Activism Through ART has been developed for students at a Year 5 level in Queensland, Australia for 2010. 

The Curriculum Links are:-

Essential Learnings - By the end of Year 5

Knowledge and Understanding

Visual Art involves selecting visual arts elements, concepts, processes and forms (both 2D and 3D) to express ideas, considering different audiences and different purposes, through images and objects.


  Colour shades (adding black to a colour) and tints (adding colour to white) are used to create balance, contrast and patterns
  Continuous, broken and hatched lines are used to create balance, contrast, space and patterns
  Curved, angular, symmetrical, asymmetrical and overlapping shapes are used to create balance, contrast and patterns
  Texture creates contrast and patterns using lines, rubbings and markings

Ways of Working
Students are able to:-
  • select and develop ideas for arts works, considering different audiences and different purposes, using arts elements and languages
  • create and shape arts works by organising arts elements to express personal and community values, beliefs and observations
  • present arts works to informal and formal audiences, using arts techniques, skills and processes
  • identify and apply safe practices
  • reflect on learning to identify new understandings and future applications.