Art Making and Exhibiting Study Notes

Students research and develop an understanding of the inherent characteristics and properties of materials in specific art forms. They collect ideas from a range of sources to inform their experimentation and exploration of subject matter, ideas and technical skills. Students develop their ideas and subject matter as they explore materials, techniques and processes, and expand their knowledge of art elements, art principles and aesthetic qualities. They use their Visual Arts journal to document their developing visual language, reflect on their art making, and plan artworks. Students select three artists to research and use as inspiration throughout their art making.

Students make artworks developed from experimentation and investigation in their Visual Arts journal. This area focuses on manipulating materials and applying techniques and processes to develop an individual style. Students present their work for critique by peers, reflect on their art making, and use feedback to further develop their artworks.

This area focuses on the role of the curator in a range of exhibition spaces. Students investigate how curators plan exhibitions and prepare and display artworks. Students plan an exhibition of artworks from the three artists researched in Area of Study 1, selecting two artworks by each artist and presenting them in an exhibition proposal.

Students refine and resolve at least one finished artwork based on ideas explored in Unit 3. All finished artworks demonstrate the consolidation of ideas and the use of materials, techniques and processes in at least one specific art form. Students document the characteristics and properties of the materials used, the techniques and processes, and investigate methods for conservation and care.

Students present and critique their finished artworks. They plan their presentation for a specific space, select an exhibition space that complements their artworks, and consider display methods, relationships of works, and lighting. Students present a short overview statement as didactic information and discuss their artworks in a critique, reflecting on feedback.

Students engage with and explore galleries, museums, other exhibition spaces or site-specific spaces where artworks are displayed. They examine a variety of exhibitions and review the methods and considerations involved in the presentation, conservation and care of artworks. Students analyse the ways specific artworks are presented and demonstrate their understanding of conservation and care methods, applying this knowledge to their own artworks.