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Contribute to society’s artistic and aesthetic needs. Major in Fine Art for a demanding, but rewarding, profession as a fine artist. This art degree calls for a high level of creativity, self-discipline, dedication and a capacity for self-criticism.

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)

Artistic professions shape society’s aesthetic and social needs. Aspiring artists can choose Fine Art or Visual Culture (art history, theory and critical evaluation) for work in curation, policy development, public relations and tourism.

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Visual Culture)

Explore how culture is expressed in visual images. Understand how art informs our world, through the history and theories of art. Work in sectors where initiative, creativity and critical thinking are valued—curation, policy development, and tourism.

Bachelor of Arts (Visual Culture)

Draw on your complementary skill set when you engage with both fine art and professional writing. Create a career that calls on your cultural engagement, learn how to effectively communicate with an audience, and satisfy your creative passions.

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Professional Writing and Publishing)

Your introduction to fine art studies at university level. You can use this course to discover the methods, mediums, and media you connect with. Paint the first strokes on your professional career in today’s art industry or work towards further study.

Undergraduate Certificate in Fine Art

Get designs on creating a future in fine art using paint and pixels. Animate interactive experiences. Draw on traditional and contemporary art techniques from painting to visual research. Layout digital design processes and principles.

Bachelor of Arts (Digital Experience and Interaction Design) (Fine Art)

Critically interact with fine art traditions considering the visual and social needs of society. Contribute to the artistic aesthetic. Design ways to network and connect to people and places. Draw on your strengths of self-criticism and self-discipline.

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Digital and Social Media)

Undergraduate Certificate in Art History

Fine Art Studio Methods

Art and Creativity

Fine Art Studio Strategies

Drawing

Art and Design Fundamentals

Drawing from Observation

Fine Art Studio Processes

Fine Art Studio Materials

Drawing as Research

Mix and match creative ideas and strategies to produce a high-quality project. Examine the cultural and social issues affecting your developing body of work. Exchange feedback with staff and peers. Demonstrate a professional standard of art practice.

Fine Art Project Advanced

Identify your creative skills, techniques and processes and refine them. Present your own self-directed fine art project. Build a framework around your art pieces that unifies them conceptually. Show your work to your peers and fold in their feedback.

Fine Art Concepts and Contexts

Push yourself with a self-initiated art project. Put together in-depth project proposals. Explore the ins and outs of your work with staff and fellow artists. Create innovative works and show where they sit within the broader art context.

Fine Art Project

Take your painting or sculpture specialisation to the next level. Pay attention to the use of space and light in your artwork. Document the ways in which your practice is developing. Approach your artwork with advanced technical and conceptual skills.

Fine Art Studio Extension

Strive towards a studio research presentation. Think about how time and place affect your artwork. Learn to view your output through international and cultural frameworks. Experiment with techniques as you search for new exciting ways to work.

Restock the skills, techniques and processes in your arsenal. Unpack your development and research approach with your peers. Reflect on your work in terms of material, form and function.

Fortify your artistic style and take on a self-directed visual project. Use different media to communicate your ideas. Stretch your arts practice to explore architectural drawing. Play with composition as you explore natural and artificial forms.

Push your artistic practice into new places by exploring techniques and processes. Engage with shape and tone to convey artistic meaning. Research modern fine art studies. Experiment with new ways to conceptualise, produce and evaluate art.

Draw a solid base for your fine arts study with fundamental skills in drawing. Create artwork enlivened by your use of tone, body, and line and mark marking. Play with visual forms and techniques. Convey your artistic intent through the visual language of drawing.

Shape your relationship with art and design principles. Explore colour dimensions and textures. Find creative solutions to problems as they come up. Get to know the practical and conceptual tools you’ll rely on in a career in arts and design.

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