The Visual Arts Book is an innovative student resource written specifically for the revised NSW
7-10 Visual Arts syllabus. The full colour diary-like design is presented as a set of stimulating, self-contained, double-page spreads. The Visual Arts Book offers images, information and ideas that enable students to develop interesting applications of artistic knowledge and skills. Activities encourage students to find imaginative and fun ways to excite their interest in art.

Key features

  • presented in an engaging, full-colour design
  • includes a diverse range of Australian and international artists
  • covers a wide range of media including electronic media, architecture, installations and temporal works
  • includes a 'studying art' section devoted to writing about and interpreting art
  • encourages students to adopt a reflective and thoughtful approach to both their art-making and their responses to art through the combination of art-making and appreciation and aesthetic aspects
  • focuses on the development of students' critical thinking by engaging in art-making and appreciating tasks within a conceptual framework of the role of the artist within the society and the art world
  • supported by worksheets, weblinks and assessment guidelines
  • integrates ICT worksheets, as well as literacy and numeracy skills-based activities throughout the book.