Visual Arts
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Visual Arts in Visual Arts includes:
- Foundation to Year 2 In Foundation to Year 2, learning in The Arts builds on the Early Years Learning Framework. Students are engaged through purposeful and creative play in structured activities, fostering a strong sense...
- Years 3 and 4 In Years 3 and 4, learning in The Arts builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to artworks independently and collaboratively with their classmates and...
- Years 5 and 6 In Years 5 and 6, students draw on artworks from a range of cultures, times and locations. They explore the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and of the Asia region and learn that ...
- Years 7 and 8 In Visual Arts, students:build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpointsex...
- Years 9 and 10 In Visual Arts, students:build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpointsre...
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Plumping It Up Activity
A fun art activity to explore form in a two-dimensional work.
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Cubism Guitar – Template
A paper craft template of a Cubism style guitar.
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Zany Hairstyle Template
A fun art activity where a drawing needs to be completed.
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Make a Caterpillar – Dot Art Activity
An art activity procedure for how to make a caterpillar.
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Art Attack! Line – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Art Elements Poster
A poster that visually explains the different art elements.
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Line Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'line' as an art element.
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Form Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'form' as an art element.
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Shape Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'shape' as an art element.
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An Introduction to Aboriginal Art PowerPoint
A 54 slide editable PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about Aboriginal art.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Upper Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the upper years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Middle Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the middle years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Arts Elements Resource Pack - Lower Years
A comprehensive pack of resources to use with the lower years when studying the elements of Visual Art.
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Visual Art Elements Unit - Middle Years
This Visual Arts unit investigates the Elements of Visual Art. Demonstrations and artistic techniques are explored, with particular attention given to line, shape, form, colour and texture.
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Aboriginal Dot Painting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal dot painting.
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Aboriginal Cross-Hatching
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal cross-hatching.
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Aboriginal X-Ray Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal x-ray art.
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Aboriginal Wandjina Artworks
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal Wandjina artworks.
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Aboriginal Body Painting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal body painting.
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Aboriginal Bark Paintings
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal bark paintings.
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Aboriginal Sand Drawings
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal sand drawings.
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Aboriginal Rock Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal rock art.
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An Introduction to Aboriginal Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the different types of Aboriginal art in Australia.
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Working with Texture – Textured Mandala
A 60-minute lesson in which students will create a patterned mandala by experimenting with a variety of textures.
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Working with Shape – Organically Abstract Mobile
A 90-minute lesson in which students will create a mobile artwork using organic shapes.
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Exploring Line
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate how lines are used to define objects, add detail and express emotion in visual arts.
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Visual Art Elements Unit – Upper Years
This Visual Arts unit investigates the Elements of Visual Art. Demonstrations and artistic techniques are explored, with particular attention given to line, shape, form, colour, texture and space.
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Applying Aboriginal Art Techniques - Assessment Task
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their understanding of Aboriginal art techniques.
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Working with Space – Balancing Act
A 60-minute lesson in which students will create an artwork that explores the interplay between positive and negative space.
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The Element of Space
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate how space can be used to create the illusion of depth.
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Working with Texture – Impressive Imprints
A 60-minute lesson in which students will create a three-dimensional textured tile artwork using impressions.
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The Element of Texture
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate how texture can be achieved in visual arts.