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Fine Arts

Feel creative? Passionate about art?
Skill set
  • Are you artistic and creative?
  • Do you have business and promotional skills for self-employment?
  • Are you self-disciplined with good hand-eye coordination?
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Career facts
  • Careers in visual arts and crafts are extremely competitive and the occupation is very small – only 7,200 people in Australia are employed in this industry
  • Most artists are self employed and work either part-time or from home
  • Salaries can range from $400 up to $1,000 or more a week although the majority of people earn less than $500
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Why study with us?
  • Train in state of the art facilities and dedicated studios
  • Showcase your work through regular student art exhibitions
  • Gain industry experience whilst studying under award-winning professionals
  • Study full-time or part-time whilst undertaking paid employment
  • Some courses offer pathways to university or higher diplomas
  • Fast track your qualification through recognition of your past experience
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Career prospects:
  • Artist
  • Ceramics craftsperson
  • Ceramics tutor
  • Sculptor
  • Studio production potter
  • Visual arts assistant
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Student testimonial:
“My ceramics career has taken off since graduating from Sutherland College. The Diploma of Ceramics gave me a great foundation to begin teaching ceramics and to establish my own studio practice. I now teach ceramics at Danebank Girls High School and at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre in Chippendale. The TAFE qualification enabled me to enter the Honours year at the National Art School and I am now studying for my MVA at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

As an artist, I have been able to continually put into practice the skills I was taught at the Studio. Knowledge and skills in glaze making, clay body development and surface treatment techniques have been immeasurably helpful. Since graduating I have been involved in numerous exhibitions and won first prize and third prize at the Royal Easter Show.”

Clarissa Regan,
Graduate
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Career Pathways

 

Course Options

Ceramics - Certificate III
Ceramics - Diploma
Ceramics - General - Certificate IV
Fine Arts (Ceramics) - Advanced Diploma
Fine Arts - Advanced Diploma
Fine Arts - Diploma
Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft - Certificate II
Developing Glazes for Individual Needs - TAFE PLUS Certificate of Attendance
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2010 Enrolments

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1300 360 601