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Visual arts, craft and design plays a key role in shaping and enriching Australian cultural life and in defining our cultural landscape.
The range of activities and occupations encompassed by the visual arts and crafts is diverse and complex, and overlaps with other arts and cultural industries, including museums, galleries, community arts, multimedia, design and throughout industry more generally, e.g. manufacturing and retail industries.
Visual arts and crafts practice encompasses approaches ranging from the purely research based or conceptual to direct industry/commercial applications and sale through the retail industry. It includes creation, distribution and promotion of: ceramics, painting, sculpting, murals, glass, furniture, wood, photography, jewellery, metalwork, and printmaking.
The design sector encompasses exhibition, graphic, industrial, interior, furniture, fashion, animation, media, illustration, theatre and film production, advertising and landscaping. Multimedia also fits within this sector across all of the above areas.
Personal attributes:
- good with hands
- artistic and or organisational ability
- patience for fine, detailed work
- creativity, imagination and versatility
- can communicate in visual, oral and written forms
- flexibility
- multi-skilled
- Excellent problem solving skills
Examples of careers in Visual Arts, Crafts and Design are listed below:
- Architect
- Art Dealer
- Art Director (advertising, film, TV, publishing)
- Art Teacher
- Artist
- Arts Manager
- Calligrapher
- Cartoonist
- Ceramicist
- Curator
- Fashion Designer
- Furniture Designer
- Gallery Worker
- Glass Artist
- Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
- Industrial Designer
- Interior Designer
- Jeweller
- Leatherworker
- Mixed Media Artist
- Painter
- Photographer
- Potter
- Sculptor
- Stage Designer
- Stained Glass Artist
- Textile Designer
Want to know more about careers in Visual Arts, Crafts and Design?
FutureNow - Creative & Leisure Industries Training Council Inc.
Contact: Paul Muenchow - Project Manager Information, Art and Design
Phone: (08) 9285 8555
Email: pmuenchow@futurenow.org.au
Website: www.futurenow.org.au
Click on the following link for further infomation on careers available in the Visual Arts, Crafts and Design industry: FutureNow Arts and Culture Careers Flyer
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nationally recognised training
The following qualifications are available from the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Training Package (CUV03) for the visual arts and craft industry:
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
CUV10203 Certificate I in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
CUV20203 Certificate II in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
CUV30203 Certificate III in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
CUV40203 Certificate IV in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
Arts Administration and Management
CUV30403 Certificate III in Arts Administration
CUV40503 Certificate IV in Arts Administration
CUV60103 Advanced Diploma of Arts Management
Creative Product Development
CUV60307 Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development
Design
CUV30303 Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
CUV40303 Certificate IV in Design
Opal Cutting and Polishing
CUV20303 Certificate II in Opal Cutting and Polishing
CUV40603 Certificate IV in Opal Cutting and Polishing
Photoimaging
CUV40403 Certificate IV in Photoimaging
CUV50407 Diploma of Photoimaging
Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
CUV10103 Certificate I in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
CUV20103 Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
CUV30103 Certificate III in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
CUV40103 Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
The Visual Arts, Craft and Design Training Package includes 16 qualifications ranging from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma across a wide range of specialisations, including Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural arts, arts administration and management, design, opal cutting and polishing, photo imaging, and visual arts and contemporary craft.
Click here for an overview of the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Training Package (CUV03) from IBSA – Innovation Business Skills Australia, the National Industry Skills Council responsible for the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Training Package.
Click here for more information about this training package via the National Training Information Service website.
apprenticeships & traineeships
Visual Arts and Crafts Apprenticeships available in Western Australia
Currently there are no apprenticeships being offered in Visual Arts and Crafts in Western Australia.
Visual Arts and Crafts Traineeships available in Western Australia
Currently there are no traineeships being offered in Visual Arts and Crafts in Western Australia.
About Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Apprenticeships and traineeships combine practical experience at work with structured training. As an apprentice or trainee, you enter into a formal training contract with an employer that leads to a nationally recognised qualification.
Apprentices and trainees spend most of the time in paid employment, learning practical skills on the job and putting them into practice. The rest of the time is spent in structured training at a registered training organisation like a TAFEWA college, or in the workplace.
People of all ages can undertake apprenticeships and traineeships. Most can be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis – and many can be started at school.
What's in it for you?
• You can earn wages while you learn.
• You can complete your training early if you show you have the skills.
• You can get a qualification that is recognised Australia wide.
• You can start training while you're in school.
Get the best of both worlds by being paid to learn on the job while doing structured training at TAFEWA or another registered training organisation.
Not only will your qualification be nationally recognised, you'll also have loads of experience in the industry of your choice.
You can now complete your training early if you can show you've reached the skills levels required for your industry.
Check out the ApprentiCentre website for further details on apprenticeships and traineeships available in Western Australia (http://www.det.wa.edu.au/apprenticentre).
higher education
Examples of Higher Education Qualifications in Visual Arts, Crafts and Design provided by universities in Western Australia:
Associate Degree in Art
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Art)
Bachelor of Arts (Art) Honours
Bachelor of Arts (Arts Management)
Bachelor of Arts (Arts Management) Honours
Bachelor of Arts (Design) – Creative Advertising Designs
Bachelor of Arts (Design) – Design Photography
Bachelor of Arts (Design) – Graphic Design
Bachelor of Arts (Design) - Illustration
Bachelor of Arts (Design) Honours
Bachelor of Arts (Education)/Bachelor of Arts (Creative Arts)
Bachelor of Arts (Education)/Bachelor of Creative Arts – Visual Art
Bachelor of Arts (Jewellery Design)
Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts)
Doctor of Arts
Doctor of Creative Arts (Art)
Graduate Certificate in Arts
Graduate Certificate in Arts Management
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Creative Industries)
Graduate Certificate in Creative Arts
Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries
Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Arts Promotion)
Graduate Certificate in Design
Graduate Diploma in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Visual Arts)
Graduate Diploma in Arts Management
Master of Arts (Art)
Master of Arts (Art) – Jewellery Production
Master of Arts (Art) – Visual Arts
Master of Arts Management
Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts (Research)
Master of Design
Master of Education (Visual Arts)
Master of Fine Arts (Research)
Western Australian Universities:
Curtin University of Technology
University of Notre Dame Australia
University of Western Australia