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    Street Art and Graffiti lovers - Sydney Stencil Festival

    This weekend, Sydney's very first Stencil Festival will take place. The exhibition will be held at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre - 64 Pine Street, Chippendale (a 10 minute walk from Redfern or Central Station) The opening is on Thursday the 1st of June, from 6PM - 9PM. Admission is...
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    VA Exam Date + Time, from the Preliminary HSC Exam Timetable

    VA Exam Date + Time, from the HSC Exam Timetable According to the exam timetable released today, the 2006 HSC Visual Arts exam will be held on Friday the 10th of November, 1.55pm - 3.30pm. Oh thank goodness it isn't in the morning! :D
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    Case Studies

    Hey guys, Just wondering - What case studies will your class be doing this year? We already did 'Artists, Politics and Social Commentary' last term, and had to work on it at home during the holidays. My teacher gave us a list of what we're doing this year a few days ago, and it all looks...
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    Rank your subjects

    From most enjoyable, to least enjoyable. Then, rank them in order of how you perform in them. Strongest, to weakest. Just because I'm interested. I'm curious to see peoples favourite to least favourite subjects to begin with, but also to see it that reflects within their performance...
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    Valuable Resource: VA Standards Package

    Hey guys, In case some of you do not know about this, I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Standards Packages contain samples of student answers from previous HSC exams. The examples chosen illustrate answers which earned marks at the borderline between each pair of performance bands...
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    ARTEXPRESS 2006 - Dates and Venues

    It's that time of year again kids. ArtExpress will be opening in just a few weeks! It's an opportunity for the class of 2005 to celebrate the successes of their peers, to see what other VA students did throughout the year, to possibility even see your own work or that of your friends hanging...
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    No Maths, Science or History

    Hey guys, I'm just wondering if there's anyone else here that doesn't do ANY maths, science or history subjects at all.... or am I all alone? Personally, I'm really glad I don't do any of these subjects. I don't need them in my future study and was always fairly hopeless at them. I'm much...
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    Class of '05 - How did you do?

    Just wondering what marks you guys got in VA.... and how you feel about them. Are you happy with your mark? Pleasantly surprised? Disappointed? Extremely disappointed?
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    Top Achievers in Course

    Which of you BOSer's made it into the top 20, 10 or 5 of a course? I've already seen a bunch here, and thought it would be cool to get all the names together somewhere, so we can celebrate this amazing achievement :)
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    ArtExpress Works

    I thought it'd be a good idea if we had a thread where everyone who was selected for ArtExpress posted up their works.... and stated what venue their work will be on show in. Just so we can become familiar with the works and get all excited when we see it at the actual exhibition ;) "Oh Oh...
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    Looking for full list of 2003 Schools Rankings

    I know there is a searchable PDF file around here somewhere, which lists the final rankings of all the schools in NSW, not just the top 200, for the 2003 HSC. Can anyone help me as to finding it's location? I found '04s list but can't seem to find '03, and really wanted to look something up...
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    ISP Question - Jesus and the Buddha?

    Hello there.... I guess this is mainly directed towards Snapperhead, or anyone else that knows.... We were given our ISPs two weeks ago, and I decided to do Taoism. So far I've been researching the beliefs and practices of that (B) and working on the journal. Tonight, whilst researching...
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    HSC Hopes and Goals

    I have a list of things I'd like to acheive in the next year.... just to keep me on track, and keep me motivated. I've already been able to tick one thing off the list... which gave me the best damn feeling. Do any of you keep a list too? I think it's a good idea.... obviously don't give...
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    Some Advice for the Class of 2006?

    2005 Visual Arts students, What is the best information and advice you could give to '06 HSC students, for doing their best in Visual Arts? In reference to the BOW, case studies and theory, exam technique.... anything! Any advice you could pass on to us would be greatly appreciated :)
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    Special Provisions

    I've read a guide on the Board of Studies site before, about certain special examination provisions offered to students with illness/disabilities, and what exactly they are. I'm having trouble finding it at the moment, and was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of what I'm...
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    Free Period Time

    Well, now that we're in year 12 and some of us have dropped subjects, and picked some up.... how many hours worth of free periods do you have a week? I would have had 5.5 hours, but our Art teacher got an extra hour a week timetabled for working on our Majors, so I have 4.5 hours a week. I...
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    Question Regarding Your School and Your UAI

    How exactly does your school effect your UAI? I know that if you are ranked middle in a class not doing so well, you can get pulled down. My school is ranked pretty badly, 540th last year to be exact. However that was a particularly bad year, and my grade looks to be just about the best...
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    The Song on That McDonalds Advert

    Does anybody know the name of that song on the McDonalds ad, where the kids are all flocking to McDonalds in suits and things, buying coffee and salads.... it's all about treating your 'inner child' or something. It's a quiet folky kind of song, and the lyrics go something like "I see, I spy...
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    Visual Arts Students

    Are there any year 11 Art students around here? I have only bumped into about 2 or 3 around the place..... and I'm beginning to think that maybe they just don't exist! If you are one, come and drop by the Visual Arts Forum - it's our turn to take over soon. Also, did any of you get into...
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    Your Ideal Subject Selection

    Imagine.... if only 8 units were used to calculate your UAI. Or courses like Philosophy could be offered as normal 2U school subjects, and Board Endorsed Courses could count towards your UAI. Imagine if extensions were offered in every single subject.... What would your HSC subject selection...
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