Bachelor of Visual Arts

Art is critical to the way we tell stories that shape society.

This course will develop your ability to use the tools and techniques of visual art, drawing to printmaking to digital art. You will use these skills to make work that addresses matters of social importance and helps to influence the ways audiences think about issues of local and global significance.

You'll also have the opportunity to make art in the heart of Perth's cultural centre.

As a graduate, you'll discover employment opportunities within the vibrant cultural sector, both nationally and internationally - as artists, curators, designers, exhibition and installation team members, creative directors and writers.

1. Apply visual arts concepts and techniques to a range of situations and contexts.
2. Think critically to analyse and interpret complex cultural and environmental issues relevant to contemporary discourse.
3. Apply creativity and visual art techniques to conceptualise and generate art-based responses to cultural and environmental challenges.
4. Use digital literacy skills to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources, create digital art, and learn digital technologies relevant for visual art professionals.
5. Apply communication skills clearly, coherently and with independence to explain, critique and promote visual art projects.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural responsiveness.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values in contexts relevant to visual art practice.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

1. Apply visual arts concepts and techniques to a range of situations and contexts.
2. Think critically to analyse and interpret complex cultural and environmental issues relevant to contemporary discourse.
3. Apply creativity and visual art techniques to conceptualise and generate art-based responses to cultural and environmental challenges.
4. Use digital literacy skills to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources, create digital art, and learn digital technologies relevant for visual art professionals.
5. Apply communication skills clearly, coherently and with independence to explain, critique and promote visual art projects.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural responsiveness.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values in contexts relevant to visual art practice.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

As a graduate, you'll work within the vibrant cultural sector, both nationally and internationally, as an artist, curator, designer, exhibition and installation team member, creative director, arts administrator or even as an arts writer.

Artist, Curator, Arts Professional, Arts Administrator, Arts Writer, Designer, Gallery Professional, Artistic Director