Years 7 and 8 Visual Arts

In Visual Arts, students: build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpoints extend their thinking, understanding and use of …

Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Visual Arts

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through visual arts. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through visual arts practices focusing on: Representation Subject matter personal …

Example of knowledge and skills | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Structure Visual Arts

Learning in Visual Arts Learning in Visual Arts involves students making and responding to artworks, drawing on the world as a source of ideas. Students engage with the knowledge of visual arts, develop skills, techniques and processes, and use materials …

Structure | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 9 and 10 Visual Arts

In Visual Arts, students: build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpoints refine their personal aesthetic through working …

Years 9 and 10 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Foundation to Year 2 Visual Arts

In Foundation to Year 2, learning in The Arts builds on the Early Years Learning Framework. Students are engaged through purposeful and creative play in structured activities, fostering a strong sense of wellbeing and developing their connection with …

Foundation to Year 2 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 3 and 4 Visual Arts

In Years 3 and 4, learning in The Arts builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to artworks independently and collaboratively with their classmates and teachers. As they experience The Arts, students draw …

Years 3 and 4 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Visual Arts

In Years 5 and 6, students draw on artworks from a range of cultures, times and locations. They explore the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and of the Asia region and learn that they are used for different purposes. While the arts …

Years 5 and 6 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Visual Arts

This rationale complements and extends the rationale for The Arts learning area. Visual arts includes the fields of art, craft and design. Learning in and through these fields, students create visual representations that communicate, challenge and express …

Rationale | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Visual Arts Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe artworks they make and view and where and why artworks are made and presented. Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas, observations and imagination, using different techniques and proc …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACAVAM122

working individually and/or collaboratively to apply ethical, environmental and sustainable choices when developing and displaying a collection of visual artwork

Elaboration | ACAVAM122 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACAVAR131

considering the responsibilities of visual arts practitioners when making commentaries about social, environmental and sustainability issues

Elaboration (3) | ACAVAR131 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACAVAM118

Considering viewpoints – forms: For example – Why did the artist choose this style of representation? What other forms and styles suit this message?

Elaboration (5) | ACAVAM118 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACAVAR131

analysing the role of visual arts as a means of challenging prevailing issues of traditional and contemporary relevance, for example, the availability of resources for future generations

Elaboration | ACAVAR131 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM106

practising drawing images and making objects related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography

Elaboration (3) | ACAVAM106 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACAVAM110

identifying and explaining choices in art making, including forms, styles and visual conventions in their artworks, and influences of other artists on their artworks

Elaboration (4) | ACAVAM110 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACAVAM121

extending technical competence when using selected techniques, such as printmaking, brush techniques in painting, digital editing, shaping 3D forms

Elaboration (2) | ACAVAM121 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACAVAM128

Considering viewpoints – forms: For example – If it was made from different material or be produced in a different form, would the meaning of the artwork change?

Elaboration (2) | ACAVAM128 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACAVAM106

Considering viewpoints – forms and elements: For example – What colours were used? What is it made of? How is the colour used, and why is it used in this way?

Elaboration (2) | ACAVAM106 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACAVAM110

researching artworks of different styles and artists from different times and cultures to inspire their own representations in forms such as printmaking and drawing, and styles such as realistic or expressive

Elaboration | ACAVAM110 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACAVAM111

selecting and experimenting with forms, styles, materials and technologies to explore symbolic use of visual conventions used by various cultures and times, for example, how colour and pattern are perceived as symbolic in different cultures

Elaboration | ACAVAM111 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum