Course Title: Art Business Practice Level 3

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: BUSM5237

Course ID: 020950

Course Title: Art Business Practice Level 3

School: 340T Art

Program Code: C5048 - Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)

Course Contact : Kellyann Geurts

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: kellyann.geurts@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 32

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to identify the policies and philosophies of potential clients including, commercial galleries, commissioning agencies and art & craft management committees.
Arts Business Practice is a compulsory course within the second year of the program. The course provides a vocational focus on the arts industry and how a self employed visual artist relates to this industry.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBS649 Art Business Practice Level 3


Learning Outcomes


1. Recognise and examine the relationship between artists and their market place
2. Writing a curriculum vitae and submitting an exhibition proposal
3. Source funding and make applications and submissions for grants and funding
4. Describe the relationship between the artist and various types of galleries



Overview of Learning Activities


Details of Learning Activities

Arts Business Level 2 provide students with research and business planning skills necessary to initiate and develop as a self-employed artist.   
Course Delivery is in the form of :
•    Lecture format
•    Class discussions
•    Individual tuition


Teaching Schedule

Talks and activities are based on the following topics:
1. Recognise and examine the relationship between artists and their market place
2. Writing a curriculum vitae and submitting an exhibition proposal
3. Source funding and make applications and submissions for grants and funding
4. Describe the relationship between the artist and various types of galleries

Overview of Learning Resources


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Grant, Daniel        ‘The Business of being an Artist
Simpson, Shane    ‘The Visual Arts and the Law’
Stokes, James F.    ‘Earning a Living in the Visual Arts & Crafts in Australia’.
    
Web Sights:
ARTsearch                                                           www.art-search.com.au
Arts Victoria                                                          www.arts.vic.gov.au
Arts Hub                                                                http://www.artshub.com.au/ahau1/default.asp
Artsinfo                                                                  www.artsinfo.net.au   
Arts Law Centre of Aust.                                    www.artslaw.com.au
Australia Council                                                 www.ozco.gov.au
Australian Business Arts Foundation,The      www.abaf.org.au
Australian Commercial Galleries Assoc.        www.acga.com.au/ACGAindex.html
Australian Copyright  Council                           www.copyright.org.au/
Craft Australia                                                      www.craftaustralia.com.au   
Commonwealth Dept of Communications
NAVA  
(National Association for the Visual Arts)       www.visualarts.net.au/home
Viscopy                                                                 http://www.viscopy.com
 


Overview of Assessment

Written exhibition proposal for either a one or two person show


Assessment Tasks

Assessment requirements:
The exhibition proposal is submitted at the end of semester one

Assessment Criteria :
Inclusion within the proposal of: a resume, rational for the exhibition, images of student’s work, and a description of how the exhibition is presented.

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