ART 392 Curatorial Studio Course Proposal
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Prerequisites:
Art and Design Majors: completion of Foundations.
Non-Art and Design Majors: Junior Standing and permission of instructor.
10. Rationale for adding this course to the curriculum:
- 10 a. Explain how this course will strengthen and improve the curriculum.
Curatorial Studio increases the curriculum’s capacity to represent established practices in contemporary art exploring presentational practice and the theoretical discourse specific to such practice within a studio context. Increasingly art and design exists in contexts that are other than those of the traditional studio or professional practice. The Museum and Gallery are no longer the sole sites of the presentation of visual art. Also the separation of roles is increasingly blurred between the creation of art by studio artists and the institution of art by gallerists and curators. Artists become curators or organize and institute the creation and presentation of art in varied contexts. New media (dvd, web, cd, ipod, mobile phone) make possible new, inexpensive, self-organized contexts for the curation of visual art.
These understandings transfer back to studio work by articulating the process of encounter and engagement with audience in distinct ways. The curation and criticism of art are viable ways students can contribute to and even become employed in the arts. The community lacks people who are able to effectively curate exhibitions or write art criticism. Adding this course contributes to the development of a richer culture of visual arts.
- 10 b. Which student population(s) is this course designed to serve ? Explain how and where this course fits into the unit’s existing curriculum.
1. Art and Design students
2. Students from other majors. In particular students whose course of study involves the consideration and criticism of culture and the organization of public events.
Most studio courses are organized by discipline (medium) and focussed primarily on the production of art objects. Curatorial Studio is organized around the creative practice of constructing exhibitions and presentations of visual art. The course would involve the study and creation of visual presentation in exhibitions or projects. This would focus on the techniques, challenges and opportunities inherent in the generation and structuring of visual curations and display in various contexts. This would include the selection and contextualization of existing works as well as collaborative or directorial relationships with artists. The course would also include a criticism component.
This approach complements the existing curriculum by focussing on important considerations of art practice not primary in other studios. The course also establishes a structure through which students and faculty can engage in interdisciplinary discourse and understanding across disciplines.
- 10 c. Explain the reasons the proposed prerequisites are necessary. If the proposed course duplicates material covered in existing courses in the unit, specify the nature and degree of the overlap, and explain why it is necessary to add this course rather than to reconfigure existing program offerings.
Prerequisites assure that students enroll in Curatorial Studio at an appropriate point in their studies. The art and design department requires completion of foundations prior to enrolling in any 200 or higher level studio course. Permission of instructor is granted after completion of an interview with instructor in which the student is informed of the unique expectations and challenges of the course.
Curatorial Studio connects with Art students work on their Senior Project in which they essentially present themselves. Presentation issues are also addressed in Senior Seminar. The study of Art History parallels many curatorial ways of working.
Even with the curricular connections, the Curatorial Studio remains a unique offering in that it involves the practice of creating and implementing visual art presentations.
- 10 d. Will this course increase the total number of credits required for students in any major or minor? If so, explain why that is both necessary. Could existing required courses be dropped or modified to accommodate the addition of this material?
The course will not increase total credits required. It is however part of a new emphasis proposed in Art and Design. No existing course could be dropped or modified to accommodate this additional material.
11. Course / content overlap with other units:
- Identify any overlap between this course and courses offered by any programs or units. Indicate the degree of overlap and explain why your students should not take the existing course(s) instead. Submit a copy of this proposal to those units with a request that comments be sent promptly to you and to your C/SCC for consideration and attachment to this proposal. Copies of inter-departmental communication regarding this course must be attached to the proposal.
Curatorial Studio does not overlap any other course in any program or unit.
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Syllabus of Record: ART 392 Curatorial Studio -attached
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Curriculum Resource Statement: ART 392 Curatorial Studio -attached
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