Visual Art and Design Snapshot

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Western Australian visual artists are making their mark in galleries around the world. Read FutureNow's latest industry snapshot for the visual arts.

Training and Education

Most TAFEs and universities in Western Australia offer a range of courses around visual arts and design. North Metropolitan TAFE has earned a reputation as an epicentre for quality training in these fields and a number of their qualifications articulate into Bachelor level offerings across WA’s universities.
Artists in particular access a range of short courses through the sector’s peak bodies including the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub WA (AACHWA), Artsource, Community Arts Network (CAN), and FORM.

Careers in Visual Art and Design

Click on the thumbnails below to read our industry profiles for visual arts and design, or spend some time with Western Australian visual artist Jacky Cheng.

Visual Arts

Does your love of creating art come from a deeper place? If you’ve got courage, discipline and commitment to self-promotion, take a closer look at visual arts.

Design

Got a keen eye for design that’s always on the lookout for places and spaces where you can let your creativity loose and add your personal touch to the world? A career in design could be for you.

Case Study

The sharing of culture through
storytelling is what really puts the creative fire in Jacky Cheng's belly and what drives her work.

​CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package

Training package qualifications are developed through a process of national consultation with industry. They are occupational skills standards against which training delivery and assessment of competency can take place. FutureNow works with our industry partners across Western Australia to provide current industry advice into the development of new Visual Art and Design training package products.​

Access the CUA Creative Arts and Culture training package

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​Year 9 Career Taster Program
The Career Taster Program enables Western Australia’s Year 9 students to explore the stages of early career discovery and study pathways, helping them to make informed decisions about their subject selections in Years 10, 11 and 12. The program supports students to become ‘career curious’ and extend their thinking through practical activities and meaningful experiences with the world of work.

Explore the Year 9 Career Taster Portal for experiences in visual arts and design

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Apprenticeships and traineeships provide a way to combine training with a job, enabling the student to work towards a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a wage. A number of traineeships are available in broader design areas such as civil construction design, interior, and industrial design.
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Access the current list of traineeships and apprenticeships available in Western Australia.

​VET for Secondary Students

FutureNow works with industry to provide current advice on the suitability of vocational visual art and design qualifications for delivery to secondary students. This advice is collated and updated annually into the VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students by the Department of Training and Workforce Development.

Access the current VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students.

Our industry partners and key resources 
FutureNow works closely with a wide range of industry partners in the visual arts to examine current trends and identify opportunities to support its workforce. Many maintain representation on our Board and/or our Industry Advisory Network.