The Visual Arts Practice minor offers students in a range of degree programs the opportunity to undertake practice-based study in the ANU School of Art. Students have the opportunity to study across a range of studio disciplines or focus their studies in one or two workshops. The 1000-level courses provide students with a visual and artistic literacy which forms the basis for 2000-level studio practice courses. Students will also become part of the School of Art’s vibrant and cohesive artistic community and enjoy close proximity to major collecting institutions such as the National Gallery of Australia. Studies in Art Theory or Art History provide a strong complement to this minor.
Places in the courses listed below are strictly limited and students are advised to enrol as early as possible.
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this minor will have the skills and knowledge to:
- demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the creation of art in a variety of forms.
- apply relevant skills and knowledge to realise artefacts and forms of creative expression.
- develop and evaluate concepts and process by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively.
- work independently and collaboratively in a workshop environment in response to project demands.
- apply occupational health and safety
regulations and principles within a workshop environment.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTV1020 | Figure & Life | 6 |
| ARTV1021 | Image and Object | 6 |
| ARTV1033 | Hold Everything: Studio Foundation | 6 |
| ARTV1101 | Ceramics: Materials & Technology | 6 |
| ARTV1102 | Ceramics: Throwing & Surface Decoration | 6 |
| ARTV1103 | Animation and Video: The Digital Workspace | 6 |
| ARTV1104 | Animation and Video: Digital Equipment and Studios | 6 |
| ARTV1201 | Furniture: Shape/Structure | 6 |
| ARTV1202 | Furniture: Elevate/Surface | 6 |
| ARTV1301 | Glass Introduction | 6 |
| ARTV1302 | Glass: Processes and Methods | 6 |
| ARTV1401 | Gold and Silversmithing: Introduction to Precise Miniature Construction | 6 |
| ARTV1402 | Gold and Silversmithing: Movement and Articulated Form | 6 |
| ARTV1501 | Painting: Introducing Painting | 6 |
| ARTV1502 | Painting: Composition and Space | 6 |
| ARTV1601 | Photomedia: Black and White Photography and Camera Skills | 6 |
| ARTV1602 | Photomedia: Colour Photography and Digital Skills | 6 |
| ARTV1701 | Printmedia and Drawing 1: Introduction to Drawing | 6 |
| ARTV1702 | Printmedia and Drawing 2: Relief Printing | 6 |
| ARTV1801 | Sculpture: Constructed Form and Space , Through Investigations with Wood and Metal | 6 |
| ARTV1802 | Sculpture: Plasticity, Observation and Abstraction Through Figure Modeling and Waste Moulding | 6 |
| ARTV1901 | Textiles: Dye and Surface Manipulation | 6 |
| ARTV1902 | Textiles: Print and Surface Design | 6 |
| DESA1021 | Precise Drawing and Model Making | 6 |
| DESA1022 | Vision and Perception | 6 |
A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTV2038 | Workshop Atelier | 6 |
| ARTV2039 | Craft and Design Practice-led Research | 6 |
| ARTV2057 | Hands On: Material Language | 6 |
| ARTV2117 | Ceramics: Glaze & Colour Development | 6 |
| ARTV2118 | Ceramics: Kilns & Firing | 6 |
| ARTV2121 | Ceramic Making and Surfacing | 6 |
| ARTV2122 | Ceramics Exploration of a Thrown Form. | 6 |
| ARTV2124 | Ceramics: Surface Decorating & Application | 6 |
| ARTV2125 | Ceramics: Design, Process & Mould Making | 6 |
| ARTV2206 | Furniture: Bend/Curve | 6 |
| ARTV2207 | Furniture: Support/Body | 6 |
| ARTV2313 | Glass: Kiln Casting | 6 |
| ARTV2314 | Glass: Blowing and Finishing Techniques in context | 6 |
| ARTV2315 | Glass: Kiln Forming | 6 |
| ARTV2406 | Gold and Silversmithing: Forging Flatware | 6 |
| ARTV2407 | Gold and Silversmithing: Utility as Context | 6 |
| ARTV2409 | Gold and Silversmithing: Experimenting with Process | 6 |
| ARTV2505 | Painting: Focus on the Figure | 6 |
| ARTV2506 | Painting: Approaches to Abstraction | 6 |
| ARTV2509 | Painting: Approaches to Composition and Colour | 6 |
| ARTV2511 | Painting: Concepts, Materials, Processes | 6 |
| ARTV2605 | Photomedia: Medium Format Photography and the Fine Print | 6 |
| ARTV2606 | Photomedia: Digital Photography and Studio Lighting | 6 |
| ARTV2609 | Animation and Video: Video Camera and Storyboarding | 6 |
| ARTV2610 | Animation and Video: 3D Animation and Character Development | 6 |
| ARTV2611 | Photography: Creative Possibilities | 6 |
| ARTV2615 | Animation: Creative Possibilities | 6 |
| ARTV2617 | Video: Creative Possibilities | 6 |
| ARTV2705 | Printmedia and Drawing: Introduction to Etching | 6 |
| ARTV2706 | Printmedia and Drawing: Experimental Drawing | 6 |
| ARTV2715 | Printmedia and Drawing: Typography | 6 |
| ARTV2717 | Printmedia and Drawing: Book Design | 6 |
| ARTV2721 | Printmedia and Drawing: Drawing (General) | 6 |
| ARTV2723 | Printmedia and Drawing: Screen Printing | 6 |
| ARTV2725 | Printmedia and Drawing: Etching | 6 |
| ARTV2727 | Printmedia and Drawing: Lithography | 6 |
| ARTV2729 | Printmedia and Drawing: Life Drawing | 6 |
| ARTV2806 | Sculpture: Bricolage Through Collecting, Collating and Construction with Found Materials | 6 |
| ARTV2807 | Sculpture: Space and Reproduction Through Mould Making and Surface Replication | 6 |
| ARTV2808 | Sculpture: Space and Shape Investigations with Soft Sculpture, Pattern Making and Armature | 6 |
| ARTV2813 | Sculpture Reproduction and Simulacra Through Casting and Finishing Bronze | 6 |
| ARTV2814 | Sculpture Advanced Methods Through Installation and Site Considerations | 6 |
| ARTV2815 | Sculpture: Temporal Studies, making time in space | 6 |
| ARTV2818 | Sculpture Advanced Construction | 6 |
| ARTV2906 | Textiles: Approaches to Drawing for Craft and Design | 6 |
| ARTV2907 | Textiles: Embroidery and Hand Stitch | 6 |
| ARTV2908 | Textiles: Constructed Textiles | 6 |
| ARTV2911 | Textiles: Experimental Practices | 6 |
| ARTV2921 | Environment Studio 1 | 6 |
| ARTV2922 | Environment Studio 2 | 6 |
| DESA2017 | Multiples and Production: The Unique Offering | 6 |
| DESA2018 | Multiples and Production: Entrepreneurship for Designers | 6 |