Course Title: Expanded Curating

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Expanded Curating

Credit Points: 24.00

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OART1064

City Campus

Postgraduate

340H Art

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Dr Tammy Hulbert

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3981

Course Coordinator Email: tammy.hulbert@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 39.3

Course Coordinator Availability: via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

The curating of popular, contemporary and traditional arts and cultural content occurs in many contexts including in galleries and museums, public art programs, special events and arts festivals.  Through discussions on various local, national and international case studies, expanded ideas of curation will be considered from the historical aspects through to the contemporary implementation of this form of curating. Through guest speakers, case studies and literature, various traditional, popular and contemporary art forms will be explored to consider and engage with how artistic programs are curated.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

  1. Attain appropriate and relevant arts management knowledge, with the ability to critique, use and apply that knowledge across a range of situations, enabling effective judgments in dealing with new and emerging issues in the field
  2. Carry out self-directed learning and independent research to develop your individual arts management practice and locate your work globally within an appropriate conceptual and theoretical context
  3. Critically evaluate and make judgments on the social, legal and international aspects of actions and decisions in arts management, with an understanding of professional expectations and ethical requirements
  4. Communicate through practice and policy in a sustainable manner with a wide range of audiences in multidisciplinary means with an appreciation of communication as a personal and cultural practice
  5. Demonstrate the skills of research, analysis and presentation within professional and academic fields
  6. Engage critically in theoretical, historical, social, legal, environmental and cultural contexts with reference to the arts management industry context
  7. Demonstrate the capacity to work independently, as well as with others in group and team activities and decision-making processes to seek innovative and critically reflective solutions and outcomes
  8. Engage critically, creatively and effectively using available resources to solve arts management issues and reflect on the process and outcomes.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Examine and evaluate multiple curatorial contexts and practices
  2. Critically discuss and review innovation and experimentation in expanded curatorial and exhibition practices
  3. Identify and apply ideas and practices concerning expanded contemporary curating
  4. Critically reflect upon the issues involved in conceptualising, developing and presenting expanded contemporary exhibitions


Overview of Learning Activities

You will engage in learning that involves a range of activities, both face to face and online, such as seminars, presentations by industry professionals, student presentations, discussions, group work and independent research. Individual assessment tasks will require you to develop your own expanded curatorial project, with activities which will require you to survey the curatorial landscape in Melbourne and research, develop and plan your own curatorial project.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

The University Library has extensive resources for Gallery and Museum Management students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program capabilities.

Assessment includes:

Assessment 1- Expanded Curation: Project Brainstorm 30%  (1,600 words) 

CLOs: 1, 2 

Assessment 2 - Expanded Curation Project Presentation 20% (5mins, 5 slides)

CLOs: 2, 3 

Assessment 3 - Expanded Curatorial Written Project Proposal 50% (2,500 words)
CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4 

 
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.  

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions