Creative Arts Week offers young people the chance to experience life as an artist for a week by spending a day at the schools of Art, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and this year for the first time Puppetry. The VCA has designed the Creative Kids Arts Week for those young people 12 to 16 years who are very interested about art, but are not sure which discipline to follow, as well as those who would just like to give the arts a go!
We are in a position to understand the needs of artistic and creative young people, some of whom may experience feelings of being outside of the norm demanded by their peers. We offer these students a place to belong. We encourage all students to be individuals and give them opportunities to see that what they want to do and what they are good at is part of a larger picture, in a creative and supportive environment.
The next Creative Arts Week will run June 30th to July 4th 2008.
Brochure and application form will be available from 1st May 2008.
The price of the week is $420 (inc. lunch each day).
For more information contact The Open Program on +61 3 9685 9088 or
Email: vca-shortcourses [at] unimelb.edu.au
MONDAY
School Of Art
Not an ordinary art class! Students spend the day exploring new ways of thinking about and making art, including different materials and techniques. This is all hands on, so be prepared to get your hands dirty.
TUESDAY
School Of Drama
Journey through the School of Drama, where a series of practical performance skills will be developed. Students will develop an understanding of the type of work required to develop as an actor. There will be movement, improvisation and voice skills as well as scripted scene studies during this challenging and enjoyable day.
WEDNESDAY
School of Film & TV
Find out what it takes to be a Film & TV student. An introduction by recent VCA graduates will give participants the low-down on the life of a film student. Participants will then be given the opportunity to get hands-on and write and direct their own short film.
THURSDAY
Puppetry with Polyglot Puppet Theatre
A day with the extraordinary art form of Puppetry; making, manipulating and devising your own performance. You will learn to animate the ordinary, turning objects into characters, create atmosphere and illustrate emotion through the use of visual imagery. You will explore your skills as a puppeteer with puppets of different styles. Be prepared to get physical.
FRIDAY
School of Music
Morning: Vocal workshop
This workshop will explore a variety of sounds using the voice. The material will put you in touch with some amazing music, using chants and harmonies which are easy to learn and exciting to sing.
Afternoon: Percussion Workshop
Explore rhythmic music from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil. You will study Latin American rhythms, hand and stick drumming techniques on a variety of instruments.
The ongoing support of the Ross Trust is an essential part of the Creative Arts Week’s success and the VCA extends its gratitude and thanks to the Trust for its ongoing commitment to this project. Other contributors to the success of Creative Arts Week that should be mentioned are: The Schools of the VCA, Art, Dance, Drama, Film and Television and Music; the VCA ‘Caf’, CIACD, Smith Family LFL, and the Geelong Courthouse Youth Arts Centre.
