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Art Educators Exhibition - Alchemy: Transforming Visual Arts and Curriculum Pedagogy

We are excited to announce a special feature of the 2025 VADEA Conference: a physical and online exhibition showcasing artworks created by educators to guide students toward successful artmaking outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to celebrate and share...

Call For Presentations - Alchemy: Transforming Visual Arts and Curriculum Pedagogy

VADEA NSW is excited to announce that the VADEA 2025 Conference Alchemy: Transforming Visual Arts Curriculum and Pedagogy will be held on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th May 2025.  Visual Arts and Design Educators working within teaching, curriculum, museum...

2024 VADEA 'Symbiosis' Conference

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED The 2024 VADEA 'Symbiosis' Conference will be running over three event filled days Thursday 9 May 2024 Delmar Gallery - 144 Victoria Street, Ashfield Free Welcome Event (booking essential - limited spaces) 6.00pm - 8.00pm...

VADEA Response to the Draft 7-10 Visual Arts Syllabus (September 2023)

VADEA Response to the Draft 7-10 Visual Arts Syllabus (September...

VADEA Response to the Draft Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (September 2023)

VADEA Response to the Draft Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (September...

Visual Arts and Design Educators Association Summary of Key Issues Draft Visual Arts 7-10 Syllabus - August 2023

The Draft Visual Arts 7-10 Syllabus (Draft) represents many of the syllabus features we have known and valued in our current syllabus, however, VADEA considers the Draft to be: ● disappointingly reductive and reliant on assumed knowledge ● contrary to...

2024 VADEA 'Symbiosis' Conference

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED The 2024 VADEA 'Symbiosis' Conference will be running over three event filled days Thursday 9 May 2024 Delmar Gallery - 144 Victoria Street, Ashfield Free Welcome Event (booking essential - limited spaces) 6.00pm - 8.00pm...

Current NESA Curriculum Reform Timetable and Accreditation Decisions

3 October 2021: Read our letter to Honourable Sarah Mitchell, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning on our concerns over the Current NESA Curriculum Reform Timetable and Accreditation Decisions. Current NESA Curriculum Reform Timetable and...

VADEA interview with NESA Inspector - Creative Arts, Dr John Montgomery

The following recording of the VADEA Collaborate Live - Visual Arts Body of Work Examination Update with NESA Inspector - Creative Arts, Dr John Montgomery was recorded on April 29th 2020 via Zoom....

VADEA Response to NAAE call for status review for the Australian Curriculum: The Arts

The National Advocates for Arts Education (NAAE) has called for a research-based status review into the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts following meetings in Canberra (Educators call for a status review of Australian arts curriculum...