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Unit of Study ART71001 - Aboriginal Visual Arts Studio I (2017)

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  • Enrolment information

    External students are required to attend a three day compulsory residential school for this unit.

Unit description

Presents materials and methods for visual arts practice including a guide to OH&S in the studio. Introduces students to basic cultural, conceptual and research frameworks of Indigenous visual arts

Unit content

Topic 1: Intellectual Property and Cultural Respect
Topic 2: Introduction to Aboriginal Materials and Methods
Topic 3: Beginning Visual Practice

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2017

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of expressive practice and cultural techniques in visual representation
2 describe the concepts of visual relatedness and storytelling in arts practice
3 demonstrate an understanding of the principles of respect, cultural safety and occupational health and safety in Aboriginal visual arts practice

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of expressive practice and cultural techniques in visual representation
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  2. describe the concepts of visual relatedness and storytelling in arts practice
    • GA2:
    • GA6:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of respect, cultural safety and occupational health and safety in Aboriginal visual arts practice
    • GA4:
    • GA7: