Humanities and Social Sciences

Visual Arts and Design Program

Welcome to the Visual Arts and Design Program The Visual Arts and Design program operates on 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 and Design 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 Program

News and Exhibitions
Enrollments are now being taken for Photojournalism Online. These subjects are especially designed for off campus study. Online lectures are provided as streamed video and pdf slide presentations. Special arrangements can be made for limited internet access. More information
More than skin deep. Concealed in Plain Sight - The photography of hidden meaning in Masonic Architecture Christopher Atkins MVA (Rsch) Candidate Exhibition Dates : Mon, 8 February – Thurs, 25 February 2010 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
Fabricate Outside The Sqaure. Quilts by Sylvia Reeves (Visual Arts and Design technical staff) and Susan Iacuone. Phee Broadway Theatre Foyer Mechanics Lane Castlemaine. Until Feb 9. 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday 9:30am - 12:30 pm Saturday.

Teaching

The Visual Arts and Design Program 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 Visual Arts and Design Program 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