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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

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

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

Learning Area Achievement Standard Visual Arts Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe artworks they make and those to which they respond. They consider where and why people make artworks. Students use the elements and processes of arts subjects to make and share artworks that represent ideas. …

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 pro …

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) ACAVAM107

following technical processes and safe practices to make artworks, for example, drawing onto Styrofoam to print on paper

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM108

making a decision about how to display their artwork to share their ideas

Elaboration (3) ACAVAR109

describing and interpreting representations in a selection of artworks, for example, considering the subject matter, styles and techniques of a selection of artworks, and how the artworks make them think and feel in response to the artists’ intention …

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM110

experimenting with visual conventions to create particular visual effects in representations

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM111

Considering viewpoints – materials and technologies: For example – What is the artwork made of? How does the choice of material enhance the audience’s understanding of the artist’s intention? Can you develop your ideas using different materials?

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM112

comparing the visual conventions in artworks made for specific purposes, for example, how the artist represents an idea to show the audience a particular viewpoint

Elaboration (3) ACAVAR113

examining public art in their community and comparing it to other artwork commemorating different people, times and cultures

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM114

trialling different ways to represent views, beliefs or opinions in their artworks in response to exploration of how artists communicate their views, beliefs and opinions through art

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM115

explaining influences of other artists on their own art making

Elaboration (3) ACAVAM116

Considering viewpoints – societies and cultures: For example – What clues in the artwork tell us where it was made, who made it, and why? What artworks are you familiar with? Which style of artwork represents your community? How would you represent your …

Elaboration (3) ACAVAR117

Considering viewpoints – meanings and interpretations: For example – What is this artwork about? What visual conventions have been used to convey meaning? How did the artist represent their subject matter? How does the artwork reflect the artist’s perspective …

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