Arts Professionals

Arts Professionals communicate ideas, impressions and facts in a range of media to achieve particular effects, and interpret compositions such as musical scores and scripts for performance.

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1); or - AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1); or - NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

**Tasks include:**

- conceiving and developing ideas, styles, characters, emotions and themes and translating them through artistic presentation - reading scripts and undertaking research to gain understanding of parts, themes and characterisations - composing music and dance routines and creating visual forms such as paintings, pictures and sculptures - learning lines, parts, cues, dance routines and music - performing music, dances, dramatic roles and other parts for audience entertainment - transporting and setting up photographic equipment, and taking photographs