Year 10 Visual Arts – Term 2 (WA Curriculum): Creating and Presenting Contemporary Artworks

What this unit covers

In Term 2, Year 10 Visual Arts in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Creating and Presenting Contemporary Artworks”.

Students will explore media techniques, create original artworks incorporating influences from other artists, and develop skills in presentation and reflection of their artistic practice.

Lesson sequence (10 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Exploring Contemporary Artists Through Film and Digital Media
2. Documenting Artistic Processes Through Video Recording
3. Media Experimentation: Testing Traditional and Digital Techniques
4. Mixed Media Exploration: Combining Traditional and Contemporary Materials
5. Developing Personal Visual Language Through Media Testing
6. Creating Artworks Inspired by Contemporary Artists
7. Representing Personal Ideas Through Mixed Media Artworks
8. Refining Artworks Through Critical Reflection and Revision
9. Professional Presentation and Display Techniques
10. Curating and Reflecting on Personal Art Practice

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 2

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 2 runs from Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July — 11 weeks for WA public schools. With 10 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.