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• Anawardwinningcampuswithon-sitestudentstudios• DeferraloftuitionfeesthroughFEE-HELP• Nationallyrecognisedartist-lecturers• Scholarships,awardsandaGraduateSupportProgram

• Intensivestudio-basedteachinginsmallclasses• Extended34weekacademicyear• Full-timeandpart-timestudyoptions• Dayandeveningclasses

AdelaideCentralSchoolofArtisSouthAustralia’sonlyindependent,not-for-profit,single-focusartschooldedicatedtotrainingstudentstobepractisingartists.Renownednationallyforstandardsofexcellenceinbothtechnicalandconceptualdevelopmentofpractice,theSchoolvaluesstudio-basedteaching,smallclasssizesandone-on-onestudentinteractionwithlecturers.

AnaccreditedHigherEducationProvider,theSchooliscelebratedforitswelcomingcommunityspiritandcollegiateatmosphereofsharedinitiative,discoveryandsupport.OuruniqueeducationexperienceisunparalleledinSouthAustraliaandoffers:

Bachelor of Visual Art TheBachelorofVisualArt(BVA)isathreeyeardegreeprogram,designedtoequipstudentswiththeskillsandknowledgetodevelopcareersaspractisingartists.Afocusonthefundamentalart-makingpracticesofdrawing,paintingandsculptureiscomplementedbyanemphasisonarthistoryandtheory,conceptualdevelopment,andprofessionalpractice.AtLevel3studentsaresupportedtodevelopacoherentbodyofworkbasedoncomprehensive,self-directed,studioresearch.

OncompletionoftheBVA,graduatesareequippedtodevelopanindependentstudiopracticeandpursueacareerasaprofessionalpractisingartist.Graduatesarealsowellpositionedtoundertakefurtherstudyorpursueemploymentopportunitiesinrelatedfields.TheBVAprovidesapathwaytopost-graduatestudy.Associate Degree of Visual ArtTheAssociateDegreeofVisualArt(ADVA)isatwoyearentrylevelprogramfocusedonbuildingfoundationskillsinkeyaspectsofvisualart.ThecoursecomprisesLevel1and2oftheBachelorofVisualArt(BVA)andincludesunitsindrawing,painting,sculpture,arthistoryandtheory,andcontemporarystudies.

TheADVAoffersanexitpointfromtheBVA,enablingstudentswhohavecompletedLevel1and2tograduatewithastand-alonequalification.OncompletionoftheADVA,graduatesareequippedtopursueemploymentopportunitiesinthefieldofvisualartsandinrelatedoccupations,orundertakefurtherstudy.

Bachelor of Visual Art | Associate Degree of Visual Art

Course Structure

Level 1

• GeneralDrawing1• LifeDrawing1• ArtHistory&Theory1• FoundationStudies1• Painting1• Sculpture1

Level 2

• GeneralDrawing2• LifeDrawing2• ArtHistory&Theory2• ContemporaryStudioPractice2• ElectiveunitsfromthePainting

Department,SculptureDepartment,orcross-institutionalelective*

Level 3

• Drawing3• ProfessionalStudies3• ArtHistory&Theory3• StudioPractice3**• ElectiveunitsfromthePainting

Department,SculptureDepartment,orcross-institutionalelective*

TheAssociateDegreeofVisualArtisawardedonthesuccessfulcompletionofLevel1and2.

TheBachelorofVisualArtisawardedonthesuccessfulcompletionofLevel1,2and3.

*PleasecontactAdministrationforfurtherinformationoncross-institutionalstudy.

**StudentsundertakingStudioPractice3receiveasharedstudiowithoneotherstudentinwhichtodeveloptheirartpracticefortheacademicyear.

Course DeliveryUnitsaretaughton-campusacrossa16-weeksemester.Externalstudyisnotavailable.Practicalunitsaredeliveredin-studio;theoryunitsareheldintheLectureRoom.Alllecturersareexpertsintheirfields.Someunitsmayrequirestudentstosupplytheirownmaterials.

Degree Units

General Drawing 1

GeneralDrawing1isastructuredandcomprehensiveunitdesignedforthosewhohaveneverstudiedatatertiarylevelbefore.Startingwithbasicskillsindrawingbyobservation,theunitintroducesthestudenttodifferentwaysofseeing.Formandstructure,conceptdevelopment,expressionandcommunicationareexploredinthesecondsemester.

General Drawing 2

GeneralDrawing2furtherdevelopsstudents’awarenessofdrawingasacommunicativevisuallanguage.Studentsareintroducedtoincreasinglysophisticatednotionsofdrawinganddevelopabreadthanddepthofskills,processesandconceptualunderstanding.Drawing 3

Drawing3exploresthediversityofcontemporarydrawingpracticeandisdeliveredbyaselectionofexpertpractitioners.Drawing3projectsmightencompasscross-disciplinaryinvestigationsoftheconventionsofdrawinginrelationtootherdisciplines,suchaspainting,performance,three-dimensionalpractices,time-baseddocumentationandprint.Throughsetprojectbriefs,studentsdevelopanunderstandingofdrawingasinvestigativepracticeandstrategiesfortheexplorationofthepotentialandlimitsofdrawingconventions.

Life Drawing 1

LifeDrawing1providesstudentswiththeessentialfoundationalskillsfortherepresentationofthehumanformthroughdrawing.Whilethebasisofthecourseislargelydrawingfromdirectobservation,considerationisalsogiventothestudyofanatomy,conceptsofformandstructureandthecommunicativeandexpressivepossibilitiesoffigurativedrawing.

Life Drawing 2

InLifeDrawing2,studentsdevelopanincreasedunderstandingofthevariousformal,materialandconceptualconsiderationspertinenttodrawingthehumanfigure.Drawingisusedasaninvestigativetoolinrelationtosystemsofrepresentation,meaningandcommunication,semiotics,narrativeandexpression.

Sculpture 1

Arigorousandcomprehensiveintroductiontothree-dimensionalthinking.UnlikeotherLevel1units,thesesemester-longunitscanbedoneineitherorder.InSculpture1:1studentsbecomefamiliarwiththemateriallanguageofclayandtheskillsassociatedwithmodelling,mould-makingandcasting.Sculpture1:2introducesstudentstoawiderrangeofmaterialsandobjects,exploringtheirpoeticandcommunicativepossibilitiesthroughaseriesofexcitingandchallengingprojects.

Sculpture 2Level2Sculptureunitsareofferedaselectiveswithintheawardstructure.ThefollowingunitscanbeundertakeninanyorderorcombinationbystudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedSculpture1:

• The Multiple in 3D Space Thisunitisspecificallyconcernedwiththedevelopmentofthree-dimensionalartworksconsistingofmultipleelements.Projectsaddressboththespatialdynamicsofmultipleelementartworksaswellastechniquesandprocessespertinenttothefield,suchasmould-making,castingandpattern-making.

• InstallationThisunitconsidersthewaysinwhichartistsmakeimmersiveexperiences,collaboratewithparticipatingaudiencesandworkinresponsetoarchitectures,socialsituationsandplaces.Studentsareofferedtheopportunitytodevelopcriticalawarenessofthefieldofsculptureandinstallation,andtodeveloptheseconsiderationsascomponentsoftheirpractice.

• Video and Performance Thisunitprovidesanintroductiontoartistspractisingintheseareas,basictheories,anddiscussionsrelevanttothefield.Theunitcoversrudimentaryvideoandaudiorecording,editingandpresentation,andencouragesstudentstodeveloptheirownpersonalandcontextualrelationshipswiththesewaysofmaking.

• Objects and InventionThisunitinvitesstudentstothinkaboutarangeofstructures,spacesandobjectsrelatingtothehumanbody(suchasarchitecture,furnitureandclothing)andinvestigateshowsuchobjectsmightbemeaningfullyutilisedwithinthree-dimensionalvisualartpractice.Theutilitarianmotivationsofdesign,architectureandrelatedfieldsareconsideredalongsidethemorepoeticorcommunicativeintentionsthatdrivecontemporaryspatialpractices.

Painting 1

Thisisafoundationcourseinthebasicskillsandconceptsofpainting.Studentswillreceivetrainingintheuseoftools,materials,techniquesandcolourtheory,aswellasgainanunderstandingoftheideasunderlyingcommonapproachestopainting.Oncethebasictechniquesareacquired,studentsareintroducedtothedevelopmentofideasandconceptualapproachestopainting.

image BVAStudentStudio,L2,TeachingandStudioBuildingPhoto:IngridKellenbach

BVADegreeCourseBrochureUpdatedJune2016

ContemporaryStudioPractice2alsointroducesstudentstoprofessionalbusinesspracticesandprovidesstudentswithbasicskillstopursuecareersasself-employedartists.ThisprovidesafoundationforanexpandedprogramatLevel3,deliveredthroughProfessionalStudies.

Professional Studies 3

ProfessionalStudiesprovidesstudentswithaworkingknowledgeofprofessionalbusinesspracticesandequipsstudentswiththeskillstoembarkoncareersasself-employedartists.Studentswillgainacriticalunderstandingoftheindustryatalocalandnationallevelthroughparticipationinseminarswithindustryprofessionalsandvisitstovariousartsorganisations.Thecoursewillprovidestudentswithimportantstrategiesforgeneratingandsustainingaprofessionalpractice.

Studio Practice 3

Insemester1,studentsareintroducedtoanexploratoryapproachtoideas,materialsandprocesseswithinagroupfacilitationmodel,extendingthestrategiesestablishedintheirpreviouscoursework.Studentsdevelopaproposalforthestudioprojecttobeundertakeninsemester2.Insemester2,studentsworkundertheguidanceofasupervisor,developingtheirmajorstudioprojectintoaresolvedbodyofworkforpresentationtoapanelofexaminers.ItmustbeundertakeninconjunctionwithArtHistory&Theory3.

Art History & Theory 1

Thefirstyearintroducesstudentstoarangeofwaysofstudyingandwritingaboutartusingdifferentmethodologies,followedbyasurveyofchangesinartpracticedatingfromancientcivilisationstothelatenineteenthcentury.Thesurveycoversselectedcasestudiestodemonstratehowworksofartarerelatedtotheirparticularculturalcontexts.

Art History & Theory 2

Thefirstsemesterexaminestheconcepts,sourcesandmanifestationsofModernisminthevisualartswithafocusontheearlytomid-twentiethcentury.ThesecondsemesterbeginswithanexplorationofthediversityofhistoricalandcontemporaryAustralianIndigenousartpracticeaswellaskeyissuesthatarisefromthecreationandreceptionofIndigenousart.Thefinaltermprovidesanintroductiontosomeseminalideasfromwesternphilosophythathavehelpedshapemorerecentculturaltheory.

Art History & Theory 3

Thethirdyearsurveyscontemporaryartcurrents,withtheworkofAustralianandinternationalleadingcontemporaryartistsandtheoristsexaminedindepth.Assignmentsaredirectedtowardsstudentsinvestigatingtheirindividualresearchfocusesinordertocontextualisetheirownartpracticewithinthefieldofcontemporaryart.ItmustbeundertakeninconjunctionwithStudioPractice3.

Painting 2

Level2Paintingunitsareofferedaselectiveswithintheawardstructure.UnitsinthefollowingsubjectareascanbeundertakeninanyorderorcombinationbystudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedPainting1:

• Tonal Realism StudentsofTonalRealismwillgainthenecessaryskillsrequiredforanadvancedlevelofrepresentationalpainting.Theywillinvestigatethetechniquesofmasterpaintersandstudythecompositionalandconstructiveelementsusedtocreateamajorwork.

• Non-Representational Painting Thiselectiveintroducesstudentstoformalelementsofpainting,suchascolour,tone,lineandcomposition.Studentsinvestigateexperimentalpaintingprocesseswhichuseformalelementstoconstructmeaning.

• Life Painting Duringthisunit,studentswillgaintheskillsandtechniquesrequiredbyartistswhenworkingfromthefigure.Workingwithalifemodel,studentswillinvestigatethematerials,methods,techniquesandconceptsoflifepainting.

Painting 3

ThefocusofPainting3iscriticalandformaldevelopment.Throughrigorousstudiopracticeandaccompanyinglecturesandtutorials,studentswillexplorethepossibilitiesandrealitiesofpainting.Ideasgroundedwithinthetraditionofpaintingareexchanged,challengedandrefined.Themainobjectiveofthiscourseistodevelopdirection,purposeandthecriticalthinkingskillsnecessaryforapainting-basedstudiopractice.

Foundation Studies 1

FoundationStudiesaimstofacilitateabroadunderstandingoftheconceptualandvisuallanguagesinherentinthevisualarts.Thisunitequipsstudentswithanexpansiverangeoftechniques,strategiesandapproachestothemakingandthinkingprocessandencompassesawiderangeofdisciplinesandmedia.Studentsareencouragedtobroadentheirapproachestomakingthroughself-directedprojects,experimentingacrossmediaandengaginginclassdiscussions.

Contemporary Studio Practice 2

ContemporaryStudioPractice2enablesandchallengesstudentstoworkonarangeofbriefs,creatingaseriesofpropositionaloutcomesreflectingtheirpassionsandinterests.

Studentsareencouragedtoexperimentandtakeriskswithinsmallpeergroupsfacilitatedbyalecturer,andworkacrossarangeofdisciplinesandmedia,documentingtheirprocessesandoutcomes.

Application ProceduresApplicantsshouldsubmittheapplicationformwithcertifiedcopiesofrelevantdocumentationandtheexhibitionreviewbytheapplicationclosingdate.

Portfoliointerviewswillbeconductedfornon-academicentrantsafterwhichallsuccessfulapplicantswillbesentaletterofofferandenrolmentpack.

Formalenrolmentandfeearrangementsarethenrequiredbytheenrolmentduedate.

Admission RequirementsAdelaideCentralSchoolofArtfollowstheAustralianQualificationsFrameworkguidelinesforadmissionpoliciesandproceduresfortheAssociateDegreeofVisualArt,BachelorofVisualArt,andBachelorofVisualArt(Hons).Academicandnon-academicfactorsareconsideredwhenassessingapplicationsforAwardcourses.

Academic Entry Requirements SatisfactorycompletionoftheSouthAustralianCertificateofEducation(SACE)withaminimumATARscoreof60(orequivalent)ORcompletionoftheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaORahighereducationqualificationinanyarea.Highereducationqualificationsmusthavebeenawardedwithinthelast10yearsandbeAQFlevel6orabovetofulfiltheacademicentryrequirements.

Non-Academic or Mature-Age Entry ApplicantswhodonotmeettheSchool’sacademicentryrequirementscanapplythroughthenon-academicentryprocesswhichincludesaportfoliointerview.

Recognition of Prior Learning ApplicantswhohavealreadyacquiredskillsandknowledgeequivalenttocourseunitsmayapplyforRecognitionforPriorLearning(RPL).RPLapplicationsmustbesubmittedandassessedpriortoenrollinginthecourse.ApplicationformsandguidelinesareavailablefromAdministrationorfromourwebsite.

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Photo:IngridKellenbach

BVADegreeCourseBrochureUpdatedJune2016

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Academic StaffTheSchool’spolicyisthatacademicstaffareemployedfortheirexpertiseandprofessionalactivityinthefieldinwhichtheyteach.Studentsaretaughtbyrespectedcontemporaryartists,writersandcurators;SouthAustralia’smostesteemedpractisingartistsareamongthem.

Head of Art History and Theory DepartmentDrAndrewDearman

Head of Contemporary Studies DepartmentNicholasFolland

Head of Drawing DepartmentRoyAnanda

Head of Painting DepartmentMary-JeanRichardson

Head of Sculpture DepartmentNicholasFolland

BVA & BVA (Honours) CoordinatorSashaGrbich

2016 Key DatesSemester 2NewApplicationsClose...........................................30May

Term3...................................................4July-26August

Term4....................................12September-4November

AssessmentWeek....................................7-11November*

CensusDate.........................................................1August

2017 Key DatesSemester 1NewApplicationsClose......................................16JanuaryTerm1................................................13February-7AprilTerm2....................................................24April-16JuneAssessmentWeek...........................................19-23June*CensusDate.........................................................13March

Semester 2NewApplicationsClose...........................................19JuneTerm3..............................................17July-8SeptemberTerm4..................................25September-17NovemberAssessmentWeek..................................20-24November*CensusDate.......................................................14August*Studentsrequiredtobeavailableduringassessmentweek

Administration Office Opening HoursDuring TermMon,ThurandFri8.30am–5.15pmTuesandWed8.30am–7.00pmSat–SunClosed

Holiday BreaksMon–Fri9.00am–5.00pmSat–SunClosed

Fees 2016Tuition Fees (FEE-HELP available)

Level1and2units$1,750persubjectpersemesterLevel3andHonoursunitsRefertothe2016ScheduleofFeesFull-timestudy$10,500persemester

Compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee

Level1and2units:$20persubjectpersemesterLevel3andHonoursunits:Refertothe2016ScheduleofFeesFull-timestudy$120persemester

Payment Options

1:PaymentinFull:Semesterfeesarepaidinfullonenrolment(cash,cheque,creditcard).2:FEE-HELPandSA-HELP:CommonwealthGovernmentstudentloanschemesavailabletoanyAustraliancitizenwithataxfilenumber,applicabletoallorpartoftuitionfeesandStudentServicesandAmenitiesFee.RefertoFEE-HELPandSA-HELPinformationbookletsorstudyassist.gov.auforfulldetails.3:InstalmentPaymentPlan:Forapprovedapplicants,aninitialdepositof25%ofthetotalsemester’sfeesispayableonenrolmentbytheduedate.Thebalanceoffees(plus20%administrationfee)ispayableinfortnightlyormonthlyinstallmentsaccordingtothesignedagreement.

images(left)ExterioroftheTeaching&StudioBuilding.Photo:JamesField(right)Studio3(cover)PaintingLevel2class.Photos:IngridKellenbach

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