Visual Arts

Youth HSC resources Visual arts

Library resources

Titles on Visual Art can be found in non-fiction section 700s. These include: 

  • Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art (R700.899915)
  • Art: A World History (R709)
  • A History of Modern Art (R709.04)
  • Encyclopedia of Australian Art (R709.04)
  • Australian Aboriginal Paintings (R759.994 )
  • Styles, Schools and Movements (709.04003)
  • Magazines: Australian Artist, Australian Photography

 

Online resources

NSW Education Standards Authority

Follow the links to the Visual Arts syllabus for full course description and sample exam papers.

Charles Sturt Uni Visual Arts info

Resources, information and advice, that will help you prepare for your HSC.

www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/research/

Art Gallery of New South Wales

www.mca.com.au

Museum of Contemporary Art

nga.gov.au

National Gallery of Australia

maas.museum

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

Getty Research Institute 

Includes access to large indexes such as BHA and RILA. The Getty also has a museum homepage and an art education site.

MONA

Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania.

ArtExpress

An annual exhibition of exemplary artworks created by students for HSC Visual Arts.

The State Library of NSW

Access free databases with your Kiama Library card. Choose ProQuest or Oxford ART Online for a large range of resources. Some examples include: Photography: The World through the Lens 1800-1899, Artcyclopedia - The Guide to Great Art on the Internet, and the Australian Cinema and Theatre Database.

The National Library of Australia

Great e-resources including Trove - search over 500 million Australian and online resources: books, images, newspapers, maps, archives and more.