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Explore in practical ways how painting has been defined in the 20th and 21st centuries.

You'll learn about the theoretical impetus for these developments, and their underlying assumptions about representation, space and place are will be explored. Units also include material investigation components that link to conceptually based themes developed by individual students.


Potential graduate career pathways:

Business and Management

  • Agent
  • Artist Manager
  • Business Owner
  • CEO
  • Entrepreneur
  • Inventor
  • Manager
  • Music Business Consultant
  • Promotions Officer
  • Record Company Executive
  • Retail Sales Manager
  • Salesperson
  • Talent Booker
  • Talent Scout
  • Tour Manager
  • Venue Manager
  • Visual Merchandiser

Cultural Heritage

  • Archivist
  • Art Historian
  • Arts Administrator
  • Cultural Heritage Officer
  • Historian
  • Lobbyist
  • Researcher
  • Tour Guide

Design

  • Game Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Jewellery Designer
  • Multimedia Designer
  • Product Designer
  • Set Designer
  • Audio Designer 
  • Web Designer

Film, TV and Radio

  • TV and Radio
  • Actor
  • Animator
  • Announcer
  • Audio Engineer
  • Audiovisual Technician
  • Broadcaster
  • Camera Operator
  • Casting Director
  • Conductor
  • Composer
  • Director
  • Director of Photography
  • Editor
  • Floor Manager
  • Journalist
  • Lighting Operator
  • Media Presenter
  • Musician
  • News Presenter
  • Post Production Audio
  • Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • Screen Writer
  • Set Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Sound Engineer
  • Writer

Government

  • Administrator
  • Adviser
  • Arts Administrator
  • Arts and Cultural Development Officer
  • Community Development Officer
  • Councillor
  • Cultural Heritage Officer
  • Events Coordinator
  • Mayor
  • Media Adviser
  • Policy Analyst/Adviser
  • Political Analyst/Adviser
  • Politician
  • Program Manager
  • Public Servant Secretary (CEO)

Museums and Galleries

  • Archivist
  • Art Historian
  • Art Restorer
  • Conservator
  • Curator
  • Director
  • Exhibitions Coordinator
  • Framer
  • Librarian
  • Museum Guide
  • Researcher

Publishing

  • Advertising Client Manager
  • Advertising Creative Director
  • Copy Writer
  • Event Manager
  • Graphic Designer
  • Marketer
  • Market Researcher
  • Marketing Strategist
  • Media Adviser
  • Media Planner/Booker
  • Music Publisher
  • Public Relations Consultant
  • Storyboard Artist

Research

  • Academic
  • Archivist
  • Researcher
  • Market Researcher
  • Social Researcher

Teaching

  • Academic Lecturer
  • Specialist School Teacher
  • Studio Teacher
  • Tutor
  • Vocal Coach
  • Director

Theatre

  • Actor
  • Broadway Singer
  • Casting Director
  • Chorus Line Singer
  • Costume Designer
  • Dancer
  • Director
  • Floor Manager
  • Lighting Operator
  • Musical Singer
  • Musician
  • Producer
  • Set Production Worker
  • Singer
  • Stage Designer
  • Stage Hand
  • Stage Manager
  • Writer

Visual Art

  • Artist
  • Cartoonist
  • Ceramicist
  • Digital Artist
  • Illustrator
  • Painter
  • Photographer
  • Potter
  • Print Maker
  • Screen Printer
  • Sculptor
  • Studio Artist

The units on offer for Painting vary each Semester, please refer to the Course and Unit Handbook for current unit offerings.

Do you want to know more about Painting? Please visit the Visual and Performing Arts site in Launceston or the Art & Visual Communication site in Hobart.