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11 courses
Explore your passion with a visual arts course. Begin your creative journey or fine-tune your skills in your preferred art form to flourish and grow a...
Embrace creative freedom with this open studio course. Commit to completing a self-directed printmaking project and receive in-depth feedback from a teacher mentor. Work independently in a studio context while being part of an active arts community.
Improve your painting skills in acrylics, mixed media or oils. Work on a creative project from conception to completion. Get technical advice from a teacher mentor, followed by ample studio time, and learn to enhance your brushwork and use of colour.
Gain experience working independently in a professional studio environment and build connections with other artists. Depending on your goals, you can prepare a body of work, build a portfolio or develop your skills for your own art practice.
Unlock your artistic flair with this excellent introductory painting course. Learn the basics and put them into practice as you work on several pieces under the guidance of industry experts. Graduate with a new skill and a few new items for your portfolio.
Explore your passion for drawing and learn from industry professionals in this highly practical course. Work on a variety of pieces in a range of styles and graduate with some new items to add to your portfolio.
Experience the value of therapeutic artmaking in this online course. Use a theoretical approach to create artworks with intention and mindfulness. Explore personal insights and grow self-awareness while exploring techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.
Take a deep dive into your professional sculpture practice with this open studio course. Create a body of work from start to finish. Receive specialised guidance from a teacher mentor and enjoy being part of an active arts community.
Build your confidence and explore your creativity in this introductory course. Hone your visual art skills to communicate ideas, work with various mediums and pursue further study. Collaborate and connect with like-minded peers in the creative arts.
Cultivate your visual arts skills and knowledge and benefit from a broad range of electives empowering you to work with confidence in the industry. You’ll learn to combine specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills to plan and realise your creative vision in this exciting course.
Shape your confidence to express and convey your creative ideas as a visual artist. Refine your craft in a supportive, immersive environment and learn highly technical and conceptual skills, engage in critical discourse and explore the many ways you can practice as a creative professional.
The TAFE NSW Bachelor of Creative Practice allows you to specialise in your arts discipline, choosing from visual arts or music production and performance. In this course, you’ll develop your creative and entrepreneurial skills through a range of creative projects. You’ll have access to one-on-one studio time with industry-experienced teachers, while you make valuable networking connections, build your portfolio and strengthen your technical skills.
Visual arts course information
It’s easy to balance work and study with a TAFE NSW visual arts course.
Who is a visual arts course good for?
Consider enrolling in one of our visual arts courses at TAFE NSW if you love art and want to further your abilities. Have you always loved drawing, or are you the person in your family who always makes cards fo...
Visual arts career paths
Investing your time and energy into a visual arts course provides you with several great career options to choose from:
At TAFE NSW you can apply or enrol to do a course.
If your course has no entry requirements, you can enrol directly. If there are entry requirements, you will need to apply to be accepted for a position in the course.
If you need further assistance with your enrolment, contact TAFE NSW Student Services on 131 601 between 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday.