FINEARTS 111 : Fine Arts Studio 1

Creative Arts and Industries

2024 Semester One (1243) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Through a series of three short studio-based projects, students will be introduced to key concepts and practices of painting, sculpture and social practice. Emphasises the acquisition of skills in conceptual thinking and the development of ideas, using a range of approaches to the making and presentation of artworks. Aspects of mātauranga Māori and its relationship to artmaking will also be introduced.

Course Overview

Our curriculum places Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a key reference point for teaching and learning in Studio 1, setting our agenda of: 

  • Partnership - Our teaching and learning approach draws from both Māori and Pākehā/Tauiwi cultures. 
  • Participation - Encouraging and supporting everyone to create an enjoyable, inclusive, dynamic and aspirational environment. 
  • Protection - Respecting and protecting taonga and cultural heritage.

Given this background, our curriculum is designed to build upon all forms of prior learning. It activates learning within the programme’s core values of relationship building and the importance of community. Students are introduced to new concepts and disciplines key to contemporary art. Working together and helping one another learn and develop is strongly supported. We operate with the principle that robust communities enhance individual learning and achievement. Connectedness goes beyond the immediate cohort and extends to considering the relationship we have to the place we inhabit and the generations of people and ideas that have come before us. This is built through a sequential accumulation of knowledge encountered in projects during the semester. The overall rationale of the curriculum is to provide students with basic cultural, critical, political, conceptual and practical capabilities required to form a good foundation for subsequent learning and research in contemporary art. Please note: In 2024 this course will cover Painting, Sculpture and Conceptual Art.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Be able to transform materials into material languages (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
  2. To be able to analyse material languages in artworks (Capability 3, 4 and 5)
  3. To develop and demonstrate contextual research skills (Capability 2, 3 and 4)
  4. to respond to the project briefs in a considered and imaginative manner. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
  5. to be able to generate and refine ideas for artworks (Capability 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  6. To develop a basic understanding of aspects of Taha Maori as it relates to the conception and production of studio work, and its broader culture. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 8)
  7. To develop skills in critical thinking in relation to art production (Capability 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  8. to develop a healthy studio practice (Capability 2 and 8)
  9. to develop and demonstrate skills in individual resolution and presentation (Capability 4, 5, 6 and 8)
  10. Develop and demonstrate skills in collaborative presentation. (Capability 1, 6, 7 and 8)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Coursework Conceptual Art 34% Individual Coursework
Coursework Sculpture 33% Individual Coursework
Coursework Painting 33% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Coursework Conceptual Art
Coursework Sculpture
Coursework Painting

Students must achieve 50% or more overall in order to pass the course.

Teaching & Learning Methods

This course consists of project-centred learning. Based in kanohi ki te kanohi environments, learning occurs through:
making, thinking, dialogue and reflection. In undertaking these activities,  diverse perspectives are shared, and knowledge, concepts and experience - relevant to the field of contemporary art, are gained. 
Specific learning formats include: practical in-class exercises, group discussions and critiques, small group workshops, 1-1's with both colleagues and your tutor and lectures (and where appropriate) seminars

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 30 point course and students are expected to spend 20 hours per week involved in each 30 point course that they are enrolled in.

Each week includes 6 hours of teaching contact and 14 hours of independent study time.

For this course, you can expect 72 hours of studio contact. In addition you are expected to complete 168 hours of independent studio learning.


Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities to receive credit for the course.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.


Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

It is recommended that students have a laptop or portable digital device that they can bring to class as needed. Students are expected to supply their own journals for technical notes and developmental drawings. Tools and equipment essential to instruction are provided. Beyond the point of initial instruction, students are expected to provide their own materials.

Health & Safety

Please refer to the ‘Elam School of Fine Arts Health, Safety and Wellbeing Guidelines’ document available on course Canvas pages.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

No changes will be made as student feedback was generally positive. 

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved using the online Extension of Time Application form available on Canvas. Students should notify the Course Director/Course Coordinator of their situation as soon as practicable, and preferably before any due date. Notifications received after an assessment due date will be accepted, where this is reasonable, within the context of the course. If possible, students are encouraged to seek medical, counselling or other support from the most appropriate sources.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 30/10/2023 10:36 a.m.