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Level A (Towards Foundation)

Level A Description

In Level A, students are exposed to visual arts to assist them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.

Students become aware of artists, craftspeople and designers and how they present their ideas. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice...

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Level A Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Experience creation of visual artworks (VCAVAE001)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing the sound, smell and feel of various objects, react to the sensory stimulus and creating art work as a response to the experience
    2. creating visual art works with support, for example their own hands are support as they use art materials such as paint and paper to create visual art works
    3. exposed to sensory art experience and making basic choices by reaching for, touching, dropping materials, colours, objects
    4. holding various objects, utensils for short periods of time, exploring the use of art equipment
    5. exposed to colour, texture, materials used or which can be used

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Exposure to different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV002)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing the sensory elements of art materials and technologies
    2. using different materials, techniques and technologies with support and reacting to the interaction or result
    3. coactively manipulating and exploring the feel of art materials, e.g. clay
    4. providing rich sensory experiences that give them opportunities to explore sights, sounds, smells, tastes, textures and to enjoy and appreciate the visual art materials, techniques, processes etc.
    5. experiencing the qualities and properties of materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects and selecting what they want to explore or applied to their art work

Present and Perform

  1. Experience the display of artworks (VCAVAP003)
    Elaborations
    1. creating visual art works and using art materials such as paint and paper, using any part of the body
    2. reacting when their art is presented
    3. exposed to various artworks related to a theme, technique or with similar characteristics, for example figures/shapes
    4. indicating a choice about what and where their artwork is displayed through facial expression, body movement, sound or image

Respond and Interpret

  1. React to visual artworks (VCAVAR004)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing a range and various forms of visual art and may react to some stimuli such as images and objects or respond to art experiences, for example maintain attention, visual tracking
    2. experiencing art in their lives and communities, for example, art gallery, local coffee shops, exhibitions with the school, special events visual artworks that sustain and communicate cultural knowledge
    3. exposed to artworks which are from and made for different reasons/ purposes, displayed in different ways and using different processes
    4. exposed to different design elements, such as line, shape, colour or texture, in their artworks and in the artwork of others
    5. exposed to the role of artist and audience

Level A Achievement Standard

By the end of Level A, students communicate about artworks they make and view by reacting to sensory elements within artwork.

Students assist in the making of artworks in different forms using different techniques.

Level B (Towards Foundation)

Level B Description

In Level B, students explore visual arts. They explore how visual arts can represent ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.

Students become aware how artists, craftspeople and designers present their ideas. They explore how their ideas can be developed. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice visual detail as they examine and represent familiar and new objects and events in their lives. They explore how artworks are created.

As they make and respond to visual artworks, students explore social and cultural contexts. They provide opinions about artworks expressing what they like. They experience the role of artist and audience.

Level B Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore materials to create visual artworks (VCAVAE005)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring their environment including images, textures and space and responding through creating visual artworks and design
    2. creating artworks such as a painting or collage by identifying the colours and materials they want through simple choices making such as pointing, reaching or communicating what they want to use, for example the colour from a field of two or three choices and adding them with assistance to their artwork
    3. making artworks in response to their environment or specific stimuli such as music, an object or event
    4. exploring the use of colour and materials before and during creation of visual artworks or design
    5. creating artworks in structured activities which related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography of self
    6. exploring different art, craft and design styles from other cultures

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Experience some materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV006)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring techniques, technologies materials and processes through supported learning experiences for example use materials such as paper, cardboard, cloth and other natural materials to create a collages or sculptures
    2. exploring material through sensory art experiences, for example bubble, shaving cream or soap flake painting
    3. using basic tools and different mediums to create art works in supported art experiences
    4. learning to use basic tools appropriately to create an art work, for example holding and using basic familiar utensils such as a paint brush, roller or sponge for short period of time or attempting to continue to use utensil after demonstration
    5. using different mediums in structured learning experiences such as wet and dry materials, clay, play dough to create art works
    6. exploring the techniques that can be used with different materials in structured art experiences for example, rolling, brushing, rolling, overlapping

Present and Perform

  1. Create artworks in response to an idea or observation (VCAVAP007)
    Elaborations
    1. making and sharing visual art works that show emerging interest in the Arts
    2. sharing their art works with peers and teachers and waiting/ looking for a reaction or response
    3. matching their artwork to it purpose, for example a image of an animal, feeling or real object to communicate its purpose
    4. indicating some of the materials used in their art work, for example answer questions using yes/ no response or indicating a item or image
    5. making a decision about what artwork they want to display and where

Respond and Interpret

  1. Respond to visual artworks (VCAVAR008)
    Elaborations
    1. participating in class conversations about art works (own and others) using images, gesture and sound
    2. exploring various expressive and creative art experiences and indicating art work they like
    3. indicating objects and items in art piece, e.g. house, mum
    4. exploring artwork from different people, locations and purposes
    5. exploring how they feel in response to the artists’ artwork, for example happy or sad

Level B Achievement Standard

By the end of Level B, students indicate what they like about artworks they make and view.

Students make artworks using different techniques and processes and make simple choices on the use of materials.

Level C (Towards Foundation)

Level C Description

In Level C, students explore visual arts. They explore and learn about how to make visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.

Students become aware of how artists, craftspeople and designers present their ideas. They learn how their ideas can be developed. They enhance their perception skills by learning to notice visual detail as they examine and represent...

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Level C Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore experiences and observations to create visual artworks (VCAVAE009)
    Elaborations
    1. creating an art pieces in response to an observations, an experience, that communicate ideas, observations, experience, concepts, and/ or feelings
    2. guided through a variety of learning experiences that encourage them to express and communicate experiences, observations, ideas and feelings about themselves and their world through their artwork, for example communicating feelings to others through their art work
    3. using some basic tools appropriately and following basic safety rules
    4. using materials with beginning skill to decorate and create art works for social occasions
    5. using a variety of materials, textures, colours and shapes in structured art experiences for example paper, cardboard, cloth and other natural materials to create collage
    6. drawing images and making objects related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, drawing, sculpture
    7. using visual conventions in their artworks in structured learning experience after learning different art, craft and design styles from other cultures and times, for example, Expressionism, Fauvism, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Asia

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Use different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV010)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring different ways of using visual arts equipment, techniques and processes and technologies
    2. exploring and using new tools and materials while constructing artwork in structured art experiences, for example using cutters, cardboard while making a sculpture
    3. attempting a variety of techniques with basic tools, for example lines, spots, splatter
    4. demonstrating emerging skills in the use of basic tools and materials, such as a paint brush, roller, sponge, paint, paper and cardboard to create an art work
    5. using technology to make artworks for example a basic software program to create a picture or add colour to a picture template
    6. following safety practices when using various materials and utensils, for example scissor safety

Present and Perform

  1. Create artworks to communicate ideas or observation (VCAVAP011)
    Elaborations
    1. making and sharing visual art works that show emerging art knowledge and ability to create art works that communicate ideas, concepts, observations, feelings and/or experiences
    2. communicating about aspects of their own art works such as pointing to and or naming some of the basic features of their own art work to others
    3. exploring what figures/shapes they can see in artwork and the idea or meaning of the work in class discussions
    4. making a decision about when their artwork is finished and how to display their artwork

Respond and Interpret

  1. Respond to visual artworks by indicating subject matter (VCAVAR012)
    Elaborations
    1. responding to various visual arts, for example study visual components within a picture
    2. participating as an audience member by moving around quietly and looking at art pieces
    3. communicating about aspects of their own and others art works, by pointing to and naming some of the basic features, for example some colours and items used in art works
    4. considering the subject matter, styles of a selection of artworks, and how the artworks make them think and feel
    5. experiencing the role of artist and audience as they start to interpret meaning in artworks

Level C Achievement Standard

By the end of Level C, students communicate about artworks they make and view.

Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas and observations, using different techniques and processes.

Level D (Towards Foundation)

Level D Description

In Level D, students explore visual arts. They learn about how to make visual representations of their ideas, experiences, observations and imagination.

Students become aware of how and begin to explore why artists, craftspeople and designers present their ideas through different visual representations, practices and processes. They learn how their ideas or subject matter can be developed. They...

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Level D Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore ideas, experiences and observations to create visual artworks (VCAVAE013)
    Elaborations
    1. experiencing a variety of learning experiences that encourage them to express and communicate experiences, observations, ideas and feelings about themselves and their world
    2. creating arts works that have a social purpose, e.g. Easter egg, birthday card
    3. using a variety of basic tools and materials safely to create visual art works including constructions and sculptures
    4. participating in teacher directed class discussions which enable students to learn, discuss and express opinions about the available ways to create and make art works
    5. using colour and/ or shape to communicate moods or feelings in their artworks
    6. practicing drawing images and making objects related to self and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography
    7. using visual conventions in their artworks after exploring different art, craft and design styles and techniques from other cultures and times, for example, Expressionism, Fauvism, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Asia

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Explore different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV014)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring different ways of using visual arts elements, principles, skills, techniques and processes, materials and technologies
    2. creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional art works in structured learning experiences for example using mark-making and collage media, materials and techniques in two- and three-dimensional art works or using materials, such as paste, cloth, wood, ceramics, beads and clay to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional art works
    3. mixing colours to make and explore secondary colours
    4. exploring textures and shapes through their artworks and designs
    5. exploring a range of natural and man-made materials and technologies to visually express their experiences, for example, paint, pencils, sand, photography
    6. comparing the qualities and properties of materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects and select appropriate applications to represent something or someone they like

Present and Perform

  1. Create and display artworks to communicate an idea, concept or observation (VCAVAP015)
    Elaborations
    1. participating in classroom conversations about aspects of performing and visual arts works they have made and experienced
    2. discussing basic features of their own and others’ arts work using a few short sentences, for example expressing what features they like best in their own arts work, identifying the main materials used in visual art works or describing some of the characteristics of their arts works.
    3. talking about ideas such as themes when displaying artworks, for example, at the local gallery or in their classroom
    4. making a decision about what and how to display their artwork

Respond and Interpret

  1. Respond to visual artworks expressing what they like and dislike (VCAVAR016)
    Elaborations
    1. demonstrating acceptable audience behaviour viewing artworks
    2. experiencing guided discussions to explore, identify and express the basic features of their own and others’ art works, identifying the main materials used, what features they like best and characteristics of their art works
    3. experience art in their lives and communities, for example, assisting to create a class diary of ‘art experiences’ and recording visual artworks and their purpose, link to sustain and communicate cultural knowledge, matching artworks to their location and/ or who like what
    4. exploring and learning how design elements, such as line, shape, colour or texture, are used in their artworks and in the artwork of others
    5. experiencing and identifying the role of artist and audience

Level D Achievement Standard

By the end of Level D, students describe artworks they make and view.

Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas, observations and imagination, using different materials, techniques and processes.

Foundation Level

Foundation Level Description

In Foundation, students explore visual arts. They make and share their artworks with peers and experience visual arts as audiences.

Students become aware of whom artists, craftspeople and designers are, and that they express their ideas through different art forms and visual expressions.

As they make and respond to visual artworks, students identify art forms in different social and cultural contexts. They make artworks as an artist and view them as an audience.

Foundation Level Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks (VCAVAE017)
    Elaborations
    1. viewing a range of artworks with a common theme or subject matter, and make their own interpretations based on their experiences, observations and/or imagination
    2. observing and recording their daily experiences in a range of visual forms
    3. drawing, photographing and making images and objects related to self, others and personal environments in different art forms
    4. identifying and using visual conventions in their artworks after investigating different art, craft and design styles from other cultures and times, for example, and styles from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Asia

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Experiment with different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV018)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring a range of materials and technologies to visually express their experiences, for example, paint, pencils, ink and photography
    2. experimenting with materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects and select the most suitable to express something or to represent someone they like
    3. using techniques to demonstrate various compositional effects, for example, overlapping or crosshatching

Present and Perform

  1. Create and display artworks (VCAVAP019)
    Elaborations
    1. displaying a series of artworks created by their class
    2. viewing an exhibition at a gallery and museum and discussing the expression of ideas in the artworks exhibited.
    3. describing the theme or ideas expressed in an exhibition of their class art works

Respond and Interpret

  1. Respond to visual artworks and consider where and why people make visual artworks (VCAVAR020)
    Elaborations
    1. identifying the subject matter of a series of artworks based on the same theme
    2. identifying how design elements, such as line, shape, colour or texture, are used in their artworks and in the artworks of others
    3. identifying and describing the expression of ideas in a selection of artworks, for example, considering the subject matter, styles and techniques of a selection of artworks from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
    4. discussing the role of artist and audience when expressing ideas in artworks

Foundation Level Achievement Standard

By the end of Foundation, students make artworks using different materials and techniques that express their ideas, observations and imagination.

Students identify and describe the subject matter and ideas in artworks they make and view.

Levels 1 and 2

Levels 1 and 2 Description

In Levels 1 and 2, students develop their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers express their ideas through different art forms. They enhance their perception skills as they examine and express familiar and new objects and events in their lives. They explore how and why artworks are created. They develop and apply safe and sustainable practices when experimenting with different materials, techniques and technologies

As they make and respond to visual artworks, students explore meaning, forms and styles in different social, cultural and historical contexts. They experience the role of artist and audience in their visual arts making.

Levels 1 and 2 Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination and express them through subject matter in visual artworks they create (VCAVAE021)
    Elaborations
    1. looking at an artworks and present a range of interpretations of the subject matter based on their ideas, experiences, observations and/or imagination
    2. observing and recording the people and objects they experience in their daily lives using different art forms and materials
    3. exploring the use of visual conventions in artworks, for example, what colours were used, and how, why is the colour it used in this way?, and express these conventions in their own artworks
    4. drawing images and making objects related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography
    5. identifying and using visual conventions in their artworks focusing on different styles, subject matter and art forms from different cultures and historical periods, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Experiment with different materials, techniques and processes to make artworks in a range of art forms (VCAVAV022)
    Elaborations
    1. experimenting with a range of materials, processes and technologies to visually express their experiences, ideas and emotions
    2. comparing the qualities and properties of materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects, and select appropriate materials and art forms to express a specific concept or theme
    3. using and experimenting with a range of techniques and processes to demonstrate various compositional effects based on their intentions and choice of subject matter
    4. identifying and following technical processes and safe practices in relation to specific art processes to make artworks, for example, following the steps for printmaking using a stamping technique, or using construction techniques in sculpture

Present and Perform

  1. Create and display artworks to express ideas to an audience (VCAVAP023)
    Elaborations
    1. sharing ideas with their classmates about the expressive choices they made in their artwork
    2. discussing specific themes when displaying artworks, for example, at the local gallery or in their classroom
    3. discussing an exhibition of artworks surrounding a theme and consider the visual conventions of the artworks and how they convey meaning, for example what an artwork or design makes them think about and why?
    4. discuss and decide how to display their artwork to present their ideas to an audience

Respond and Interpret

  1. Respond to visual artworks, including artworks by local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, by describing subject matter and ideas (VCAVAR024)
    Elaborations
    1. identifying where students can experience art in their lives and communities, for example, keeping a diary of ‘art experiences’ and discuss how visual artworks communicate subject matter and ideas
    2. discussing why artworks are made, by whom and for what purposes, for example, who made the artwork? where is the artwork from and why was it made? Where and how are artworks displayed?
    3. describing how visual conventions are combined in their artworks and in the artwork of others to express ideas and concepts, for example how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists use visual conventions to express ideas
    4. describing and interpreting ideas in a selection of artworks, for example, considering the subject matter, styles and techniques of a selection of artworks, and how the artworks make the viewer think and feel in response to the artists’ intentions
    5. describe the role of artist in expressing subject matter and viewer in interpreting meaning in artworks

Levels 1 and 2 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 2, students make artworks using different materials, techniques and processes to express their ideas, observations and imagination.

Students describe artworks they make and view, including where and why artworks are made and viewed.

Levels 3 and 4

Levels 3 and 4 Description

In Levels 3 and 4, students explore how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different art forms. They enhance their perceptual skills by observing the world around them and expressing these observations through different practical applications of art making. Through observational, imaginative and sensory investigations, students become more knowledgeable and...

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Levels 3 and 4 Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times as inspiration to create visual artworks (VCAVAE025)
    Elaborations
    1. researching artworks of different styles and artists from different times and cultures, to inspire their own expression of ideas, for example, in forms such as printmaking and drawing, and styles such as realism or expressionism
    2. discussing the role of the artist and artworks as an expression of society and culture, for example, discussing the role of artworks from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the stories they tell
    3. exploring ways to express their ideas using visual conventions from different historical, social or cultural contexts
    4. experimenting with visual conventions and styles from different cultures to create particular visual effects in their artworks
    5. identifying and explaining choices in art making, for example, including forms, styles and visual conventions in their artworks, and the influences of other artists on their artworks

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Explore visual conventions and use materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to particular art forms, and to make artworks (VCAVAV026)
    Elaborations
    1. selecting and experimenting with forms, styles, materials and technologies to explore symbolism and use of visual conventions by various cultures and times, for example, how colour and pattern are perceived symbolically in different cultures
    2. discussing artworks and how they are made for specific communities or cultures, for example, what clues in the artwork tell them where it was made, by whom, and why
    3. experimenting with styles of expression from different cultures and times in their artworks, for example, realistic, symbolic, narrative, abstract
    4. discussing the materials and techniques used to make artworks and developing artworks based on this investigation, for example, what the artwork is made of, what choice of material is used to enhance the audience’s understanding of the artist’s intention
    5. practising a variety of techniques and using various technologies to find different ways of interpreting a theme and/or subject matter, for example, making a simple animation or storybook
    6. manipulating and experimenting with combinations of various materials and technologies to create effects, for example, using crosshatching to create tone or design elements to focus attention in a composition

Present and Perform

  1. Explore different ways of displaying artworks to enhance their meaning for an audience (VCAVAP027)
    Elaborations
    1. making decisions about how their artwork could be displayed, for example, mounted and framed, in public spaces, on the internet, and in the media
    2. discussing how artworks are made and how the choice of materials can influence the meaning of artworks, for example, what the artwork is made of, the choice of material to enhance the audience’s understanding of the artist’s intention
    3. exploring different ways of presenting artworks in different locations, for example, in folios, digitally, in a public space in the school
    4. comparing the visual conventions in artworks made for specific purposes, for example, how the artist expresses an idea to show the audience a particular viewpoint

Respond and Interpret

  1. Identify and discuss how ideas are expressed in artworks from a range of places, times and cultures, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR028)
    Elaborations
    1. describe subject matter and identify in artworks from different social, cultural or historical contexts
    2. discussing how artworks are made as expressions of a particular culture or identity, for example, a style of artwork that expresses the identity of their community
    3. comparing artworks made for different reasons, using appropriate visual conventions, and identifying different interpretations by different viewers in a range of locations; for example, comparing artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists with artworks made by other Australian artists
    4. examining public art in their community and comparing it to other artworks commemorating different people, events, times and cultures
    5. discussing with others the meaning of their own artworks
    6. evaluate artworks from different cultures and histories using inquiry, for example, explain which artworks they like the most and why

Levels 3 and 4 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 4, students plan and make artworks that are inspired by artworks they experience. They use materials, visual conventions, techniques and processes to express their ideas in artworks.

Students discuss how artists express ideas and use materials, techniques and visual conventions in artworks from a range of places, times and cultures.

They discuss and evaluate the art making processes, materials and techniques they use to express their ideas.

Levels 5 and 6

Levels 5 and 6 Description

In Levels 5 and 6, students explore how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual forms, practices and processes. They develop conceptual and expressive skills.

As they make and respond to visual artworks, students explore a diversity of ideas, concepts and viewpoints. They draw ideas from other artists, artworks, symbolic systems, beliefs and visual arts practices in other cultures, societies and times.

Students extend their understanding of safe visual arts practices and choose to use sustainable materials, techniques and technologies.

Levels 5 and 6 Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs (VCAVAE029)
    Elaborations
    1. exploring how artists select and manipulate materials and techniques and use these in their own art making
    2. exploring ideas and expressions when making artworks inspired by observation or imagination, for example, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from the local community, graffiti art, graphic design, or manga art
    3. analysing the materials used by artists in artworks to enhance the meaning of the work, for example, the choice of material to enhance the viewer’s understanding of the artist’s intention
    4. exploring the ways in which artists communicate their views, beliefs and opinions in artworks and use these in their own art making
    5. making aesthetic choices about the expression of ideas and beliefs and describe the use of visual conventions and processes

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Select and apply visual conventions, materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to different art forms when making artworks (VCAVAV030)
    Elaborations
    1. practising art making skills using a range of materials and technologies
    2. using an enquiry as a basis for their own art making and use of materials and techniques, for example, in sculpture , how does the choice of material enhance the audience’s understanding of the artist’s intention?
    3. making informed choices about using elements to express a concept or theme
    4. explaining influences of other artists on their own art making

Present and Perform

  1. Create and display artwork considering how ideas can be expressed to an audience (VCAVAP031)
    Elaborations
    1. identifying a range of audience interpretations of the same artwork
    2. analysing and interpreting an exhibition of artworks, investigating the intentions of the artist, for example, what did the artist want the audience to see and understand?
    3. recognising and evaluating how culture, gender, age, time and place impact on how an audience reads an artwork.
    4. reflecting on how effectively their ideas or feelings have been expressed in their own artworks, and that of others
    5. presenting their artworks using digital technologies, for example, creating an online exhibition of their class art works

Respond and Interpret

  1. Identify and describe how ideas are expressed in artworks by comparing artworks from different contemporary, historical and cultural contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR032)
    Elaborations
    1. making judgments about the practices of artists, what and why they design and create, using visual conventions
    2. comparing artworks from different cultures and identifying the ideas expressed by the artist, for example, when comparing paintings from India and Australia, what do they recognise, what is new, what are the different meanings the artists are expressing?
    3. explaining the artistic vision of artists from different contexts, for example, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, particularly referencing the meaning the artworks convey
    4. analysing how symbolic meanings or metaphors are constructed in their own artworks and artworks of others
    5. expressing an opinion about the way numerous artists communicate their viewpoints through their artwork
    6. describing their ideas about an issue in an artwork they have created and describe their art making practice, for example, did it make them think more seriously about the issue? Did the rest of the class understand their message?

Levels 5 and 6 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 6, students explain how ideas are expressed in artworks they make and view. They demonstrate the use of different techniques and processes in planning and making artworks .They use visual conventions and visual arts practices to express ideas, themes and concepts in their artworks.

Students describe the influences of artworks and practices places on their art making. They describe how artworks that they make and view can be displayed to express and enhance meaning.

Students describe and identify how ideas are expressed in artworks from different contemporary, historical and cultural contexts.

Levels 7 and 8

Levels 7 and 8 Description

In Levels 7 and 8, students make and respond to visual artworks. They design and create visual expressions of selected themes and concepts through a variety of visual arts forms and styles. Students develop an informed opinion about artworks based on their research of current and past artists. They examine their own culture and develop a deeper understanding of their practices as an artist.

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Levels 7 and 8 Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to explore and develop themes, concepts or ideas in artworks (VCAVAE033)
    Elaborations
    1. combining and adapting materials, techniques, technologies and art making processes to explore ideas
    2. discussing how artists have applied materials and techniques to express emotions and consider this in their own art practice, for example, why and how artworks make them feel emotional, and can they apply a similar technique to their artworks?
    3. observing and investigating how artists select and apply different visual arts techniques to express themes, concepts and ideas and considering how they could use these in their own art making
    4. combining, adapting and manipulating images and objects from several sources to develop a theme in their artworks
    5. exploring why artists have use specific stylistic qualities in their art works, for example, – why an artist use a particular style of expression? What other forms and styles suit the message the artist is conveying?
  2. Explore how artists use materials, techniques, technologies and processes to realise their intentions in artworks (VCAVAE034)
    Elaborations
    1. investigating the viewpoints of several artists and how they express a theme, concept or subject matter in different contexts and using different styles with different materials and technologies
    2. exploring how artists have used different materials and symbols to express cultural identity for example, identifying implied meaning through the symbols in the artwork, such as a universal symbol that reflects contemporary youth culture, or the symbols of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
    3. selecting contextual information about artists, artworks and audiences as inspiration for their artworks
    4. discussing and documenting their choices of expression to strengthen meaning and viewpoints in their artwork
    5. researching artworks that provide different ideas and concepts based on ideological views and institutional theories of design and art practice, for example, the Bauhaus movement, Chinese social realist painting, Greek classical sculpture
    6. applying critical theories to the analysis and interpretation of artworks, for example, identifying explicit and implicit meanings in artworks

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Experiment with materials, techniques, technologies and processes in a range of art forms to express ideas, concepts and themes in artworks (VCAVAV035)
    Elaborations
    1. imagining and refining their visual and spatial expressions of the world, combining a variety of materials, techniques and technologies
    2. problem-solving with increasing confidence to expand their repertoire of visual arts practices and skills, for example, designing a mural for a local space
    3. exploring artists use of materials and techniques to create artworks for public spaces, for example, researching the context of time and place, culture and ideology as an influence on the look and meaning of art in public spaces
    4. developing and refining technical skills when designing and making visual arts images and objects, employing safe and sustainable practices
    5. annotating their own and others’ art making by keeping a written or digital journal, or portfolio
  2. Develop skills in planning and designing art works and documenting artistic practice (VCAVAV036)
    Elaborations
    1. reflecting, modifying and evaluating their artwork through consistent critical assessment.
    2. discussing how artists gain inspiration and develop individual styles in their artworks, for example, one artist’s influence on the work of another
    3. extending technical competence when using selected techniques, for example, registration in printmaking, brush techniques in painting, digital editing, shaping 3D forms
    4. researching and investigating art forms to find information about visual arts skills, use of materials, traditional and contemporary styles, display options, and sources for ideas when developing their own artwork

Present and Perform

  1. Create and display artworks, describing how ideas are expressed to an audience (VCAVAP037)
    Elaborations
    1. apply ethical, environmental and sustainable choices when displaying a collection of visual artwork
    2. justifying their choices for display or presentation of ideas in artworks or designs appropriate for a particular audience, for example, mounted and framed exhibition, a website, or as a children’s book
    3. researching ideas for display or presentation, reflecting on different times, places and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
    4. exploring social relationships as subject matter within artworks and how the display of these artworks reflects, challenges or extends the relationships between the artist and the audience

Respond and Interpret

  1. Analyse how ideas and viewpoints are expressed in artworks and how they are viewed by audiences (VCAVAR038)
    Elaborations
    1. critiquing a physical or virtual exhibition of art, craft or design, and review how artists have expressed viewpoints in their artworks
    2. critically analysing an artist’s intention for an artwork and their use of visual conventions
    3. presenting an informed opinion about a display of artworks as a written review
    4. discussing and identifying how artists express cultural identity in their artworks, for example, how artists from different cultures express the concepts of place and country, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  2. Identify and connect specific features of visual artworks from different cultures, historical and contemporary times, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR039)
    Elaborations
    1. comparing and contrasting different visual images and interpretations of place and country, starting with the local Koorie people, from a range of viewpoints and contexts
    2. researching, analysing and examining the way an artist’s cultural experiences have influenced the expression of ideas and concepts in their artworks
    3. recognising how different factors contribute to the ways in which visual artworks are judged to be meaningful by an audience
    4. analysing how artists have expressed historical and social value and influences in their artworks
    5. analysing how visual arts processes and technologies shape the practices of art and craft

Levels 7 and 8 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 8, students identify, analyse and evaluate how other artists use materials, techniques, technologies, processes and visual conventions to express ideas and convey meaning.

Students plan and make their art works in response to exploration of techniques, technologies and processes used in the work of other artists. They demonstrate the use of materials, techniques, processes, visual conventions and technologies to express ideas and convey meaning in their artworks.

Students identify and describe artworks and exhibitions from different cultures, times and places and how ideas are interpreted by audiences.

Levels 9 and 10

Levels 9 and 10 Description

In Levels 9 and 10, students build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual arts practices. They refine their personal aesthetic through working and responding perceptively as an artist, craftsperson or audience. They identify and explain how artists and audiences interpret artworks through explorations of different viewpoints.

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Levels 9 and 10 Content Descriptions

Explore and Express Ideas

  1. Explore the visual arts practices and styles as inspiration to develop a personal style, explore, express ideas, concepts and themes in art works (VCAVAE040)
    Elaborations
    1. developing visual images by combining and adapting materials, techniques, technologies and art making processes
    2. exploring and applying ideas inspired by the style of other artists in their own artworks
    3. exploring and reflecting on the connections between their own artworks and artworks from different contexts and cultures
    4. experimenting with digital and virtual technologies in their artworks to enhance intended meaning
    5. exploring the practices of a range of artists and identifying the influences on the development of the artists’ personal style.
    6. conceptualising how visual conventions can express ideas in their artwork
  2. Explore how artists manipulate materials, techniques, technologies and processes to develop and express their intentions in art works (VCAVAE041)
    Elaborations
    1. deconstructing and appropriating a range of images, objects and/or spaces to express viewpoints, concepts, purposes and/or meanings
    2. using selected techniques, technologies and processes to explore personal expression of a theme, concept or subject matter
    3. experimenting with a variety of techniques and processes when exploring their intentions as artist
    4. selecting, testing and experimenting with materials, techniques, technologies and processes to express ideas in multiple forms of expression

Visual Arts Practices

  1. Select and manipulate materials, techniques, and technologies and processes in a range of art forms to express ideas, concepts and themes (VCAVAV042)
    Elaborations
    1. developing technical proficiency in designed and constructed artworks, using safe and sustainable practices
    2. using innovative thinking as to explore the capabilities of digital and virtual technologies to resolve design and planning problems
    3. developing skills that can transfer to cross-media domains of visual arts and identify the translation of skills
  2. Conceptualise, plan and design art works that express ideas, concepts and artistic intentions (VCAVAV043)
    Elaborations
    1. analysing and documenting the practices of selected visual artists and designers, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to investigate their use of materials, technologies, techniques and processes, when developing their intentions
    2. developing an individual focus for a series of artworks based on a given theme, concept or subject matter
    3. developing different options for making artworks in different forms, that have similar concepts, for example, artworks made from different materials or produced in a different form to change the meaning of the artwork
    4. applying their understanding of traditional art, craft and design practices to plan the use of materials, technologies and processes in a contemporary context
    5. planning, manipulating and/or appropriating images, objects and spaces into new contexts and meanings, applying a personal aesthetic

Present and Perform

  1. Create, present, analyse and evaluate displays of artwork considering how ideas can be conveyed to an audience (VCAVAP044)
    Elaborations
    1. visiting galleries, art museums and public art displays, in formal and informal settings, to research the role of the curator and the evaluate the effective display or exhibition of artworks
    2. exploring a range of artworks in different settings and discuss how the location can influence the viewer’s understanding of the artwork.
    3. developing and expressing ideas as images, objects and spaces for example, presenting artworks and highlight how artworks demonstrate the interaction between the artist and the audience
    4. discussing the presentation and relationships of artworks in an exhibition, and how the display enhances the relationship between the artist and audience
    5. applying ethical understandings to a theme, concept or subject matter when making their artworks.
    6. investigating the role of commercial galleries and collectors in the making of artworks, for example, sponsorship of work and artworks commissioned for a commercial business
    7. documenting experiences and observations from visiting an exhibition and apply this knowledge to develop a physical or virtual exhibition of their own or others’ artworks

Respond and Interpret

  1. Analyse and interpret artworks to explore the different forms of expression, intentions and viewpoints of artists and how they are viewed by audiences (VCAVAR045)
    Elaborations
    1. reflecting on and refining the connections in their own work between viewpoints, materials, techniques, technologies practices and processes
    2. discussing artists’ use of metaphors in artworks to express ideas and influence the viewer, for example, the artist’s use of visual metaphors to express meaning and persuasion
    3. investigating the practices of artists from different cultural groups, including artists from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and their use of persuasion, communication or expression in artworks
  2. Analyse, interpret and evaluate a range of visual artworks from different cultures, historical and contemporary contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to explore differing viewpoints (VCAVAR046)
    Elaborations
    1. analysing the role of visual arts as a means of challenging prevailing traditional ideas, for example, how contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks challenge prevailing traditional ideas about traditional art styles from this culture
    2. identifying how visual arts professionals embed their values and beliefs, and how audiences react and interpret the meaning and intent of their artworks differently
    3. discussing the range of viewpoints expressed about an artwork or art issue
    4. considering the practices of visual arts practitioners when making commentaries about social, environmental and sustainability issues
    5. interrogating the cultural and social roles and responsibilities of arts industries, recognising the power of the visual arts in advocating for, and being a catalyst for, change

Levels 9 and 10 Achievement Standard

By the end of Level 10, students analyse and evaluate how artists communicate ideas and convey meaning in artworks.

Students identify the influences of other artists and analyse connections between techniques, processes and visual conventions in artworks to develop their own art practice. They select, and manipulate materials, techniques, processes, visual conventions and technologies to express ideas and viewpoints in their artworks.

Students analyse and evaluate artworks and exhibitions from different cultures, times and places, and discuss how ideas and beliefs are interpreted by audiences.

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