Artist Courses in Gold Coast

The Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) offers an integrated approach to enhance art-making practices, covering methodologies like painting, drawing, and digital art. Students will deeply understand fine art history and theory, critique artworks, and engage in rigorous analytical thinking about art. Interaction with arts professionals, exhibition visits, and writing reviews further enrich the experience. .

The CUA51120 Diploma of Visual Arts supports your career in photography, ceramics, painting, digital art, printmaking, sculpting, and fashion — or for further developing your creative hobbies and artistic interests. It’s the perfect blend of creative arts history, theory, and practice. Over 12 months you’ll be refining your practical skills across a range of mediums, plus realising and presenting a body of your own creative work. Even better, you’ll have the opportunity to join an international study tour to the world’s artistic hotspots such as Milan, Paris, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong. Enquire now for the list of study choices and details of the portfolio submission required at enrolment. .

Embrace your ancestry and cultural identity with the CUA40620 Certificate IV in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts. It’s a nationally recognised training course that teaches you how to establish yourself as an artist and build a commercial practice. The course covers: drawing, painting, art history and theory, textiles, prints, stencilling, colour theory and design. Enquire now for the next opportunities for enrolment — you must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent to enrol in this qualification..

Develop a professional arts practice with the CUA20420 Certificate II in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts. This nationally recognised qualification develops your skills in drawing as well as your understanding of Aboriginal cultural arts. During your studies you’ll be producing art works that express your own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity and you’ll have the opportunity to explore a range of mediums (ceramics, video art, digital imaging, jewellery-making, painting, sculpture, printmaking, dance, textile work). Enquire now for the full list of study units, entry requirements, and course opportunities in your area..

Are you considering a career in the visual arts? The CUA10320 - Certificate I in Visual Arts is a great way to get started. This nationally recognised qualification develops your drawing techniques and creative ideas, plus teaches you how to use a range of digital technologies and art industry software. The course begins with workplace safety and communication essentials, then allows you to specialise in a number of interest areas including: textiles, painting, indigenous art, furniture, metal and plastics. Sound good? Enquire now for the list of study units (and their availability) as well as training providers who deliver this course..

Turn your art into your career with the CUA30520 Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts. This nationally recognised qualification will help you develop a professional arts practice and produce work that expresses your own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity. Your studies begin with an introduction to the history and development of Aboriginal art forms, and you’ll gain a strong understanding of cultural protocols and how they inform your own arts practice. You’ll then explore the use of colour and gain technicals skills in the visual arts (2D and 3D design, drawing, calligraphy, ceramics, CAD drawings, digital imagery, painting, and more). Enquire now for entry requirements, arts career outcomes, and enrolment centres with active course dates..

Work alongside a professional photographer or just indulge your personal creativity and love of photography with the CUA31120 Certificate III in Visual Arts. This nationally recognised training course will help you develop a creative arts practice and teach you how to produce commercial grade photographs. Over 6 months you will be: exploring the use of colour, extending your critical thinking skills, producing digital images, producing prints, using wet darkroom techniques to produce monochrome photographs. Enquire now for the list of training centres and study dates..

The CUA30720 Certificate III in Design Fundamentals will boost your career in photography, graphic design, and desktop publishing. Over 6 months you will learn the fundamentals of colour, drawing, digital imagery and the production of 2D and 3D images — graduating with a nationally recognised qualification and ready to work in a photography or design role. Enquire now to discuss your study options..