The Arts
Art and Design
The Arts at Lake Tuggeranong College enjoy a lively and co-operative association with community arts organisations. Lake Tuggeranong College presents the smartARTS Carnival every year, a celebration of the Arts in the Tuggeranong Valley involving government and non-government high schools and colleges in a display of 2D and 3D art, ceramics, glass, dance, drama, music and photography.
Art and Design students hold an annual graduation exhibition at local galleries such as the Tuggeranong Community Arts Centre. Design students have been commissioned by local businesses like The Valley View to design and construct floats for the Tuggeranong Community Festival.
Art and Design (T) and (A)
Art can be taken at two levels - Art and Design (Tertiary) and Art and Design (Accredited). There are no prerequisites for either course and it is possible to take up art studies at the commencement of any semester.
Art classes cover all aspects of the Art and Design, including both theoretical and practical. Art is an energetic and popular course as it provides all students the hands-on opportunity to develop their strengths and skills. As the course develops, students are taught many artistic techniques from sculpture to watercolour painting and encouraged to develop creative skills demonstrating visual concepts and ideas. Once skills are developed, students are urged to investigate all avenues of artistic expression. After graduating from an art course at Lake Tuggeranong College, students may further their artistic career by applying for entry to any art school in Australia., They may also take other artistic career paths such as Design or Craft.
Drama (T/A)
At Lake Tuggeranong College you can receive foundation training in all aspects of the art form to prepare for a career in the theatre or you can develop your creative and communicative skills as part of an English major or by doing a minor in introductory units. Extensive opportunities exist to perform in carnivals, concerts, cabarets, and other smartArts productions ranging from original musicals to traditional scripts, intercollege competitions including the Rock Eisteddfod and the Shakespeare Festival and community/college co-productions.
Dance (T/A)
Lake Tuggeranong offers a wide choice of dance programs. The Tertiary Dance course is designed for those students withprevious dance/movement experience concentrating on developing different dance styles and creative compositional tasks with a strong academic commitment. The accredited program is for all who have an interest in dance for both fitness and recreation and who wish to broaden their experience of yesterday's and today's dance styles.
Both programs offer students a chance to dance in a variety of performances from the well established Rock Eisteddfod and Dance Festival to school based items such as the smartArts Carnival, Cabaret and school Concerts.
Photography and Design
The Arts at Lake Tuggeranong College enjoy a lively and co-operative association with community arts organisations. Lake Tuggeranong College presents the smartARTS Carnival every year, a celebration of the Arts in the Tuggeranong Valley involving government and non-government high schools and colleges in a display of 2D and 3D art, ceramics, glass, dance, drama, music and photography. Art students hold an annual graduation exhibition at local galleries such as the Tuggeranong Community Arts Centre. Design students have been commissioned by local businesses like The Valley View to design and construct floats for the Tuggeranong Community Festival.
Photography (T/A)
Lake Tuggeranong College has excellent photographic facilities including cameras, darkroom and studio. Courses range from introductory black and white to more advanced techniques. Colour courses are available for experienced students. Photography can be a skill for future employment or a life-time hobby.
Digital imaging and computer manipulation using Adobe Photoshop is incorporated into the traditional photography stream.
When you study this subject you learn how to become a designer of graphic communications, film, TV and theatre settings, textiles, packaging, landscapes, furniture, costumes, illustrations, jewellery, industrial products, and much more. The “T” course helps you gain entry to these areas at any Australian tertiary institution. The “A” course aims directly to help you gain employment in these fields.
Design at Lake Tuggeranong College combines well with the Media, Art, Photography and Computer Aided Design courses to provide a powerful introduction to the visual arts.
Multimedia and Music
The Arts at Lake Tuggeranong College enjoy a lively and co-operative association with community arts organisations. Lake Tuggeranong College presents the smartARTS Carnival every year, a celebration of the Arts in the Tuggeranong Valley involving a display of dance, drama, music and photography.
Music (T/A)
Music is for those who enjoy listening to music, singing or playing various instruments. Students have a wide choice of repertoire which fits a range of leisure interests and career choices. Opportunities exist for solo and ensemble instrumental studies both at tertiary and accredited levels.The wealth of artistic talent which exists at Lake Tuggeranong can also be seen in theatrical productions which have featured vocals and instrumentals.
Multimedia is the cornerstone of the Media course at Lake Tuggeranong College. In every Media Studies unit, students study the theory and concepts related to digital technology and produce practical projects using the industry standard facilities of the Lake Tuggeranong College Regional Multimedia Skill Centre. All computer stations have access to the Internet and students learn to design their own web site. Students also study traditional media production skills and concepts.Considerable importance is placed on students’ practical work, creativity and skills in the use of a fully operational television studio, a licensed broadcast AM radio station, and the Regional Multimedia Skill Centre. Students participate in production work in and out of college, excursions, self directed projects and organised work experience programs in the local industry. Students have been commissioned to produce videos for groups such as the Department of Education and Training, the Canberra Museum and Gallery, and the World Solar Challenge. These videos have been shown in Canberra, other Australian cities and in Asia.orld Solar Challenge. These videos have been shown in Canberra, other Australian cities and in Asia.
Ceramics and Glass
The Arts at Lake Tuggeranong College enjoy a lively and co-operative association with community arts organisations. Lake Tuggeranong College presents the smartARTS Carnival every year, a celebration of the Arts in the Tuggeranong Valley involving government and non-government high schools and colleges in a display of 2D and 3D art, ceramics, glass, dance, drama, music and photography.
Art and Design students hold an annual graduation exhibition at local galleries such as the Tuggeranong Community Arts Centre. Design students have been commissioned by local businesses like The Valley View to design and construct floats for the Tuggeranong Community Festival.
Ceramics (A)
This course is extremely popular and allows students to develop skills in handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques. An extensive range of surface decoration materials and techniques, slip casting, raku firing and glaze making are covered in this course.
Glass, Art and Design (T)
Glass, Art, and Design is a dynamic course at Lake Tuggeranong College. It is the only course of its kind in the ACT that provides students with the opportunity to cut and form glass in the kiln. Glass is a rapidly expanding area of the visual arts in Australia and students can study in this medium at any of Australia’s major tertiary institutions. Students can also use the work they produce in this subject to help them gain entry into other art and design courses.The Multimedia Skill Centre
The Information Age has brought us multimedia, digital information, CD ROMs, e-mail, interactive presentations and the World Wide Web. These terms have become both familiar to us and terms of trepidation.
Multimedia does not sound daunting when described as the combination of sound, video and other media into one interactive presentation. Most of us have used the Internet or sent an e-mail. There is no need for trepidation. We are immersed already in the multimedia and digital revolution. Lake Tuggeranong College has embraced the challenge of multimedia and the digital age with the provision of funding from the Australian National Training Authority.
The establishment of the Lake Tuggeranong College Multimedia Skill Centre has been a challenging and exciting task. The Centre, located at Lake Tuggeranong College, close to business, government, entertainment, and other education institutions, offers members of these industries an opportunity to become involved in and use the latest digital technologies and industry standard facilities.
The Lake Tuggeranong College Multimedia Skill Centre conducts vocational education courses for secondary and tertiary students, and training programs for the education industry. It also provides access to high level facilities for production firms. Adult education classes at night provide training in digital arts for community members. Students who have trained at the Multimedia centre have gone on to further studies and jobs in the graphic and interactive multimedia industries.
