Written specifically for the revised VCE Art Study Design

Robust and comprehensive assessment preparation

Inspiring case studies, activities and examples of artist and student work

Engaging digital resources

Interactive digital resources bring the study of Art to life with:

• videos with explanations that provide an alternative way of engaging with the content and artworks in the chapter;
• drag-and-drop and multiple-choice activities;
• downloadable versions of activities for offline use;
• In Art Making and Exhibiting: links to multimedia resources, including a range of galleries and exhibition spaces;
• In Art Creative Practice: rollover glossary definitions.

Art Making and Exhibiting and Art Creative Practice have been specifically written to the 2023 VCE Art Study Design and include:

• a focus on the updated key knowledge and skills required to develop creative and critical thinking in art making and theory;
• clear content mapping to the Study Design,
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists;

Ensure your students understand the key knowledge and skills required for their school-based assessments and end-of-year examinations with:

• references to assessment advice;
• an exam terminology glossary to help students familiarise with the verbs in exam instructions in exams;

For Art Making and Exhibiting:

• a chapter dedicated to materials and techniques;
• a glossary of art terminology;

For Art Creative Practice:

• icons and in-text visual cues to identify the Interpretative, Structural, Personal or Cultural lens framework;
• breakout boxes throughout the text to describe key terms in context aiding student understanding of concepts and explanations.

Case studies, examples of work and practical or theoretical activities provide opportunities for students to engage with and delve into the concepts presented in the Art Making and Exhibiting and Art Creative Practice courses.

More about Art Making and Exhibiting

• demystifies the ideas process and explores strategies used by artists to develop ideas, techniques and processes to make an artwork;
  
• guides students on the application of a wide variety of popular materials and techniques;
  
• supports students as they develop their exploration proposal, refine their design process and work towards a folio of finished artworks;
  
• encourages students to recognise their individual potential as artists and develop their understanding and development in a lifelong participation of art making.

More about Art Creative Practice

• develops skills in critical and creative thinking, innovation, problem solving and risk-taking;
  
• focuses on giving students skills in research, analysis, art history and criticism to interpret and debate the ideas and issues that are raised in artworks;
  
• helps students understand how artworks reflect the values, beliefs and traditions of the artist who make them, as well as providing inspiration for students for a personal creative practice;
  
• explores the role of art through a study of historical and contemporary artists with examples of artworks post 2000;
  
• clearly identifies the interpretive lenses (structural, personal and cultural) with icons throughout the text.
  

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