This degree is designed to prepare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples to become professional artists, and is planned in accordance with Indigenous knowledges and philosophies. You’ll focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art media, styles and forms. As you research your own family history and traditions, you’ll also undertake field trips to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and study contemporary culture and politics. You’ll gain a solid foundation in art practice, visual culture and contemporary Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island art and the culture it represents, complemented by studio electives including installation and electronic media. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art at GU.
Studio practice major: Indigenous studio practice. Visual arts majors: painting; photography; sculpture.
This an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees.
For minimum age requirements please visit Institution minimum age requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.; Interview; Portfolio
Admission to this program requires a portfolio of images and interview. Griffith University will contact applicants with information on how to upload the portfolio. Admission to this degree is open to those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Griffith Guaranteed Admission Schemes do not apply to this program.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
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Depending on your areas of specialisation, you may have opportunities as a public artist, installation artist, gallerist, curator, sculptor, or arts critic/writer. Graduate with a portfolio of work that demonstrates your competence in Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge, skills and media, and in contemporary technologies.
3 years Full time or 6 years Part time