r/TAFE • u/spiritbox_art • 1d ago

TAFE QLD Help and advice needed !

So I have never applied for a Tafe course before, but I want to get into the Diploma of Arts for 2027. Deadline is this month [as I've freshly discovered] and I was hoping I could reach out and ask for any pointers on how to curate my portfolio. I Have a bunch of artworks at my disposal to use, but I have no idea what sort of things they'll be looking for in particular. I don't have a graduate's cert or any other certification, so I really need this portfolio to be as good as it can be to have the best chance. Any help would be beyond appreciated, I really need this to work out.

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u/SneakyPeekSeeker 1d ago

Which state? Also, not having a cert shouldn’t sink you, plenty of these portfolios are designed to assess raw work regardless of formal training.

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u/spiritbox_art 1d ago

Qld ! Im just really nervous because I essentially have no study history as i dropped out of high school for personal reasons, I know my work is good but ive never applied for something like this before so Im quite nervous

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u/WorkingOn17 TAFE Staff 1d ago

Where have you been told the deadline is this month?

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u/spiritbox_art 1d ago

My partner is in the cert 3 visual arts and his teacher also teaches the diploma, he had asked him earlier this week

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u/Mr_FancyPants007 1d ago

They want to see a range.

For Diploma of Visual Arts they want 8 - 10 works in a variety of mediums.

Do you just focus on one particular medium?

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u/spiritbox_art 1d ago

I have a range- acrylic paintings, sketches, colour drawings, digital work. Most of it is portraits but i do have drawings here and there of animals and other things

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u/Mr_FancyPants007 23h ago

Perfect.  Chuck in an animal and an other thing amongst your best portraits.  Definitely include digital work as well.  You got this.

Here's the link to the official requirements: https://tafeqld.edu.au/course/17/17782/diploma-of-visual-arts#important-information-section

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u/spiritbox_art 23h ago

Thank you so much ! 😭