Art, Design & Technology

critical and creative skills

Realising Creative Potential

Creativity, problem-solving, and innovation are invaluable skills for every student as they progress in their lives and careers. Our Art, Design and Technology Program aims to nurture these traits throughout Years 7 – 12.

Years 7 & 8

Students spend a term in each studio learning to explore and develop ideas using a range of media. They acquire technical and analytical skills and keep a visual diary to record processes and observations.

Year 9

Most students study an Art or Design subject. They choose two studio areas and spend a semester in each. Students draw inspiration from the work of other artists and develop the skills necessary to create significant works.

Year 10

Art and Design are electives. Students can study one or two semesters. They may spend the entire year in one studio area or choose to split the year between two. Students may apply to study VCE Studio Arts Units 1 and 2, which run alongside Year 10 Art. This accelerated course prepares students for Units 3 and 4 Studio Arts in Year 11.

Year 11 &12

Students may choose from various VCE studios, including Product Design and Technology, Systems Engineering, Visual Communication Design, Art and Studio Arts. Each subject has three periods in the classroom, and one dedicated to theory.

Snapshot of Our Programs

Opportunities to Exhibit

In addition to being displayed around the School throughout the year, students have numerous opportunities to showcase their work in a major exhibition.

We host three major exhibitions in the Beckworth Centre for the Arts each year:

  • Junior School Art Exhibition
  • VCE Design Exhibition
  • VCE Art and Studio Arts Exhibition

Additionally, our Units 3 and 4 students are consistently selected to have their work displayed at the following exhibitions: 

  • Next Gen (Ballarat Gallery)
  • Top Design (Melbourne Museum)
  • Top Arts (National Gallery of Victoria)

Acknowledgement of Country

Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn, live and work, the Wadawurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

Commitment to Child Safety

Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse and actively implements measures to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environment. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people are central and fundamental responsibilities of the School. We are firmly committed to fostering a child-safe culture that provides an environment where students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ballarat Grammar values diversity and strictly prohibits any racist or discriminatory practices. All members of our school community share the responsibility to care for children and young people by promptly raising any concerns regarding their safety, promoting their wellbeing, and protecting them from all forms of harm or abuse.

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