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Focuses on the conditions of reception relevant to students' work including ways meaning is created; how art works are read; and the significance of presentation strategies. Consists of a range of supervised briefs embracing media specific, interdisciplinary, Māori, local and global approaches to creating art works. Students will also engage in focused contextual study in an area relevant to their studio interests.

Provides an understanding of contemporary artistic practice relevant to students' developing interests. Students will engage with current art ideas, methodologies and positions and will gain experience in understanding their own work in relationship to local and international contemporary art practices. Consists of the supervised completion of a number of prescribed briefs. Discipline-based and interdisciplinary learning will be undertaken, with a dual emphasis on the development of conceptual thinking and material languages.

How does the contemporary art world work? Premised on the idea that there are many art worlds, this course examines global and local contemporary artistic practices, theories, histories and institutions, exploring the practices and discourses that constitute these worlds. No prior knowledge or experience of contemporary art is assumed.

How does the contemporary art world work? Premised on the idea that there are many art worlds, this course examines global and local contemporary artistic practices, theories, histories and institutions, exploring the practices and discourses that constitute these worlds. No prior knowledge or experience of contemporary art is assumed.

Focuses on the conditions of reception relevant to students' work including ways meaning is created; how art works are read; and the significance of presentation strategies. Consists of a range of supervised briefs embracing media specific, interdisciplinary, Māori, local and global approaches to creating art works.

Engages students with materials and methods of making that are indigenous to Aotearoa. Explores concepts, methods and techniques of Te Ao Māori through the development and creation of contemporary fibre and textile-based artworks. Through an exploration of practices such as tukutuku, students will consider how collaboration, pattern, symbolism and whanaungatanga can be embedded in artworks.

Engages students with materials and methods of making that are indigenous to Aotearoa. Explores concepts, methods and techniques of Te Ao Māori through the development and creation of contemporary artworks using materials such as wood, clay, stone, and shell.

Explores contemporary printed matter. Students will work with a range of traditional printmaking technologies that may include monoprint, screen print, woodcut, and photogravure as well as expanded, experimental processes using digital and laser cutting technologies.

Introduces students to print publication as a site of contemporary practice exploring ways in which artists, designers, and activists have made use of the printed form as a social medium. Students will experiment with the format and materiality of printed media, and the experience of viewing, through the production of self-published works such as artist’s books, posters, and zines. Technical workshops will develop skills in digital and hand-made print and production methods.

Offers a practical exploration of digital film production. Students will learn camera techniques and editing skills to support the development of experimental visual stories while learning how digital workflow and project management can affect a creative outcome. Students will work both collaboratively and individually, using a range of filmmaking equipment and editing software to make short films.

Explores the installation aspect of making audio-visual time-based artworks. Students will consider what happens to audio-visual work once it leaves the computer including how artworks are rendered in physical space for viewers to engage with. Students will learn the basics of audio-video installation practices and experiment with audio visual installations.

Covers the conceptual and practical possibilities of digital photography. Students will experiment with a wide range of image-making technologies including SLR digital cameras. Lighting considerations and a range of options for printing digital photos will be explored. Contemporary photographic practices will be covered within the context of global image circulation.

Provides students with an overview of analogue photographic processes. Students will gain skills in darkroom photography, including a practical understanding of film camera technologies, developing and printing processes, and the use of darkroom techniques to refine and manipulate photographic imagery.

Considers the various ways in which actions, processes, and materials can shape a painting practice. Covers a range of painterly actions and a self-generated list of ‘paint-related’ verbs (to roll, to smudge, to scrape). Students will create a ‘catalogue’ of marks and manipulations of paint. They will then develop these ideas through a studio practice which explores abstraction, materiality, and considerations of form. A broad range of traditional, modern and expanded paint properties and mediums will be considered.

Explores contemporary techniques of still life and representational painting as a means of re-thinking visual histories. Students will gather and arrange source materials and object references and explore a range of painted responses. Emphasises the construction and preparation of supports and surfaces, colour theory, and the methods and mediums that support painting practice.

Based in the metal and wood workshops, this course will guide students in the exploration of materials and construction processes. Develop sculptural works in metal or wood. Students will use tools and techniques such as cutting, joining and welding.

Engages with tactile processes of object-making and reproduction to create works of contemporary art using clay, wax, and other materials. Students will make reproductions of their handmade objects using a range of casting processes and explore how multiples impact the form and content of artworks.

Focuses on performance art as a means of communication. Examines the ways in which performance can be integral to an artistic and cultural identity, contemporary life, and community.

Considers how documentation effects our understanding of performance art and what might be done to retain and communicate the ephemeral effects of a passing event. Students explore their own performance practice and develop appropriate methods of documentation including video, photography, drawing, and sound recording. Students will work both collaboratively and individually, using documentation as a visual and conceptual tool.

Emphasises the practical aspects of establishing a career as a creative practitioner. Covers writing proposals, applications, artist’s statements, and other practical tools for a creative career. Focuses on the ability to communicate ideas effectively to peers and professional networks.

Students will consider the types of roles and structures that exist in contemporary art worlds, with a focus on curatorial practice and exhibition making from the perspective of the artist. Engaging with the local art world, students will develop a critically informed exhibition proposal for a real-world context.

Encourages the development and creation of artworks that explore whakapapa, whakawhanaungatanga, genealogy, and relationality as the foundation of creative practice in the contexts of Aotearoa and Te-Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa. Related indigenous methodologies and concepts will be explored.

Explores and examines the ongoing impact of colonisation, imperialism, and migration through art making. Related indigenous methodologies and concepts will be explored.

Addresses object-making in a digital world. Responds to the immaterial condition of internet culture, students will generate sculptural objects that exist in real space. Reflection on materiality and mediation in contemporary culture.

Explores the role of the audience in art and examines the work of artists and writers who have challenged assumptions about audience. Students will make creative work with a particular audience in mind using their own choice of means and/or modes of encounter. They will explore how to negotiate the ethics of working with others, including working with mana whenua.