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It is commonly recognised that there are correlations between students’ SES, their lower scoring in standardised testing, early school leaving and future educational outcomes within the context of western schooling (Keddie, 2012, p. 32). Due to this, our education systems are perpetuating what Nancy Fraser deems redistributive injustice; reinstating class inequality through an inequitable distribution of the material benefits that schooling provides (Keddie, pp. 32 - 34, 2012). In order to maintain an inclusive teaching practice, it is therefore imperative that teachers utilise methods of aiding marginalised students in accessing the cultural capital they require to succeed at school (Keddie, 2012, pp. 32 – 34).

Within visual arts and design teaching this socioeconomic form of inequality predominantly takes the form of a lack of material resources, in terms of what the school is able to provide and what students individually have access to at home. It also exists in terms of what a student’s home-life can add to their understanding of the art world and therefore their own art making.

Within each of the following links you will find a resource or strategy to aid you in overcoming these issues, resulting in improved outcomes for your students!

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This online resource is a collaboration between Google and some of the world's most renowned art institutions, offering your students the opportunity to view tens of thousands of artworks in extraordinary detail (Google, 2013).

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Google Arts & Culture is a non-profit initiative. We work with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, our mission is to preserve and bring the world's art and culture online so it's accessible to anyone, anywhere. Discover our latest technologies and meet the people, visit the places and learn about the events that continue to shape our world.

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The NGV has recently introduced free virtual excursions of major exhibitions! For schools that do not have resources to physically get to the exhibitions, this alternative offers your students a chance to virtually walk around the space via a NGV educator and ask as many questions as they can fit into the time slot! No specialist equipment is required.

While the link below is specifically related to a past exhibition, it offers information regarding the experience and a link to the gallery's website where more up to date information can be found!

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Virtual Excursions is a program providing you and your students with the opportunity to take a peek inside the NGV from your own classroom. Also, during times when temporary exhibitions are open, each week one of our NGV Educators will introduce a new work live from the exhibition space.

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ACCA, which is always free to visit, has a specialised education program for government schools within 45minutes of the gallery, aiming to offer an enriched experience of contemporary art and ideas. This program includes return transport to ACCA, minimising the cost of the excursion for the school.

This form of art world experience is particularly important for students continuing their studies into VCE as it students a rich understanding of contemporary art practice (VCAA, 2017).

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Brix, B. (2018).

Using personal perspective to make art accessible. Retrieved from https://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/sponsored-content/visual-arts/sabine-brix/using-personal-perspective-to-make-art-accessible-255719

Google. (2013). Google Art Project. Retrieved from
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/artproject/

Keddie, A. (2012). Chapter 2: Removing Barriers in Students’ Lives: An International Perspective on Issues of Justice and Cultural Diversity. In Educating for Diversity and Social Justice (pp. 13 – 37). Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unimelb/reader.action?ppg=21&docID=958249&tm=1499744700607

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2017). Studio Arts AFT. Retrieved from https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/studioarts/StudioArtsAFT_2017.docx

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Thinking local! Rather than restricting students' understanding of art to government run institutions, especially to 'block buster' exhibitions that are costly, teachers could look to local galleries with free exhibitions. This would also potentially make the work more accessible as it is more relevant to the students' local area.

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Art Galleries Arts Industry Business Directory - Arts Organisations | ArtsHub Australia

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A comprihensive directory of Australian Art Galleries arts organisations , updated regularly.

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As teachers of art and design it's our role to help our students understand that their interpretation of art is valid - that art is for everyone. Looking at contemporary artists that create work about their personal experience can open up this discussion with students, such as those in the exhibition at ArtBank linked below. The gallery's director poignantly stated that his view on contemporary art is that "... it should be personal, it should be active, and shouldn’t rely on a preconceived set of notions such as, “this space isn’t for me; I don’t know enough about that art to come and engage" (Brix, 2018).

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An exhibition curated by Tony Stephens for Artbank

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Online library guides such as state library are accessible to all Victorians. Researching through the guides would require teacher scaffolding, but when utilised appropriately could provide students with a wealth of free information about the world of art that they might otherwise have not been introduced to.

Alternatively, if students do not have easy access to a device with internet, having a selection of art books in your classroom for your students to flick through could act in the same way. The more students are introduced to these concepts the more accessible they will find them, and the richer their art practice will become.

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Research Guides: Artists and artworks: Get started

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How to research artists and art works. Locating reproductions and recent art sales by artists.

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If you would like to open up the conversation about social class within art history with your students, this is an activity by the Guggenheim you may like to look to. In my opinion this would only be appropriate from year 9-10 onwards, depending on the students.

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Questions for Investigation Take a minute to sketch this woman.

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Another selection of programs by ACCA that offer free return transport to eligible groups of students.

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Virtual Tour of the Newcastle Art Gallery

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Virtual Tour of the Newcastle Art Gallery

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Another resource to combat the financial struggles of getting students out in the art world.

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Learn more about iconic works from the Newcastle Art Gallery collection

Recorded in January 2018, the exhibitions PAINTING MEMORY: From the collection and EVERYTHING CHANGES: Tim Maguire 2002 - 2017 have been documented in a 3D showcase of the Gallery building, recording some of the most iconic works of art from our collection as an interactive and educational online resource.

Developed in partnership with local immersive media company Evolv3d Media , the 3D showcase uses technology similarly to Google Street View, providing a high-definition walk-through of the entire Gallery building, the forecourt and the outdoor sculpture garden. You can move through either the ground floor or first floor gallery, stopping to view any of the works on display, and hover over interpretive information next to the works of art to learn more.

Works of art in the virtual display include works by artists such as William Dobell, Margaret Olley, John Olsen and Brett Whiteley in the exhibition PAINTING MEMORY, while the exhibition EVERYTHING CHANGES, developed by the Gallery in collaboration with the artist Tim Maguire, is one of the most significant solo artist exhibitions coordinated to date.

Explore our Virtual Tours

These 3D showcases work with all major browsers, including:

Firefox 4 or later

Chrome 9 or later

IE 11 or later, with Windows 8 or later

Opera 12 or later

Safari 5.1 or later, with OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion or later

Navigation Help

Using your mouse: click and drag to look around and click on the pale rings on the floor to move from location to location. You can also use the scroll on your mouse to zoom in and out. Red circles indicate extra information, click on them to see extended captions about different works of art, or to access exhibition catalogues or videos. Green circles indicate access information, including the location of lifts and amenities.

Using the dashboard controls: you can also use the dashboard, at the base of the screen. Press the play button to take a tour at the touch of a button, press the forward or back arrows to move through the tour one view at a time, or the plus or minus icons to zoom in or out.

More help and navigation tips: There is also a help option in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

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Recorded in January 2018, the exhibitions PAINTING MEMORY: From the collection and EVERYTHING CHANGES: Tim Maguire 2002 - 2017 have been documented in a 3D showcase of the Gallery building, recording some of the most iconic works of art from our collection as an interactive and educational online resource.