Visiting crafts studios...

Visits to crafts studios are very valuable because they can provide students with insights into the ways in which craft equipment has been set up for use, and the ways in which crafts practitioners have organised the storage of media or materials and tools, as well as records of works and exhibition activities.

Visiting open artists' home displays...

The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) season provides students with opportunities to visit the homes of artists and view displays of their work. These opportunities provide insights into the links between artists' living environments and their ideas and techniques. A region, district or suburb, a streetscape, a garden and architectural forms may provide an artist with important element in their working life or ideas in art works. Visits to artists' home can provide information that is unavailable during visits to public or commercial galleries.