Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Visual Arts and Design

Welcome to the School of Visual Arts and Design The School of Visual Arts and Design operates in two campuses of La Trobe University, Bendigo and Mildura. Aligned with the excellent academic programs, students have generous access to specialist studios and equipment. The Visual Arts degrees aim to provide students with a quality environment for learning and research, developing aesthetic appreciation and design skills with an emphasis on individualism, whilst at the same time offering the opportunity to expand technical expertise across a broad range of media. Dr James McArdle - Head of School

News and Exhibitions
"On The Brink" Graduate Exhibition 2009. Phyllis Palmer Gallery and Graphic Design Exhibition space. Exhibition Dates: Friday, 13 – 25 November 2009 Opening Night: Friday, 13 November Viewing : 6.00 – 7.00 pm Officially Opened by: Anita Von Bibra, Director, Woodbine Art Gallery, Malmsbury at 7.00 pm More information
Honours 09 12 November – 22 December Work by Honours students from the School of Visual Arts and Design. Particpating artists: Tom Baxte, Bronwyn Beer, Georgia Cook, Peggy Devlin, Melissa Elliot, Rebecca Giles, Yelarney Hibberd, Danielle Hobbs, Denise James, Maggie McCathie-Nevile, Paul Morrow, Ricky Palmer, Alessandra Pedulla, Anne-Marie Pienne, Jeff Reynolds, Nicole Schneider, Helen Turner, Patsy Kileen Official opening by Dr James McArdle 14 Nov 2-4pm. Visual Arts Centre - View St Bendigo. More information
Geoff Hocking 'The Long Paddock Project' [ArtBack] will be officially launched Friday 6 November: The sculptures, which will stand 4 metres high, will be made from laser-cut, steel with a rusty patina, and set atop 3 metre long red-gum posts. More information.
Year 3 Photojournalism Student, Julie Hough, has been awarded Victorian Student of the Year for the Photojournalism Category, by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, for her work made during Black Saturday. Julie's work was from Black Saturday and has been published through the Fairfax media.
MVA candidate Neil Matterson has been named as a finalist in the 54th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Matterson's political cartoons appear in the Brisbane daily 'The Sunday Mail'. Matterson's fellow finalists are Peter Nicholson of The Australian and Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald. It is Matterson's third nomination as a finalist in the Walkleys since 2000. More information
James McArdle and Kristian Haggblom will be presenting papers at the forthcoming AAANZ conference at Australian National University in November. Kristian's confronting series Aokighara Jukai 'The Blue Sea of Foliage'; the Japanese suicide forest will be a subject of both papers.

Teaching

The School of Visual Arts and Design offers two, three-year, undergraduate degrees:

• Bachelor of Visual Arts, offering majors in painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking or multimedia.
• Bachelor of Graphic Design.

Both degrees can also be taken at honours level by completing a fourth year of study.

At postgraduate level both Masters and PHD degrees by research are offered in all the Visual Arts disciplines.

The School of Visual Arts and Design also offers elective units for students from outside the School in the following areas

• Visual Arts Practice a sequence of units especially designed for students studying for a Bachelor of Education and Students outside of the BVA&D course wanting to undertake a single unit or units as an elective.
• Visual Arts Media Workshop
• Illustration
• Photojournalism

For further information about elective units and Visual Arts Practice refer to the Undergraduate Handbook under BACHELOR OF VISUAL ARTS - BENDIGO (RBVA) and

BACHELOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN -BENDIGO (RBVAG)

Non - degree single units are also available:
Do you wish to undertake studies in visual arts and design at a tertiary level and yet do not wish to enrol in a full degree? If it is not possible because of time, work or other constraints to attempt a full degree course you may undertake units in any of the studios or in Art and Visual Culture. These units are offered on a fee for service basis which represents excellent value, with full access to facilities including after-hours, and you may use passes in these units to contribute credits to a degree should you wish later to enrol in one.

More information about single units