Looking at contemporary and historical practice as an increasingly important contribution to the Australian cultural, political and economic scene

PROJECT INFORMATION

PROJECT TEAM

Visual Arts
Curriculum K-12 Directorate
Department of Education and Training
Multicultural Project

Project title
An investigation of contemporary and historical Asian art practices as an increasingly important contribution to the Australian (and world) cultural, political and economic scene.

Project aim
To support multicultural and difference and diversity as key areas of cross-curriculum content in the new 7-10 Visual Arts, Photographic and Digital Media, Visual Design and Stage 6 Visual Arts syllabuses.

Project description
• How Multicultural and Difference and Diversity as visual arts cross-curriculum content areas inform art practice.
• How cultural identity informs artistic practice and how personal, social and cultural differences can be examined and represented in artworks.

Project brief
A Collaborative project between the Creative Arts Unit, Curriculum K-12 Directorate, Department of Education and Training and the Art Gallery of New South Wales
• To develop online resources for teachers and students based on current multicultural themes and issues as a focus for developing case studies and units of work
• To develop resources and a professional development workshop program for teachers.

Anticipated project outcomes
• To provide a range of perspectives for developing cross-cultural understanding through contemporary and historical art practices
• To foster multicultural understanding and commitment to cross-curricular content
• To provide programming strategies for valuing different cultures and beliefs in visual arts and how aspects of cultural identity inform artistic practice.