NCAT's FULL SUITE OF TERTIARY STUDY OPTIONS

NCAT specialises in the arts and technologies and is unique in the schools sector as a senior secondary college that also hosts a number of vibrant tertiary study options.

Students can study:

• Certificate IV in Design
• Certificate IV in Visual Arts
• Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging
• Certificate IV in Music Industry (Music and Sound Production)
• Certificate IV in Instrument Making and Repair (Guitar Making)
• Diploma in Visual Arts
• Diploma in Photography and Photo Imaging

Recently NCAT produced a series of videos to explain what we do and our applied approach to learning. The full suite of videos can be watched at NCAT Video on YouTube.

 

NCAT CREATE SECOND (VIRTUAL) INFO SESSION

Due to popular demand, NCAT Create is hosting a second online information session for its wonderful part-time Diploma of Visual Arts on Tuesday the 15th of September at 7pm. 

Contact us at NCATcreate@gmail.com or register at ncat.vic.edu.au and we will send you out a link to join us via Zoom. 

NCAT Create is a renowned Melbourne-based art course specially designed for adults who are looking to study visual art part-time. 

Tune in virtually to hear what it is all about with the Create Program Leader Tracy Paterson @lacontrapposto 






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NCAT CREATE ALUMNI ARTIST WORKSHOP

Gumnut in Blue Bowl by  ©Alix Hunter

Just prior to lockdown, ex NCAT Create student Alix Hunter presented an inspiring still-life painting workshop to Create's second year Diploma of Visual Arts students. The students who have been doing an extended painting unit, spent the day investigating alla prima (wet on wet) techniques to produce a carefully observed still-life oil painting. The students produced amazing small scale still-life paintings under Alix's gentle guidance. With the student's still-life setups illuminated by lamps it made the grey and wet day bright and cosy!

After her time at Create, Alix has gone on to become a very successful still-life painter who exhibits widely. She most recently showed work with Michael Reid Galleries Sydney  -Studio Direct, selling out prior to the opening! 

@michaelreidsydney  michaelreid.com.au

"Alix paints slow, considered observations of the everyday. She is especially moved by light, form and shape. Her work celebrates space and simplicity. She plays with objects, their relationships to each other and the spaces between them. Hunter is drawn by texture, colour and tone. She has a great love for the Australian bush and her work often incorporates organic form from the Merri Creek near her inner city studio". (Reprinted with thanks via her website alixhunter.com)

@alixhunterart

alixhunter.com

NCAT CREATE OPENS AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER!

It is with great excitement that we announce that NCAT Create is now offering a Diploma of Visual Arts! 

NCAT Create students have long wished that the course could run across two years. At the end of their year with us they very often felt that they wanted more time to extend specialised skills in order to further prepare for life as visual artists. This meant they often went on to complete Visual Arts Diplomas elsewhere (whilst lamenting that they could not be at Create). 

We listened and we acted. As of 2020, the course will run as a two-year, part-time course, after which students will attain the CUA51115 Diploma of Visual Arts. This will enable them to explore skills, techniques and ideas in the first year and then extend, refine and specialise in the second year! As previously, the course will run on Thursdays and Fridays with an optional open studio access day on Tuesdays. This enables mature aged students access to employment and other commitments whilst studying. Course hours remain family friendly: 9:30am - 3pm.

Subjects include:
Year One

• Art Studio
• Life Drawing
• Digital
• Art in Context

Year Two

• Art Studio
• Drawn from Life
• Digital
• Contemporary Art Practice

Create has been a hugely popular course and we are confident that these changes will see it go from strength to strength whilst still retaining the core of it's success - amazing skills development, accessibility and nurture. Stay tuned for an exciting year! #ncatcreate

More information and application details can be found on the NCAT website: 
https://ncat.vic.edu.au/ncat-create

NCAT is a Registered Training Organisation 6736. All trainers are qualified to deliver this qualification. Students may be eligible for a government subsidised position through Skills First funding and can access a VET Student Loan if required.