In the frame
Students engage with the Library’s photography collection and create their own images.
Details
This workshop introduces students to the Library’s amazing photography collections and develops skills of analysis and interpretation. Students will use these skills to take thoughtful, well constructed photographs. This workshop offers a balance of theory and practice.
In this 90 minute program students will:
- explore the exhibition Shot 400 photographs | 200 photographers | 3 centuries
- analyse and study photographic techniques
- create their own photographic images
Curriculum outcomes
Creative Arts (Visual Arts)
Making
VA3.1 Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world.
Appreciating
VA3.3 acknowledges that audiences respond in different ways to artworks and that there are different opinions about the value of artworks
VA3.4 communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.
Visual Arts
Artmaking
VA4.2 explores the function of and relationships between artist – artwork – world – audience.
VA4.3 makes artworks that involve some understanding of the frames
VA4.5 investigates ways to develop meaning in their artworks
VA4.6 selects different materials and techniques to make artworks
Critical and historical studies
VA4.7 explores aspects of practice in critical and historical interpretations of art
VA4.8 explores the function of and relationships between the artist – artwork – world – audience
VA4.9 begins to acknowledge that art can be interpreted from different points of view
VA4.10 recognises that art criticism and art history construct meanings
Visual Arts
Artmaking
VA5.2 makes artworks informed by their understanding of the function of and relationships between artist – artwork – world – audience
VA5.3 makes artworks informed by an understanding of how the frames affect meaning
VA5.5 makes informed choices to develop and extend concepts and different meanings in their artworks
VA5.6 demonstrates developing technical accomplishment and refinement in making artworks
Critical and historical studies
VA5.7 applies their understanding of aspects of practice to critical and historical interpretations of art
VA5.8 uses their understanding of the function of and relationships between artist – artwork – world – audience in critical and historical interpretations of art
VA5.9 demonstrates how the frames provide different interpretations of art
VA5.10 demonstrates how art criticism and art history construct meanings
Photographic & Digital Media
Making
VA5.2 makes photographic and digital works informed by their understanding of the function of and relationships between artist–artwork–world–audience
VA5.3 makes photographic and digital works informed by an understanding of how the frames affect meaning
VA5.5 makes informed choices to develop and extend concepts and different meanings in their photographic and digital works
VA5.6 selects appropriate procedures and techniques to make and refine photographic and digital works
Critical and historical interpretations
VA5.7 applies their understanding of aspects of practice to critically and historically interpret photographic and digital works
VA5.9 uses the frames to make different interpretations of photographic and digital works
Before you visit
Excursion Summary
Cost
$200 for groups up to 15 and $325 for 16-30 students.
Availability
Monday - Friday during term time
Duration
1.5 hours
Minimum Supervision Ratio
Kindergarten – Year 2 - 1 adult per 5 students
Year 3 – Year 6 - 1 adult per 10 students
Secondary students - 1 adult per 20 students
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 292731414