Bachelor
This degree is designed to prepare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to become professional artists. You will focus on traditional Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art media, styles and forms, together with strategies for their viable adaptation within a highly urbanised society. It is planned in accordance with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander principles and philosophies. Teaching respects Aboriginal laws concerning the ways in which techniques and images may be used.
Your study will be based on research into your own family history and traditions. You will undertake field trips to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and study contemporary culture and politics.
In your first year, you will gain a solid foundation in art practice, visual culture, contemporary Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and the culture and issues it represents. In your second and third years you will continue the integrated, family-oriented approach to the study of Australian Indigenous art along with studio activities including painting, sculpture, photography, installation and electronic media. You will also complete a Studio Practice major and a Visual Arts major.
Majors
The University's Undergraduate Programs Admission Policy will apply.
This program is quota managed for which there is a limited number of places available to ensure that sufficient resources are available to support the students. Meeting the admission requirements for this program may not result in an applicant receiving an admission offer.
You will graduate with a folio of work that demonstrates your competence in Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge, skills and media, and in contemporary technologies. Students will have gained the necessary skills to perform effectively in professional contemporary art practice environments. You will be prepared to work as an art practitioner, gallerist or curator. You may choose to continue your studies through honours or a postgraduate degree to pursue a career in art education.
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Guaranteed Admission Scheme
This degree is excluded from the Guaranteed Admission Scheme.
Admission is based on (firstly) demonstrated creative talent and (secondly) academic standing.
Applications for admission to this program are made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
After applications close, you will be asked to provide further information to the Queensland College of Art.
Note: Applicants are not permitted to defer an offer. Should you be unable to accept an offer, you must re-apply for entry in the following year.
A summary of the student profile for this program can be found on the QTAC website. The Rank profile is located on the Student Profile tab.