Exploring creative careers
More than 100 Wimmera VCE students received insight into assessments for year 11 and 12 subjects and learnt about creative and art-based careers.
A series of seminars, workshops and a tour of Horsham Regional Art Gallery was hosted at Horsham Town Hall on Friday.
The Horsham Regional Art Gallery VCE Creative Arts Day was run through the SPARK Arts Education Program, funded by the Department of Education.
SPARK Arts education officer Vicki Thomas said the day was a new event for the Wimmera.
“The event aims to provide our regional students with an opportunity to meet with and listen to creative arts specialists to further enhance their VCE studies,” she said.
“With opportunities such as this often limited to metropolitan students, this event helped bridge the gap.
“We were thrilled to welcome highly-skilled and talented artists and educational practitioners with extensive experience and success in VCE studies, including those involved in curriculum development for the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority and VCE examination assessment.”
Subjects relevant to the various seminars and workshops included VCE units 1-4 in art, media studies, theatre studies and visual communication and design.
Balmoral K-12 College year-11 student Lily Weaver is studying art making and exhibiting and visual communication this year.
“The things we learned during the day were interesting, plus the art gallery is a really nice space,” she said.
“I’ve learned a lot about portfolio research and structure for my VCE assessments.
“I am potentially looking at going into a creative field for my career, so it’s been really cool to see some ways to do that.”