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7–10Visual Arts 7–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2027
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Content

Stage 4

Art critical and historical practice
Intentions, choices and actions as an art critic and art historian
  • Investigate and explain the role and work of artworld practitioners and how they represent their intentions

  • Explore artistic practices, conventions and procedures that are informed by different times, places and cultures

  • Use different viewpoints to explain the meaning and intentions of artists and artworks

  • Consider how and why artworks may be interpreted in different ways by audiences

  • Explore the ways art critics and art historians build explanations about artists and their artworks

  • Consider how art curators represent meaning by selecting, organising and displaying artworks to engage an audience

  • Read and respond to critical interpretations and historical explanations of artworks

  • Create written texts to identify intentions, choices and actions as an art critic and art historian

  • Use subject-specific language to communicate Artworld concepts and Viewpoints

  • Consider expressions of Cultural Practices and ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Artists

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