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Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts

Australia

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What will I learn?

The Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts refines your existing arts practice, skills and knowledge, and prepares you for an exciting career as a professional artist, artist assistant, community arts coordinator or gallery curator.

Develop the wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills you need to plan, realise and exhibit a substantial body of work as a visual arts professional. You will learn to engage in critical discourse and debate theoretical concepts, historical perspectives, your work and the work of others.

With a 130-year history, TAFE NSW is the leading provider of education and training in Australia. Our teachers are dedicated and passionate because they have worked, and still work, in the industry and know exactly what it takes to succeed.

Through theory and practical course work, you will learn to:

Research and apply artistic concepts and theories
Establish and maintain safe creative practices
Draw and use visual tools
Originate, realise and exhibit work that expresses your creative vision
Engage in critical discourse and debates about your work, and the work of others

Gain a range of skills to help people achieve their artistic goals:

Use industry specific tools and materials
Apply theory and history further your individual arts practice
Publicly display your own work
Extend your professional expertise to others

Stand out in a global job market by developing a range of key soft skills that equip you with the confidence to work in the creative arts industry:

A passion for visual arts
Unique design ideas
A critical eye
The ability to accept and discuss feedback
Self-motivation and self-discipline

The latest trends for the global art market include:

Museums moving toward a more inclusive presentation of art history, with a focus on female artists, LGBT+ art and non-Western narratives
Immersive exhibitions suited to social media representation such as Instagram
Art collectors continuing to find artists online
Museums becoming more accountable for the source of their funding
Art dealers using online sales to find new buyers

CRICOS

090491G

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
A$11,080.00 (US$ 7,221) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

22 July 2024

Venue

Meadowbank Campus

See Street,

MEADOWBANK,

New South Wales,

2114, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
A$11,080.00 (US$ 7,221) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

22 July 2024

Venue

Hunter Street (Newcastle West)

590-608 Hunter Street,

NEWCASTLE WEST,

New South Wales,

2302, NEWCASTLE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Diploma of Visual Arts

English Language Requirements:

Academic IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL (iBT) 60 or equivalent
Or Completion of a TAFE NSW English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW is the largest vocational education and training provider in Australia, grooming its students to be job-ready through hands-on learning.

  • Students can study at 30+ locations in New South Wales
  • Home to over 3,200 international students each year
  • Study options include certificates, diplomas and degrees
  • Offers industry-aligned programs in small classes

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