Delivered by experienced artists who are current practitioners in their field, our teachers inspire and support our students to create a portfolio in a range of styles which is technically and conceptually focused.
Students will have the opportunity to exhibit work in gallery spaces throughout the course.
Our focus is on quality facilities and links to industry partners to provide stimulating and strong technical and creative expertise in the Visual Arts field. This program is supported with excursions, artist talks and industry links.
You have the option of choosing an elective focus in either Fine Arts or Illustration
Fine art elective focus
The fine arts elective focussed Diploma of Visual Arts provides a stimulating delivery to support your creativity across multi-disciplines in art including drawing, painting, sculpture, digital media and printmaking. This course will further develop your practical visual arts skills in a variety of traditional and digital media. You will learn to develop conceptual ideas, problem solving techniques, history and theory, sustainability and how to prepare artwork from creation to exhibition.
Our hybrid model of delivery means you will be able to learn your history and theory units online, in real time and come to campus for the practical learning in our studios.
Illustration elective focus
Would you like to illustrate a book, develop skills as a tattoo artist, explore creative story telling through picture making? If so, this course is for you. This illustration elective focussed Diploma of Visual Arts will further develop your practical communication skills in a variety of traditional and digital media.
You will learn to develop conceptual ideas, problem solving techniques, history and theory, sustainability and how to prepare artwork from creation to exhibition, or publication.
An interview is required for entry into this course.
- Course code
- CUA51120
- Delivery location
- Frankston
- International
- Not available for International students
- Length
- Full Time, 1 year.
- Start dates
- Rolling enrolments
Please note: Students may be required to undertake an assessment of their literacy and numeracy as part of their application process.
Chisholm is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and provides Nationally Recognised Training (NRT). This means you can be assured that our training will provide you with a qualification that is recognised and respected across Australia.
Chisholm courses are subject to minimum and maximum group numbers. Courses may be cancelled or postponed if minimum numbers are not achieved by the start date of the course. Courses may close prior to the start date if the maximum numbers are reached. In that situation, eligible applicants will be offered a place in the next available intake.