VA3921 - Advanced Sculpture Techniques

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to all students except BVA students.

Students will explore sculpture as an area of specialization within the visual arts. Emphasis will be on the consolidation of technical skills and processes, and the development and expression of a personal vision. Students will gain experience in using techniques such as flexible moulding, casting in wax, fiberglass, bronze etc, welding, wood construction, or carving. Students will gain experience in research and experimentation, the development of ideas, and their synthesis and translation into creative outcomes. A charge will be required upon enrolment for use of tools and materials

There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of safe work practices;
• develop problem-solving skills to assist with creative decision-making and critical inquiry in visual arts;
• identify, employ and demonstrate proficiency in key competencies necessary to visual arts practice;
• gain an appreciation of the inherent qualities of processes and techniques in the area of sculpture.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

VA2901 and VA2902

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	arejh
Lecturers:	arejh, art-ajv1.
Contact hours:	78 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	In order to establish the authenticity of work submitted for assessment, attendance at practical classes is compulsory. Rolls are kept and work submitted by students with an attendance of less than 80% will not be eligible for assessment unless prior approval has been obtained in writing from the lecturer.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	arejh
Lecturers:	arejh, Professor Stephen Naylor, jc156215.
Contact hours:	65 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	In order to establish the authenticity of work submitted for assessment, attendance at practical classes is compulsory. Rolls are kept and work submitted by students with an attendance of less than 80% will not be eligible for assessment unless prior approval has been obtained in writing from the lecturer.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.