Visual arts

Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers

Provides resources and supports students and teachers in the visual arts, including gallery exhibitions across NSW, student workshops, professional learning, virtual excursions, events, camps, classes and digital learning libraries.

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

2024 opportunities

Bush Studio

Primary visual arts enrichment excursion, visit Bush Studio.

Art Matters

For more information, visit Art Matters.

ARTEXPRESS exhibitions

For dates and venues, visit ARTEXPRESS.

 

Programs

Westmead

Operation Art

Visual arts
Kindergarten to Year 10
An initiative of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the New South Wales Department of Education.

ARTEXPRESS

Visual arts
Year 11 and 12 students and teachers
ARTEXPRESS is a showcase of exemplary artworks from the previous year's Higher School Certificate.

Annex Art

Visual arts
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

Visual arts
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.

Home

Visual arts
Years 5 and 6
Connects professional Aboriginal artists, students and teachers with local Aboriginal community, regional galleries and the Art Gallery of NSW.

The Wilkins Collection

Visual arts
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

Visual arts
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.
Maitland/Gosford/Penrith/Coffs Harbour/Moree

Art Matters

Local arts program Visual arts
Years 5 to 10

Workshops that focus on developing knowledge, understanding and skills in the making of artworks and the exploration of a variety of media, techniques and tools.
South West Sydney

Shining Stars - Visual arts

Local arts program Visual arts
Kindergarten to Year 12 students with a disability
Provides opportunities for students with a disability to engage in visual arts workshops that caters to the needs, interests and abilities of each student.
Newcastle

Hunter Senior Visual Arts Workshops

Local arts program Visual arts
Year 11 and 12 visual arts students and teachers
A focus on developing authentic case studies, understanding marking criteria and development of the Body of Work through conceptual and material practices.
Albury

Riverina Year 12 Visual Arts Workshop

Local arts program Visual arts
Year 12 visual arts students and their teachers
Designed to increase knowledge and gain skills in preparation for the Body of Work, assessments and examinations.
Ryde / North Turramurra

Bush Studio

Local arts program Visual arts
Year 3 to 10 students

Students in Years 3 to 10 are invited to participate in a suite of immersive visual arts programs at two Environmental Education Centres.
    Narrabri

    Flourish – a visual arts enrichment program

    Local arts program Visual arts
    Stage 2 and 3
    Enrichment in the visual arts with high-calibre artists from a variety of mediums, with an exhibition in Narrabri.
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    Related digital resources

    Inclusive visual arts for students in various contexts

    Creative Teachers Visual arts
    A series of visual arts lesson plans to assist teachers in differentiated planning, programming, and assessment to ensure that individual students learning needs are met. All lesson plans based on 2021 Operation Art artworks submitted by students from Schools for Specific Purposes.

    Home: Aboriginal art from NSW – Karla Dickens

    Creative Class Visual arts
    Year 5 and 6 visual arts
    Create artworks inspired by the art practice of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens.

    Operation Art artmaking

    Art Bites Visual arts
    Years 3 to 8
    A series of artmaking video workshops using mixed media and everyday objects.

    ARTEXPRESS virtual galleries

    Creative Resource Visual arts
    Years 7 to 12
    Explore HSC Bodies of Work in incredible detail, including in virtual reality if you have a VR headset or viewer, including marker’s commentary and artist interviews. 

    Bird's eye art

    Creative Class Visual arts
    Years 7 and 8 visual arts

    Explore artwork using aerial perspective and abstract forms.

    Examining an artist’s practice

    Creative Class Visual arts
    Year 11 and 12 visual arts

    Examining the link between the artist’s world and their practice.

    Nagoya Sister City Art Exchange 2022

    Visual arts
    Enjoy outstanding artworks from the Nagoya Sister City Art Exchange 2022 from participating NSW and Japanese students.

    Your Public Art Project

    Creative Resource Visual arts

    Students worked with Kaldor Public Art Projects to reimagine public spaces within their local communities. This award winning eResource explores the school’s work using innovative technology to bring site specific works alive through 360 Virtual Reality video and 3D photogrammetry models. 

    Ways to explore art in your classroom

    Creative Resource Visual arts
    Teachers
    This series of lessons include recommendations for artist studies and step by step instructions on how to create artworks in your classroom. 

    Using wire as a sculptural medium

    Creative Resource Visual arts
    Visual Art teachers
    Learn how to create a continuous line portrait with aluminium wire as a medium for creating a sculpture.

    The sound of art

    Creative Resource Visual arts
    With
    Julia Brennan
    Draw inspiration from this resource exploring links between visual arts and music created in conjunction with The Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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    All Arts Unit programs are inclusive. If your students require support to participate in Visual arts, please contact the Arts Unit so that we can assist.