Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU College of Business and Economics, and ANU College of Law
Academic Contact	Patsy Payne

This workshop may only be taken as part of a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree program.

The Printmedia and Drawing workshop aims to equip its graduates with a range of practical, critical and research skills which will enable them to fully realise the conceptual and visual possibilities of drawing, printmaking and related media, in their professional practice. The workshop provides a comprehensive program including instruction in all print technologies. An environment is provided where students can, through discussion and critical evaluation, develop self-reliance, confidence and the ability to communicate effectively.

Undergraduate courses balance traditional craft skills and contemporary modes and application of these skills. A variety of structured programs and set projects are offered. There is the opportunity to gain a technical grounding in media selected from a menu which includes relief printing, lithography, screen printing, etching, digital imaging, papermaking, typography and book design. Drawing is a fundamental activity in the workshop and is integrated into the timetable for the first four semesters. The drawing program spans experimental, life drawing and conceptual approaches.

Complementing studio classes and drawing is a studio theory program developed to provide an historical, theoretical and critical context for students working in printmedia and drawing. The national collections of prints, works on paper and artists books housed at the Australian National Gallery and the National Library, are a valuable resource in these studies.  In the latter semesters of the course, individual investigation and research is emphasised and students propose independent study programs. Progress is monitored through individual tutorials and reviews where work is presented for critical appraisal.  The workshop provides excellent facilities and equipment. The printing studios are equipped with four lithography and offset presses, four intaglio presses, four relief presses, six screen printing tables and an Editions and Artists Book facility. Four large studio areas are provided for personal workspaces. Each student is allocated a workstation, including a desk and wall space. There is a networked Macintosh computer room for image manipulation, graphics and photo process applications.

The Printmedia and Drawing workshop benefits from a continuing visiting artists program which incorporates the expertise of artists, printers, and designers into the course. Students also benefit from field trips, both interstate and into the landscape.  The workshop also provides a context for Graduate Studies which take advantage of the range of expertise and resources available in the workshop, and emphasise the development of the student's prior practice in practical and conceptual terms. Applicants to the graduate programs are selected on the basis of prior achievement, the merit of the study proposal submitted and the availability of appropriate resources.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.