2027 VCE KickstART Student Application

2027 KickstART Application Form

Presented by Art Education Victoria in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria.
Thank you for your interest in presenting at KickstART 2027!

What is KickstART?

KickstART is a program designed to help VCE Art students gain a better understanding of what is required to succeed and how to produce high-quality folio's. High-performing recent graduates will share tips, tricks, and the story behind their artworks.

We are seeking students from each subject area (VCE Art Creative Practice & VCE Art Making and Exhibiting) to present their final artworks and folios at our event on Saturday 20 February 2027 at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Past students will take the audience on a tour of their Year 12 studies using PowerPoint slides of their artwork, process, and folios alongside commentary. Student presenters will share advice, tips and tricks they picked up along the way, and any insights they think are vital in achieving success in VCE Art.

Who is Art Education Victoria?

We are a non-profit organisation that supports and represents art educators and students. We advocate for and advance quality visual arts learning and teaching experiences by providing resources, programs, and opportunities for partnerships and collaboration within the Victorian community.

IMPORTANT DATES

Application Deadline: Friday, 15 January 2027

Submitting your application

Applications (including all pictures/images) must be uploaded and submitted via this form.

Notification of participation

Applicants will be notified about their application outcome on or before the week ending 24 January 2027.

KickstART Briefing Day

We will require you to attend an in-person briefing afternoon on Friday 5 February, 2027.

KickstART

KickstART will be presented on Saturday 20 February 2027 in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria.

CONTACT

hello@aev.vic.edu.au | www.aev.vic.edu.au

Tel: 03 9010 6239
IMPORTANT INFORMATION if you are chosen to present

Art Education Victoria will require photographs of your folio pages (minimum 20 single or double page spreads) which you will use for your presentation when talking about your work. We recommend you take a birds eye view/good quality images of your folio pages to use for your KickstART presentation that show your best work and include (theme, inspiration, development/directions, process, challenges, materials, final artwork etc). If you are also chosen for the TopArts program at the NGV, we recomend you document your work, prior to submitting your folio. You can be in both TopArts and KickstART.

Please note if you are shortlisted and chosen to present for KickstART you will need to provide permission to access your folio and bring this on the day of the event or the NGV will have your folio ready for us to access.
Student Name

First NameLast Name
Email
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Student Phone Number
School Name
Teacher Name
Teacher Email
example@example.com
School Suburb
Year Level
Year 11 or Year 12
Which subject did you study this year? If you studied both subjects you can apply for both - but will require separate applications
ARTWORK DETAILS

*Final VCE Artwork/s
Medium
(e.g. Painting, sculpture etc)
Theme/Title
(if applicable)
Size
(cms)
ARTIST STATEMENT Student artist statement (max. 200 words or less)
We are looking for a concise statement outlining the concepts/ideas/intention underpinning your work, the processes and techniques you used, and the influences/interests that inspired your work. Rather than a description of one work it is a statement that explores your artist practise as a whole. If you would like an example please email us at hello@aev.vic.edu.au
Photo of your final VCE artwork

Image must be of good quality and either jpeg, tiff, or png. This may be used for marketing purposes.
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Five (5) images of your VCE folio pages. (Choose key pages that are significant to your process such as a brainstorm, first time using a medium, choice for inspiration etc)

Images must be of good quality and either jpeg, tiff, or png. These will form the basis of your presentation.
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Images of yourself (2) (a headshot and an image of yourself working on or with your artwork)

Image must be of good quality and either jpeg, tiff, or png. This will be used in our marketing on our website, socials etc.
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AGREEMENT/ CHECKLIST

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I have completed this application form with personal details, artwork details and artist statement
I have uploaded a photo of my final VCE Artwork for my nominated subject
I give permission to Art Education Victoria to reproduce the artworks that I have submitted for publicity, advertising or archival purposes.

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2027 KickstART Application Form

ARTWORK DETAILS