vpa2eva exploring visual arts
EXPLORING VISUAL ARTS
VPA2EVA
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces creative arts students to the fundamental practices in Visual Arts and Design. Students will explore differing notions of collaboration and creativity in lectures and workshops. Using basic Visual Arts and Design methodologies developed in the subject, students undertake projects which include photo and digital media and their associated mise-en-scene applications for film and theatre. Students use their pebble pad journals or blogs to record and reflect on the collaborative process and its development in the projects. One optional project will be offered in an external location over an intensive week.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorHugh Davies
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in ABCA
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Intermediate level skills and knowledge of the practices, languages and techniques in a approach to creative arts
- Activities:
- Group projects using visual arts and design practices and approaches
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts, and processes through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice at intermediate level
- Activities:
- In class critiques using concepts from lectures
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Apply relevant skills and knowledge to produce and realise works, artefact and forms of creative expression at intermediate level
- Activities:
- Group projects using visual arts and design practices and approaches
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
04. Interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences at intermediate level
- Activities:
- Reflective analysis and develop portfolio with works specific to visual arts and design
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
05. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues, and apply local and interrnational perspectives to practice in the Creative Arts and Visual Arts and Desgin
- Activities:
- Reflective analysis
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
06. Develop and demonstrate an understanding of visual expression within a specific discipline in visual arts or design
- Activities:
- Use a range of studio skills used within contemporary art or design practice to extended exploration of the set assignments within their choosen discipline.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
07. Recognize approaches to contemporary themes in art or design and apply them to your art or design work
- Activities:
- Use your developing discipline skills to explore your ability to experiement with combinations of ideas, forms and contemporary modes
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHugh Davies
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
2,400-word practical portfolio submission for group and individual projects | 60 | 01, 02, 03 | |
400-word equivalent Portfolio and Journal/blog | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
400-word equivalent reflective summative analysis in class | 10 | 01, 02, 03 | |
800-word equivalent exercises in class | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07 |