About Adelaide Central School of Art
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About Adelaide Central School of Art
Adelaide Central School of Art 
Established in 1982, Adelaide Central School of Art is an independent, not-for-profit, Higher Education Provider specialising in the training and education of practising visual artists. This focus is reflected in its policy of employing only practising artists. This focus is reflected in its policy of employing only practising artists as teachers.
The School’s undergraduate award program offers an Associate Degree of Visual Art, a Bachelor of Visual Art and a Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours) award while the postgraduate program offers a Graduate Diploma of Visual Art and a Master of Visual Art. The School also offers a double degree program with the Flinders University of South Australia, allowing students to combine a Bachelor of Arts with a Bachelor of Visual Arts.
The School's approach to visual arts education is based on the assumption that there is an accessible, cumulative body of knowledge associated with the making of visual art. There is a strong belief that the creation of meaning in art is inseparable from its making and for that reason students must acquire a sound level of technical and conceptual competence and teachers of art should be artists practising in the areas in which they teach.
Finally, it is considered that in a changing, pluralistic world, students must be exposed to a very wide range of art and ideas from which to develop their own.
To support its philosophy the School has adopted a traditional "atelier" model of visual arts education and training which is taken to mean small groups with the opportunity for one-to-one interaction, an emphasis on studio practice and the importance of the role of artists as teachers.
Central Studios has been affiliated with the School for 25 years. It is an incorporated group of some 20 professional visual artists who work in a wide range of media and styles. Arrangements can be made for students to interact with Central Studio artists and observe firsthand the execution of professional work, and to see what it means to have a career as a practising artist. Examples of their work and curriculum vitae are available by clicking on the link to 'Studios' on the School's website www.acsa.sa.edu.au
Number of Available Higher Education Places
90
National Priority Places
Not Maintained
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Address and Contact details
Street & Postal Address:
45 Osmond Terrace
Norwood S.A. 5067
Phone: +618 83645075
Fax: +618 83644865
Campus Location
45 Osmond Terrace
Norwood S.A. 5067
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Course Information
Course Finder
Online Handbook
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Academic Structure
Visual Arts
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Information for enrolling students
Open Days: To be advised
Application Process
Direct Applications: Direct to the School in person by 11th January 2008
Important Enrolment Date:
Semester 1 2008 – 11th February until 27th June (Term 1: 11/2/08 – 11/4/08, Term 2: 28/4/08 – 27/6/08)
Semester 2 2008 – 21st July until 5th December (Term 3: 21/7/08 – 19/9/08, Term 4: 6/10/08 – 5/12/08)
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Fees Schedule
Fees Schedule: Tuition Fees and Student Contribution amounts
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Minimum Entrance Requirements
Minimum Entrance Requirements: Applicant must be at least 17 years of age
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Scholarship Information
The Pro Hart Scholarship and 2 other Year 12 Scholarships, each to the value of one year’s full-time study ($14,562). Year 12 school-leavers must apply by 11th January 2008 with artistic portfolio and Year 12 academic results.
Postgraduate Scholarship. Applicants must apply with Research Proposal by 23rd November 2007
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Quality Information
Providers are required to be audited.
As the Adelaide Central School of Art has only recently been approved as a higher education provider under HESA, audit arrangements are to be advised.
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