VART1005 Visual Arts Practice I and VART1006 Visual Arts Practice II are required introductory practice courses to be offered in consecutive semesters of Year 1 of the BA (Hons) in Visual Arts-programme of AVA. They will be offered in parallel with the required theory courses VART1305 Art and its Histories I and VART1306 Art and its Histories II. Together these courses are intended to introduce fundamental practical and theoretical knowledge, skills and work attitude to first-year students to train up their ‘minds’, ‘eyes’ and ‘hands’ for further study in various academic/artistic subject areas within the BA-programme, and to familiarize them with the settings of teaching and learning at the Academy of Visual Arts.

VART1006 Visual Arts Practice II continues where VART1005 left off and expands students’ skills further into the digital and experiential realms. Similar to the previous course, equal room will be given to 2D and 3D practice, yet the techniques and processes involved will gain in complexity. Again, students are expected to apply their skills through exercises and creative projects.