative problems and produce meaningful artworks. The course builds critical and creative thinking skills, preparing students for further study or careers in the arts and other fields that value conceptual and visual communication.

Scope
VCE Art Making and Exhibiting introduces students to the methods used to make artworks and how artworks are 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 analysis of artworks by other artists. Visiting and viewing exhibitions and displays of artwork is a necessary part of this study. It helps students understand how artworks are displayed and exhibitions are curated. It also has an influence on the students’ own practice, and encourages them to broaden and develop their own ideas and thinking around their own art making 

Rational
Learning in VCE Art Making and Exhibiting provides students with opportunities to recognise their individual potential as artists, encourages self-expression and creativity, and can build confidence and a sense of individual identity. The study allows students to explore and experiment in creating, developing and engaging with the visual arts and helps build a strong skill set. Learning through, about and in the visual arts develops students’ critical thinking skills and their ability to interpret the worlds they live in. Students are encouraged to work both independently and collaboratively, as learning from each other can develop innovative and exciting ideas.