FINEARTS 235 : Creative Careers: Making Exhibitions

Creative Arts and Industries

2023 Semester One (1233) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Students will consider the types of roles and structures that exist in contemporary art worlds, with a focus on curatorial practice and exhibition making from the perspective of the artist. Engaging with the local art world, students will develop a critically informed exhibition proposal for a real-world context.

Course Overview

In the planning, promoting and modelling a group exhibition, this course asks students to explore and implement methods to develop an art career. Using processes of research, students imagine and contextualise an exhibition project in relation to their purpose as an artist and emergent threads within the field of contemporary art. This is achieved through the development of an exhibition proposal, an exhibition model, and exhibition text (or room-sheet). Students will investigate and workshop concepts in group work, engage with artists or sources of creative content to achieve an outcome that communicates with the student's imagined/anticipated audience.  Students consider the role of the artist-curator, interaction with makers and audiences, and develop essential skills related to career and project development. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103, 104, or FINEARTS 110, 113 and FINEARTS 111 or 112

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop and demonstrate approaches to launching a career as an artist (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
  2. Develop and demonstrate practical skills and knowledge relevant to planning, modelling and promoting a group exhibition (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  3. Understand and apply written approaches to communicate art ideas with an audience (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Proposal 25% Individual Coursework
Exhibition Model 50% Group & Individual Coursework
Exhibition Text 25% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Proposal
Exhibition Model
Exhibition Text

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

Teaching & Learning Methods

Project-centred learning is used to support the development of exhibition making and career related practice(s). Based in kanohi ki te kanohi environments, dialogue, writing and making sits at the centre of the course creating opportunities to share approaches to exhibition and career development. The course activates and supports a range of teaching and learning environments including: individual practice, group discussion, practical demonstrations, lectures/seminars, gallery visits, reading and written response.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in. Each week includes 3 hours of teaching contact and 7 hours of independent study time.

For this course, you can expect 36 hours of contact/class time, 96 hours of self-directed study working on assignments and 18 hours of preparatory reading/research.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at all 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.

Students are expected to supply their own painting materials as well as their own journals for technical notes and developmental drawings. 

Health & Safety

Please refer to the Elam School of Fine Arts Health, Safety and Wellbeing guidelines that can be found in the Canvas page for this course in the files section.

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.

The aim for the next iteration of this course is to have a series of gallery visits early on in the course and to create conditions for open and engaged dialogue for reflection on aspects of these exhibitions, this combined with a clear check list of steps to develop an exhibition narrative would help enhance exhibition development ad create pathways for students to successfully develop their exhibition model.

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 against online source material 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 before the due date unless there are exceptional circumstances. Students applying for an extension of time must use the online Fine Arts Extension of Time Application form available on Canvas. The request must be supported by written evidence from a doctor or counsellor (or other relevant evidence).

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 14/11/2022 02:43 p.m.