Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
The Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts refines your existing arts practice, skills and knowledge, and prepares you for an exciting career as a professional artist, artist assistant, community arts coordinator or gallery curator. Develop the wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills you need to plan, realise and exhibit…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts refines your existing arts practice, skills and knowledge, and prepares you for an exciting career as a professional artist, artist assistant, community arts coordinator or gallery curator.
Develop the wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills you need to plan, realise and exhibit a substantial body of work as a visual arts professional. You will learn to engage in critical discourse and debate theoretical concepts, historical perspectives, your work and the work of others.
With a 130-year history, TAFE NSW is the leading provider of education and training in Australia. Our teachers are dedicated and passionate because they have worked, and still work, in the industry and know exactly what it takes to succeed.
Through theory and practical course work, you will learn to:
Research and apply artistic concepts and theories
Establish and maintain safe creative practices
Draw and use visual tools
Originate, realise and exhibit work that expresses your creative vision
Engage in critical discourse and debates about your work, and the work of others
Gain a range of skills to help people achieve their artistic goals:
Use industry specific tools and materials
Apply theory and history further your individual arts practice
Publicly display your own work
Extend your professional expertise to others
Stand out in a global job market by developing a range of key soft skills that equip you with the confidence to work in the creative arts industry:
A passion for visual arts
Unique design ideas
A critical eye
The ability to accept and discuss feedback
Self-motivation and self-discipline
The latest trends for the global art market include:
Museums moving toward a more inclusive presentation of art history, with a focus on female artists, LGBT+ art and non-Western narratives
Immersive exhibitions suited to social media representation such as Instagram
Art collectors continuing to find artists online
Museums becoming more accountable for the source of their funding
Art dealers using online sales to find new buyers
REQUIREMENTS
Diploma of Visual Arts
English Language Requirements:
Academic IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL (iBT) 60 or equivalent
Or Completion of a TAFE NSW English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
With a reputation for providing high quality teaching and education, Technical and Further Education New South Wales (TAFE NSW) has over 40 locations across the state for international students to choose from. TAFE NSW is the biggest training and vocational education provider in Australia with over 3,800 international students studying at the institution each year. Located in picturesque New South Wales, with the world-renowned city of Sydney at its heart, students can study in a cosmopolitan and dynamic region.TAFE NSW offers students the opportunity to select from over 140 courses offered at various levels including certificate, diploma and degree. Further, students can pursue English language courses and pathway programmes that prepare them for enrolling in degree courses at Australian universities.Students at TAFE NSW benefit from highly qualified faculty and small class sizes that enable personalised attention. One-to-one training from academics is common place and contributes to the unique learning environment. TAFE NSW ensures that students are exposed to best practice and industry knowledge embedded in programmes, preparing them for the world of work after graduation.International students are well looked after with excellent support services and structures. This includes personal counselling, academic and career development, study skills programme and English language support. A comprehensive student orientation programme is also provided and students are encouraged to join the Student Association in order to have access to events and activities on campus. The International Students Office, with dedicated international student coordinators, looks after the welfare of international students, with everything from answering queries to helping students settle in to life on campus.RTO 90003HEPS PRV12049
