Education programs are available during gallery opening hours 10am�6pm Wednesday to Friday.

Education Officer, Michael Nichols is available on Thursday and Friday.

CCP YOUTH EDUCATION - Year 9 & 10 students

Explore & Respond: discussion based tours linked to the current exhibitions for Year 9 & 10 students.

Through these sessions we aim to:

• • encourage students to develop critical thinking skills
• • gain confidence in looking at photo-based art to develop meaning
• • develop an appreciation of their own and others cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds

Time: one hour
Cost: $4.00/student (Discounts apply for disadvantaged schools)
Availability: Thursday & Friday

CURRICULUM LINK
Designed to link to the 'exploring and responding' dimension of the Visual Arts discipline and connect with other strands of learning within the Victorian Essential Learning Standards Framework.

By negotiation with individual schools we aim to support and enrich school curriculum and classroom practice.

CCP YOUTH EDUCATION - SENIOR SECONDARY & TERTIARY

Macquarie Group Foundation Education Programs linked to the current exhibitions.

Through these sessions we aim to:

• • Inspire students in their own photo-based art making
• • Assist students in developing skills in visual analysis of artworks
• • Provide opportunities for students to express their own opinions about and debate issues relating to contemporary art

Time: one hour
Cost: $4.00/student (Discounts apply for disadvantaged schools)
Availability: Thursday & Friday

VCE ART & STUDIO ARTS CURRICULUM LINK****

ART
Unit 2 Area of Study 2 Art and the individual
Discuss the varying roles of Australian and International contemporary photo-based artists, their responses to society and how they have been represented by the media – both traditional and in BLOG discussion forms. Includes visual analysis of selected works.

Unit 4 Area of Study 2 Discussing and debating art
Explore the meanings and messages of a range of contemporary photographic images using interpretive frameworks. Reference will also be made to the points of view expressed in commentaries on photography at CCP  – including artists talks, newspaper articles, catalogues and in BLOG discussion forms.

STUDIO ARTS
Unit 2: Design exploration and concepts
Explores the use of photographic materials and techniques in the production of photo-based art.  The CCP current exhibitions include B&W mural prints, digital scans, video media, and mixed media investigation.  Examine the use of different materials and techniques and why they are appropriate to their selected art form.

Unit 4: Studio production and art industry contexts
Discuss methods and considerations involved in presentations of photography and video media at CCP. Why the conscious choices on scale, mounting, framing and the manner in which the work is installed is critical for the artist and curator when work is exhibited.  Also explore the major differences between the role of CCP as compared to public galleries, commercial galleries and other art spaces.

Through negotiation with the CCP education officer sessions can also be designed to relate to International Baccalaureate (IB), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), TAFE and Tertiary courses.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE - THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

A program for young people and adults designed to build confidence in using the English language through looking at and expressing their ideas about contemporary photo based art.

Sessions linked to the current exhibitions.

Time: one hour (negotiable)
Cost: $2.00/student
Availability: Thursday and Friday between 10.00am and 6.00pm

The program can be integrated into the school curriculum (VELS/VCE) or group activity. For pre visit information about artists and key themes of each round of exhibitions please contact CCP Education Officer Michael Nichols on 03 9417 1549 (on Thursdays and Fridays).

PROGRAMS FEES

• Discounts apply for disadvantaged schools

For bookings and information please contact:
P   03 9417 1549
E   education@ccp.org.au