VCE Art Making and Exhibiting past exams 2016–2025, by year and topic

Unit 3, AOS 1 — Collect: inspirations, influences and images · 9 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Art elements: line, colour, shape, form, tone, texture, sound, time, light · Art principles: emphasis/focal point, movement, rhythm, unity, variety, space, repetition and pattern, balance, contrast, proportion, scale · Aesthetic qualities (study design definition) · Inherent characteristics and properties of materials in specific art forms · Techniques and processes in specific art forms · Subject matter and ideas developed from influences, inspiration and personal experience · Three researched artists and collected sources · Visual language and methods used to communicate ideas · Conceptualising and documenting art making in the Visual Arts journal · Art terminology in documentation and evaluation — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Unit 3, AOS 2 — Extend: make, critique and reflect · 3 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Making artworks from influences, exploration, responses and reflection · Influences of artists and other inspiration on subject matter, ideas, techniques and style · Developing visual language to represent ideas and communicate meaning · Materials, techniques and processes used to make artworks · Progressive documentation and evaluation of art making · Preparing and presenting the Unit 3 critique · Using critique feedback to revise and further develop artworks — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Unit 3, AOS 3 — Connect: curate, design and propose · 11 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Characteristics of exhibitions · Characteristics of exhibition spaces: galleries, museums, other exhibition spaces, site-specific spaces · Responsibilities involved in curating an exhibition · Curatorial considerations and relationships between artworks and artists · Exhibition design: layout, sight lines, lighting, flow · Developing didactic information about artists and artworks · Strategies to plan and develop an exhibition in a specific space — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Unit 4, AOS 1 — Consolidate: refine and resolve · 3 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Extending and resolving subject matter and ideas from Unit 3 · Refining and resolving visual language in at least one finished artwork · Applying materials, techniques and processes to a finished artwork · Progressive documentation of refinement and resolution · Reflecting on and evaluating art making and the finished artwork · Terminology for conservation and care of materials — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Unit 4, AOS 2 — Present: plan and critique · 3 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Characteristics of the display of artworks in a specific space · Methods used to display finished artworks (positioning, fixtures, lighting, relationships) · Planning and documenting the display of your own finished artwork · Didactic information for your own work (artist's statement, overview) · Preparing and presenting the Unit 4 critique · Critically evaluating art making and explaining decisions in a critique · Presenting representation of ideas and communication of meaning in a finished artwork — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Unit 4, AOS 3 — Conserve: present and care · 6 mapped questions

Also in this areas of study: Presentation, conservation and care of artworks while on display · Conservation and care in handling, storage and transportation · Environmental controls: light (lux), temperature, relative humidity, pests, dust · Physical protection: framing and glazing, plinths, barriers, invigilation, crates, condition reports · Roles: curator, exhibition designer, conservator · Conservation methods applied to your own artwork on display and in storage · Comparison with artworks studied in exhibitions visited this year · Terminology for conservation and care — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

The rest of the study design

Question-level mapping for these areas is still being verified. Every official paper covering them is in the year table above.

• Unit 1, AOS 1–3 — Explore, expand and investigate (not examinable, foundational) — Explore: materials, techniques, processes and art forms (historical development, health and safety) · Expand: making and presenting at least one finished artwork on a set theme · Investigate: researching Australian artists, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, for a proposed exhibition
• Unit 2, AOS 1–3 — Understand, develop and resolve (not examinable, foundational) — Understand: visiting a thematic exhibition and curating a six-work thematic exhibition · Develop: art elements, art principles, aesthetic qualities and style in experimental artworks · Resolve: refining ideas, subject matter and style in at least one finished artwork