Bringing video art into the classroom

The aim of this project is to acquaint students with one art form that, although it had its origins approximately 50 years ago, has in the last decade become increasingly in the mainstream of contemporary expression - video art.

I hope that the encounter with these works will create interest, raise questions and stimulate students to further explore the world of contemporary art. John Kaldor

MOVE video art in schools is a collection of video art works provided to secondary schools on DVD for use in the classroom.

Twelve leading Australian artists have been commissioned to provide moving image works, each with accompanying booklet of support materials and student activites. These artists have generously agreed to an education edition of their work solely for use in schools.

The artists are Daniel Crooks, Shaun Gladwell, The Kingpins, Todd McMillan, Jess MacNeil, Tracey Moffatt, TV Moore, Patricia Piccinini, David Rosetzky, Grant Stevens, John Tonkin and Daniel von Sturmer.

This project has been produced in partnership the New South Wales Department of Education and has received enthusiastic support from many other state education departments and professional bodies around the country (see credits below).

This resource has also received generous financial assistance from a number of government, philanthropic and corporate sponsors for which we are grateful (see supporters below).

By the close of 2009, this resource will have been supplied to pver 1000 schools including every government secondary school in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. In 2010 there will be a Queensland travelling exhibition and workshop program of the MOVE video works thanks to the Queensland Art Gallery.

Non-government schools in NSW, Victoria and South Australia are invited to express interest in purchasing the MOVE box set ($295, inc. delivery) by completing the application form found here.

For more educational material please visit www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/move

Government & education partners

Philanthropic partners

Corporate partners

Cultural partners

Credits:

John Kaldor, Adam Free for Kaldor Public Art Projects
Deidhre Wauchop and Wendy Ramsay (and formerly Reg Newitt) for NSW Department of Education & Training

Contributors:
Lisa Slade, Curatorial Consultant, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Art theory lecturer, University of Newcastle
Sean O'Keeffe, Visual Arts teacher, Lithgow High School
Russell Storer, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art, Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery
Craig Judd, Curator, Art Writer
Kim Snepvangers, Head, School of Art History and Art Education, College of Fine Arts, UNSW
Wendy Ramsay, Visual Arts Advisor, Curriculum K-12 Directorate, NSW Department of Education & Training
Deidhre Wauchop, Manager Creative Arts, Curriculum K-12 Directorate, NSW Department of Education & Training

Workshop Coodinator: Wendy Ramsay

Project Coodinator: Adam Free

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