7–10Visual Arts 7–10 Syllabus

Investigate how artworks represent systems of signs, symbols, codes and forms of visual and/or multisensory language to structure and communicate meanings

Interpret and explain how artworld practitioners and audiences decode and understand artworks as images or texts at different times, cultures or contexts

Respond to ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists reflect symbols and signs in artworks to communicate and sustain meaning over time

Examine art critical and historical accounts to understand the significance of artworks as systems of symbolic communication

Investigate how artists express ideas and meanings about aspects of the world in artworks shaped by individual experiences, intuition, emotion, feeling and imagination

Interpret and explain how artworld practitioners and audiences respond to and understand artworks from personal perspectives, experiences and associations

Respond to ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists express lived experiences, the Dreaming and Storytelling in artworks

Examine art critical and historical accounts to understand the significance of artworks as forms of personal, emotional and imaginative expression

Investigate how artworks reflect social ideologies, beliefs, values, conditions and shared understandings in communities and societies

Interpret and explain how artworld practitioners and audiences understand artworks using cultural, community and social perspectives at different times and in different contexts

Respond to ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists represent Cultural and social perspectives of local Community(ies), Country and/or Place

Examine art critical and historical accounts to understand the significance of how artworks represent social and cultural perspectives

Investigate how artworks challenge, critique or reimagine accepted narratives and conventions using current and emerging theories

Interpret and explain how artworld practitioners and audiences understand that artworks critique and reassess accepted beliefs, roles and relationships

Respond to ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists challenge, critique or reimagine accepted narratives, lived experiences and relationships

Examine how art critical and historical accounts critique or reconstruct accepted ideas and provoke new ways of understanding the world