Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Visual Arts and Design

Welcome to the School of Visual Arts and Design The School of Visual Arts and Design operates in two campuses of La Trobe University, Bendigo and Mildura. Aligned with the excellent academic programs, students have generous access to specialist studios and equipment. The Visual Arts degrees aim to provide students with a quality environment for learning and research, developing aesthetic appreciation and design skills with an emphasis on individualism, whilst at the same time offering the opportunity to expand technical expertise across a broad range of media. Dr James McArdle - Head of School

Invitation to alumni of the School of Visual Arts and Design and its antecedents

We are searching for Past Students of the School of Visual Arts and Design, La Trobe University Bendigo, previously known as University College of Northern Victoria, or Bendigo College Advanced Education.
Did you graduate from the institution in the period since 1968? We want to find out what you have been doing and how art has remained part of your life.

This is an invitation to participate in an Alumni Exhibition to be held in the Phyllis Palmer Gallery on campus, as well as an opportunity to be selected for a show at the La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre 121 View St Bendigo

An Honours Scholarship will be awarded by the La Trobe Alumni Association to an eligible artist whose work is judged the most outstanding example of research practice in the exhibition.
Artists are to submit, by 15 August 2008, 5 digital images on a disc for selection by judges to:
Chris Wood,
School of Visual Arts and Design,
La Trobe University
PO Box 199
Bendigo 3552 phone: 03 5444 7917 fax: 03 5444 7953 or email:c.wood@latrobe.edu.au

News and Exhibitions
'Deluge' and Intallation work By Tara Gilbee and Andrew Goodman. Main Galery, Visual Arts Centre 121 View St Bendigo Exhibition runs from August 28 to October 5, More information
Zen-Line-Play, drawings by John Howley. Access Gallery, Visual Arts Centre 121 View St Bendigo. Exhibition dates:August 29 - September 21 2008. Floor Talk and Slide Show with John Howley Saturday August 30 at 2pm. More information
Noela Stratford, Travelling:Time, Place and Translation:  1998 - 2008. Phyllis Palmer Gallery. Exhibition Dates :  Thursday 28 August  – Thursday 18 September More information
Born Again Baroque - Lee-Anne Trewartha (Masters candidate) Paddington Contemporary Fine Art Gallery 241 Glenmore Road, Five Ways, Sydney 20th August till 7th September. More information
Work by Susan McMinn (Masters candidate) will be featured in Battle of Beersheba an exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance 12 September - 8 February. More information
Dick Turner (Masters candidate) - Layering Land and Culture. Castlemaine Art Gallery.Satureday 2nd August - 31st August. Gallery location and hours.
Silent Ruptures Photography by Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Kristian Haggblom and Yoshiro Masuda. Curated by Kristian Haggblom lecturer in Photography Mildura campus. Centre for Contemporary Photography till August 30 Gallery Web Site. More information 1.18MB pdf.

Teaching

The School of Visual Arts and Design offers two, three-year, undergraduate degrees:

• Bachelor of Visual Arts, offering majors in painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking or multimedia.
• Bachelor of Graphic Design.

Both degrees can also be taken at honours level by completing a fourth year of study.

At postgraduate level both Masters and PHD degrees by research are offered in all the Visual Arts disciplines.

The School of Visual Arts and Design also offers elective units for students from outside the School in the following areas

• Visual Arts Practice a sequence of units especially designed for students studying for a Bachelor of Education.
• Visual Arts Media Workshop
• Multimedia
• Illustration
• Photojournalism

For further information about elective units and Visual Arts Practice refer to the Undergraduate Handbook under BACHELOR OF VISUAL ARTS - BENDIGO (RBVA) and

BACHELOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN -BENDIGO (RBVAG)

Non - degree single units are also available:
Do you wish to undertake studies in visual arts and design at a tertiary level and yet do not wish to enrol in a full degree? If it is not possible because of time, work or other constraints to attempt a full degree course you may undertake units in any of the studios or in Art and Visual Culture. These units are offered on a fee for service basis which represents excellent value, with full access to facilities including after-hours, and you may use passes in these units to contribute credits to a degree should you wish later to enrol in one.

More information about single units