On successful completion of this course students will:

(1) acquire an informed awareness of contemporary trends in various art mediums;
(2) develop critical perspectives on, visual arts based issues and an understanding of how they impact on their own practice;
(3) refine writing and research skills appropriate to the needs of a graduate visual artist.

With the empasis determined by prevailing issues, topics will be drawn from the following:

Relation between art and advanced technology;
Changing perception of the arts in contemporary society;
Political art;
Gender issues and the arts;
High art and popular culture;
The crafts and media chauvinism;
Artists rights and censorship;
Sponsorship and corporate collections;
Public art strategies;
Education in the arts;
Using the Press or Mass Media;
Role of public and private galleries.

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BFA Students equivalent to 20 units of 1000 level Art Theory courses.
BA (Creative Arts) Students completion of AART1210 or equivalent.

Internal Mode

Lecture
Tutorial

Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term