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The Art Workshop is a visual arts unit attached to the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning and is open to ALL University of Sydney students. The Art Workshop houses five visual arts studios and a large gallery space. It provides students in architecture and the wider University with the opportunity to work in various media under the direction of professional practising artists. The courses aim to develop the students' creative potential as a means of complementing their work in architectural design. To this end, the courses offered by the Art Studios are at an introductory, intermediate and advanced levels to provide a foundation for technical competence and creative understanding.
Undergraduate Workshops
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Architectural Sketching and Drawing (AWSS1001)This module aims to provide the student with the knowledge, skills and aptitude required to use a range of fundamental drawing skills and media to make a portfolio of drawings based on observation of the physical world, in particular the built world. Please note: this unit is only available to First-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture Degree.
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Ceramics: Hand building (AWSS2010)This practical unit aims to give students the understanding to create handbuilt ceramic constructions that will be fired and glazed. Students will explore the plastic properties of clay as well as glazing, underglazing and surface treatments.
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Ceramics: Wheel work (AWSS2011)Course not offered this year. |
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Digital Video (AWSS2013)This practical unit aims to explore the languages of moving images; conventions of framing, movement and editing; developing a fundamental understanding of the technical aspects of pre-production, production and post-production; and generate independent and cooperative working methods using a variety of media.
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General Drawing (AWSS2015)This module aims to provide the student with the knowledge and aptitude required to use a range of fundamental drawing skills and media to make a portfolio of drawings based on observation of the physical world.
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Life Drawing (AWSS2018)This module aims to provide the student with the knowledge, skills and aptitude required to use a range of fundamental drawing skills to make a portfolio of work based on observation of the human body through the use of life models.
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Mixed MediaCourse not offered this year. |
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Object Design (AWSS2090)In this unit students develop and inter-relate manufacturing and artisan skills with research, analysis and design development. It aims to develop a critical awareness of the nature of all objects which surround us, exploring cultural, contextual and symbolic aspects of object design as well as functional and aesthetic qualities.
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Painting (AWSS2022)This module aims to provide the student with the knowledge and aptitude required to use a range of fundamental painting skills to make a portfolio of work based on observation of the physical world and to experiment with imaginative applications of acrylic or oil media.
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Photography 1 (AWSS2023)This practical unit assumes students have little or no understanding of dark room practice. It aims to give students an understanding of how photography functions as a contemporary visual medium, including its historical development.
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Photography 2 (AWSS2024)In this unit of study, students will have the opportunity to develop creative photographic projects from initial ideas to production of artwork, producing two major photographic series that function successfully at both an aesthetic and a conceptual level.
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Printmaking (AWSS2014)This practical unit aims to give students a broad understanding of how an etching is developed, offering contemporary non-toxic alternatives to traditional etching.
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Public Art (AWSS2001)The aim of this unit is to provide students with a broad overview of the issues that influence and inform the production of art in the public sphere: history and theory of public art, policy and management, conservation, community response and evaluation, current local and international practice.
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Screen Printing on paper (AWSS2026)This studio-based unit will introduce students to screen printing on paper, in both graphic design and contemporary art contexts.
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Sculpture (AWSS2027)The aim of this unit of study is to develop knowledge and abilities in all areas, practical, historical and theoretical relevant to the making of sculpture.
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Site Specific Art (AWSS2002)This practical unit aims to give students a broad understanding of site-specific art including its historical development and relationship to other visual art forms and architecture.
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Postgraduate Workshops
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Postgraduate Ceramics: Hand building (DESA9014)This practical unit aims to give students the understanding to create handbuilt ceramic constructions that will be fired and glazed. Students will explore the plastic properties of clay as well as glazing, underglazing and surface treatments. |
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Postgraduate Ceramics 2 (DESA9006)Course not offered this year. |
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Postgraduate Object Design (DESA9008)In this unit students develop and inter-relate manufacturing and artisan skills with research, analysis and design development. It aims to develop a critical awareness of the nature of all objects which surround us, exploring cultural, contextual and symbolic aspects of object design as well as functional and aesthetic qualities. |
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Postgraduate Painting (DESA9010)This module aims to provide the student with the knowledge and aptitude required to use a range of fundamental painting skills to make a portfolio of work based on observation of the physical world, and to experiment with imaginative applications of acrylic or oil media. |
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Postgraduate Photography (DESA9003)This practical unit aims to give students an understanding of how photography functions as a contemporary visual medium, including it's historical development and it's different applications in such areas as visual arts, architecture, mass media and digital media. |
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Postgraduate Photography 2 (DESA9011)In this unit of study, students will have the opportunity to develop creative photographic projects from initial ideas to production of artwork, producing two major photographic series that function successfully at both an aesthetic and a conceptual level. |
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Postgraduate Public Art (DESA9009)The aim of this unit is to provide students with a broad overview of the issues that influence and inform the production of art in the public sphere: history and theory of public art, policy and management, conservation, community response and evaluation, current local and international practice. |
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Postgraduate Sculpture (DESA9013)The aim of this unit of study is to develop knowledge and abilities in all areas, practical, historical and theoretical relevant to the making of sculpture. |
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Postgraduate Screen Printing on paper (DESA9012)This studio-based unit will introduce students to screen printing on paper, in both graphic design and contemporary art contexts. |
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Postgraduate Sculpture (DESA9013)The aim of this unit of study is to develop knowledge and abilities in all areas, practical, historical and theoretical relevant to the making of sculpture. |
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Postgraduate Site Specific Art (DESA9015)This practical unit aims to give students a broad understanding of site-specific art including its historical development and relationship to other visual art forms and architecture. |