Course Title: Publicly present a body of own creative work
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2017
Course Code: MKTG7991C
Course Title: Publicly present a body of own creative work
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6149 - Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Course Contact: Jennifer Cabraja and Fay Reynolds
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email: visualarts@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Deborah Williams
deborah.williams@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will develop skills and knowledge skills and knowledge required to publicly present a body of professional creative work, from ideas generation, to the organisation process, through to the actual preparation of work for presentation. At this level, you will publicly present a coherent body of professional work and may be involved in organisation and promotional processes associated with the presentation.
The presentation may be a physical or virtual exhibition, but may also include presentations such as shows, competitions or art awards.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAPPR604 Publicly present a body of own creative work |
Element: |
1. Analyse public presentation opportunity |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Create or confirm opportunity for public presentation of own creative work through research and consultation 1.2 Establish and confirm the purpose, scope and objectives of the public presentation in consultation with relevant people 1.3 Determine presentation requirements from relevant information |
Element: |
2. Generate public presentation ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Evaluate nature of the audience, its needs and expectations 2.2 Evaluate place of own work within the broader presentation context 2.3 Develop broad parameters for own content, based on overall objectives, audience needs and nature of own work 2.4 Consider new and different ways of presenting work 2.5 Select and develop appropriate themes based on own work practice and presentation requirements 2.6 Challenge and refine ideas through collaboration and discussion with others |
Element: |
3. Plan and organise public presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Establish roles and responsibilities in presentation preparation process, including own role 3.2 Evaluate and organise resources required for realising the presentation 3.3 Identify and evaluate constraints and risks, and take action to address them 3.4 Develop, implement and monitor an action plan for organising the presentation based on resource requirements, budget and timeframes 3.5 Consult with relevant people during the process |
Element: |
4. Participate in promotion |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Establish own role in promoting the presentation in consultation with relevant people 4.2 Develop material relating to own work and forthcoming presentation as required and agreed with others 4.3 Undertake promotional activities within scope of individual responsibility |
Element: |
5. Prepare work for public presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Evaluate actions needed to prepare own work for presentation 5.2 Prepare the body of creative work for inclusion in presentation 5.3 Where appropriate, develop collateral material to support the presentation |
Element: |
6. Evaluate public presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Review overall success of the presentation 6.2 Evaluate implications for own creative work based on audience response and own review 6.3 Identify learnings from the public presentation and subsequent self-review that can inform future practice |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
• lectures
• teacher directed studio activities/projects
• studio exercises to review discussions/lectures
• peer teaching and class presentations
• group discussion
• studio work
2. Out-of-class activities include:
• practical exercises
• reading articles and excerpts
• preparing for discussion
• project work
• independent research
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Class content | Tasks | Elements |
| 1 | Introduction and expectations of subject | 1 | |
| 2 |
Committees Selection of work for postcard reproduction Discussion and examples of gallery reviews |
Allocation and tasks for committees Catalogue discussion RMIT Gallery visit and group review |
1,2 |
| 3 |
Project 3 Exhibition concept Open Day fundraising Emailing list |
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| 4 |
Survey timeline Hanging work for open day Committee group meetings to discuss semester timeline |
Letters requesting sponsorship sent out fundraising - open day |
1,2,3,4,5 |
| 5 |
Committee reports Artist statements |
submission and voting on exhibition name | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 6 | Committee reports | Preparation of work for auction | 1,2,3 |
| 7 | Exhibition visit | Exhibition review | 4,5,6 |
| 8 | Committee reports |
Artwork due for documentation committee for photographing Auction catalogue due |
4,5,6 |
| 9 | Committee reports |
gallery visits/exhibition review final artist statements due |
4,5,6 |
| 10 | Committee reports | Submit photographs to catalogue committee/graphic designer | 4,5,6 |
| 11 | Committee reports | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
| 12 |
Committee reports
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gallery visits/exhibition review | 1,2,3,4 |
| 13 | Writing a media release | 1,2,3,4 | |
| 14 |
Committee reports Timeline for Graduate show day, night and bump out |
Catalogue submitted to printers | 5,6 |
| 15 | Committee reports | gallery visits/exhibition review | 1,2,3,4 |
| 16 | Committee reports | 1,2,3,4 | |
| 17 | SWOT VAC | Studio preparation | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 18 | Assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
You will be encouraged to attend exhibition openings and you will need to visit galleries outside of your learning environment. RMIT school of Art has two galleries and an ongoing exhibition program.
ACCA
111 Sturt Street, Southbank 3006.
35 Derby Street Collingwood 3066
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056.
(03) 9389-8622.
Free entry.
Wed-Sat 11.00 to 5.00, Sun 1.00 to 5.00.
For further public programs please see our website.
31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.
(03) 9650-7775.
Mon-Sat 11.00 to 6.00, closed Sun and public hols.
137 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.
Director: Claire Harris.
Tues-Fri 11.00 to 6.00, Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
Please consult website for any opening hours changes. Our extensive stockroom can also be viewed on our website.
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.
Tues-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 4.00pm
Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen 3105.
Tues-Sun 10.00 to 5.00.
To Aug 28 Michelle Nikou: a e i o u.
Level 1/167 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.
(03) 9639-5855.
Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
344 Swanston Street, Melbourne 3000.
Mon-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Thurs 11.00 to 7.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00, closed Sun and public hols.
Suite 15, 12 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000.
Directors: Kate Barber and Vikki McInnes.
Thurs-Fri 11.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00 or by appt.
Level 4, 104 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000.
Tues-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 1.00 to 5.00.
Recommended reading
Lippard, L. 2008 A brief History of Curating Obrist H.U. Ed, JRP Ringier
O’Doherty, B. McEvilley, T. 2000, Inside the White Cube: The ideology of Gallery Space. University of California Press
Ferguson, B.W. 1996, Thinking About Exhibitions. Routledge.
Dernie, D. 2006, Exhibition Design. W.W Norton & Co
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is on going throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through completion of a body of work that demonstrates concept development, understanding of materials and adhering to the guidelines of working in a studio.
Assessment Tasks
- 200 word Artist statement, edited version of Artist Statement for catalogue
2. Participation within designated committee, including
- completion of a documentation folder for your committee, including personal reflections and feedback
- group presentations
- Observation of your time management
- Committee tasks completed within schedule
3. 8 exhibition reviews.
4. Contribution to and participation in Graduate exhibition. Set up, bump out and various requirements in between.
5. Fundraising participation.
- 6. Participation in hanging of Open Day and Exhibition.
Assessment Matrix
| Unit title - Publicly present a body of own creative work | RMIT Unit Code - MKTG7991C | National Code - CUAPPR604 |
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- a physical or virtual public presentation site
- interaction with others as a part of the presentation planning and organisational process.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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Assessment task |
Element | PCs | Performance Evidence | Knowledge evidence | Assessment Conditions |
| 1. Committee participation | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | 1 |
Evidence of the ability to:
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once. |
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
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Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards. |
| 2. Exhibition reviews x 8 | 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 | 6 | |||
| 3. Artist statement 200 words | |||||
| 4. Participation in Graduate exhibition including set up, bump out and various requirements in between such as minding gallery. |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 |
2 4 5 |
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| 5. Fundraising | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 | 4 | |||
| 6. Open Day exhibition, preparing space, curating and hanging artwork display. |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
5.1, 5.2, 5.3 |
2, 3, 5 |
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