Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

Highlights:Study at a university ranked #1 in Queensland for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024).Shape your creative identity in an open studio environment, exploring the diverse range of contemporary artforms.Build your creative career as a professional artist, curator, gallerist, arts manager or entrepreneur.Gain an appreciation of cross-cultural and Indigenous Australian perspectives on art.Gain real world experience with opportunities for exposure by presenting collaborative projects in public spaces, galleries and arts festivals.With the flexibility to customise your Creative Arts degree to fit your interests, you can choose a second major, minors andor extensions and electives.Unique course structure allows you to combine creative disciplines together to develop transferable skills across a range of industries.What to expect:Our unique open studio environment enables you to experiment across an extensive range of art media. These include:drawingpaintingprintmakingsculptureinstallation artphotographyvideo artperformance artdigital art.You will learn critical thinking skills that will enhance your understanding of modern and visual art. You will also gain an appreciation of cross-cultural and Indigenous Australian perspectives on art.In our studio program, you will specialise in contemporary art practice and develop personalised approaches to making art. You will also have opportunities to present collaborative projects in public spaces, galleries and arts festivals. You will be equipped with the ability to communicate your own ideas and engage with key contemporary debates in relation to digital transformation, social justice and environmental sustainability. In your final year of study, you will choose an advanced studio or critical theory stream - and present your professional practice in showcase exhibitions and events.Double degrees:Combine visual arts with a second study area for greater career flexibility and opportunities in other industries. Consider a double degree with:behavioural science (psychology): combine your passion for creativity with psychology for an innovative career as a creative counsellor or practitionerbusiness: develop business critical skills to enhance your career managing a gallery, starting your own enterprise and even how to market your worklaw: gain knowledge of the law and key skills such as research, communication and dispute resolutioneducation (secondary): combine your interests in the arts and education to prepare you to teach in secondary schools and other education environments.Careers and outcomes:Our graduates are creative leaders, innovative thinkers, experimental and collaborative makers who work across the contemporary art sector. They become highly successful professional artists who exhibit their work internationally at prestigious galleries, museums, and art festivals. They are awarded public commissions, art prizes, international residencies, competitive grant funding, and post-graduate scholarships. Our graduates also embark on professional careers as curators, gallerists, arts managers, and experts in museums and galleries. They are employed by leading arts organisations in Australia and internationally. They also work as festival and art fair directors, art consultants, arts writers, art publicists and art teachers.Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including post-graduate research.Possible careers:Art consultantArt directorArt project managerArt publicistArt teacherArt writerArtistCommunity education officerCultural officerFestival directorGallery directorResearcherVisual artist

Students must have a pass in Australian Year 12 or equivalent.