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VISUAL ART EDUCATORS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Recent Professional Development
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Recent Professional Development 〰️
Visual Art and Design Mock Marking
Join us next week on the 8th of October at 2.30pm (2nd week of the holidays) for a mock-marking workshop with experienced SACE Stage 2 Visual Art and Design Teachers from VAESA to support you in your assessment of AT3. We will be reviewing past examples of students responses to the Visual Study and clarifying assessment criteria.
Register via the Humanitix link below:
Visual Art Educators South Australia (VAESA) 2026 Annual Conference
Push/pull: the generative role of constraint in creative, practice
The theme of the 2026 VAESA Conference explores how distinct constraints can shape and inspire creative output. As educators and creatives, we often work within the constraints of time, resources, curriculum objectives, and budgets. Creativity often thrives when it is, paradoxically, defined by certain parameters or constraints. Rather than limiting possibilities, these boundaries can foster innovation and problem-solving, providing a framework within which ideas can flourish.
Join us for a captivating keynote speech by renowned artist, writer, and educator Roy Ananda, as he explores the generative role of constraint in creative practice. In the afternoon, immerse yourself in studio-based workshops led by professional artists and experienced lecturers from Adelaide Central School of Art, including Jess Mara, James Dodd and Johnnie Dady.
Roy Ananda
Online workshop with visual artist, writer and educator explored creative thinking processes to unlock authentic visual arts concepts for ourselves and our students. The strategies in this online workshop will help empower students to explore alternative ideas and possibilities. Through this engaging creative game we blended our personal popular culture details, through expressive zine-making, that are adaptable for all year levels and learning contexts.
Visual Art Educators South Australia AGM
Congratulations to Sophie Chapman who joins the VAESA committee, really looking forward to working with you.
We also welcomed past recipients of the Minister’s art awards who shared their insights and professional development as a result of their success.celebration and insightful practice of past winners,
Public School: Secondary Teacher of the Arts
Lindsey Crowe
Noeleen Curran
Public School: Primary Teacher of the Arts
Jane Mant
Non-Government School: Secondary Teacher of the Arts
Mel Higgins
Alix Rogerson
Featured Image: Roy Ananda, 'The Apparitionist', Exhibition Install at Floating Goose, Oct 8 2025, by Sam Roberts Photography
Resources: Dungeons and dragons, 10 -sided die
Image:Term 2: Workshops SA currciulum and Stage 1 Visual art /designJOIN THE CLUB
Become a VAESA Member with an annual subscription.
The 2025/2026 fees are as follows:
School $150 ( 3 members)
Individual metro $60
Individual country $ 30
Preservice teachers Free
Receive access to exclusive online content, and discounted tickets for VAESA events.
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The professional art & design teacher association that’s passionate about helping you thrive in the classroom.
MEMBER BENEFITS
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COMMUNITY
Connect with education thought leaders and artists at workshops & show your art at VAESA exhibitions.
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LEARNING
Grow your creative confidence with training & development opportunities facilitated by VAESA.
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INSPIRATION
Access on point art & design education resources, videos and arts based research online with VAESA.
Acknowledgement
VAESA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country across all South Australia and the land on which we meet. We understand and appreciate the significance of the connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the land, and that their cultural art traditions are intertwined with ancestral stories and song lines. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and those emerging.
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