First We See: The National Review of Visual Education

First We See: The National Review of Visual Education is an Australian Government report into the visual education of Australian students.

The National Review of Education in Visual Arts, Craft, Design and Visual Communication was commissioned in 2005 by the Australia Council for the Arts with the then Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) (now the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR]) and in cooperation with the then Australian Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) (now the Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts [DEWHA]).

A national steering committee of key leaders and stakeholders in arts and education sectors provided advice about the review and assisted researchers with important connections to key issues and problems.

The report includes a review of existing programs and a series of good practice case studies, a framework for the future of visual education and four key recommendations.

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  • Sandra Cipriotti 3:52pm on 13 Dec 2009
    Please accept my congratulations for reviewing and recogonising the need to do something about the standard of Visual Arts in our schools. It is something I have been personally lobbying for almost 7 years. My vehicle for doing so is Kids On Canvas an art school I created to teach Visual Arts techniques from K - 12 and more recently, preschoolers. I founded and directed the school which focuses on child centred learning and practises from Reggio Emilia utilising a curriculum that I created, researched and developed and extends over five years. The syllabus covers everything to do with painting and drawing and specializes in teaching professional visual art techniques to kids.

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