Visual arts @ The Arts Unit

Programs

Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers

Provides resources to students and teachers, including gallery exhibitions, student workshops, professional learning, digital events, classes and digital resources.

Neil Tomkins holding up a painting of a face, and Digby Webster looking at the painting

Operation Art 2022

Applications open Tuesday 1 February 2022 (Term 1 Week 2).

To apply complete the Operation Art - online entry form.

Applications close Tuesday 31 May (Term 2 Week 6).

For further information visit Operation Art.

The Home Program 2022

Expressions of interest for Manning LGA schools will remain open till 11 February 2022.

Expressions of interest have now closed for the Home Program in Wagga Wagga, Bathurst and Tamworth.

To apply for The Home Program complete the expression of interest via The Arts Unit Community.

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Programs

Operation Art

Kindergarten to Year 10

Operation Art is an initiative of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in association with the New South Wales Department of Education. The program includes exhibitions, workshops and professional learning opportunities for NSW teachers and students.

ARTEXPRESS

Year 11 and 12 students and teachers

ARTEXPRESS is a showcase of exemplary artworks from the previous year's Higher School Certificate. Live and virtual exhibitions ensure access to the works for everyone.

Annex Art

Years 5 to 10 students and teachers

Annex Art offers workshops and enrichment programs to teachers and students to work with contemporary visual artists to develop their skills and confidence in artmaking.

Mural in a day

Years 5 to 10 students and teachers

Bring a full day visual arts workshop to your school as professional contemporary street artists guide students in creating a wall mural.

The Home Program

The Home Program connects professional Aboriginal artists, students and teachers with local Aboriginal community, regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW to explore cultural practice, language and artmaking.

The Wilkins Collection

Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers

A permanent collection of student artworks owned by NSW Department of Education and managed by The Arts Unit. Established in 1974, the collection includes artworks by significant Australian artists such as Jasper Knight and Benitta Bob.

Nagoya Art Exchange

Kindergarten to Year 12

Exhibits selected artworks from NSW public schools in Nagoya, Japan along with works by students from Nagoya, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Reims, Turin, Tashkent and Nanjing.

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Related digital resources

Bird's eye art

Creative Class Visual arts

Years 7 and 8 visual arts

Explore artwork using aerial perspective and abstract forms.

SpecEd 2019

Creative Resource Dance Drama Music Visual arts

SpecEd 2019 is an online, comprehensive classroom resource drawn from the Schools Spectacular theme, STARS! This cross-curricular resource comprises five units of work encompassing a wide range of stages of learning and KLAs.

Jewellery making – Safe use of tools

Creative Resource Visual arts

Teachers, Visual Arts

Learn safe practices for jewellery making.

Home – Aboriginal art from NSW – 3. Elaine Russell

Creative Class Visual arts

Year 5 and 6 visual arts

Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Kamilaroi artist Elaine Russell.

Student visual arts resource developed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in collaboration with The Arts Unit.

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Related local arts programs

Royal National Park

Inspired by Nature

Local arts program Public schools Visual arts

Students explore the local environment and experiment with and learn how to use different techniques associated with natural forms to create a range of artworks.

Art Smart

Local arts program Public schools Visual arts

An intensive 4-day artmaking workshop for talented visual arts students to extend their practice across a range of mediums and techniques.

Western NSW Visual Arts Camp

Local arts program Public schools Visual arts

Students experience a variety of workshops improving their art making skills. Completed artworks are displayed in an online gallery and exhibited on the final day.

Sydney Olympic Park

Pulse Alive

Local arts program Public schools Dance Music VET Visual arts

Kindergarten to Year 12

A large-scale performing arts event, providing high quality performance opportunities to students in creative and performing arts extravaganza.

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