Course Title: Exhibit textile designs or products
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: VART5918C
Course Title: Exhibit textile designs or products
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C6082 - Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Julia Raath
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 9201
Course Contact Email:julia.raath@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Lucy Adam Ph 99259421
Rachel Halton Ph 9925 9158
Nominal Hours: 50
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
It is recommended that this unit be taken in the final semester of study and when all other mandatory and elective units have been completed.
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge to plan, prepare and set up exhibits of textile products.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTD5006A Exhibit textile designs or products |
Element: |
1 Determine exhibition requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Objectives of exhibition and target audience are identified |
Element: |
2 Plan exhibition |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Exhibition and marketing content is planned and products to be exhibited are selected |
Element: |
3 Prepare works for exhibition |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Textile products are selected and prepared for exhibition |
Element: |
4 Exhibit products |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Exhibition is introduced and explained to the audience using appropriate communication tools and techniques |
Element: |
5 Evaluate and analyse event. |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Audience response to presentation is used to evaluate overall effectiveness of exhibition |
Learning Outcomes
This unit applies to planning and undertaking exhibition of textile products such as printed fabrics, tapestries, woven or knitted products or conceptual pieces.
Products may be exhibited in local outlets such as galleries, shops, art centres or client premises, and may include digital folios and displays.
Details of Learning Activities
A range of activities will be undertaken in and out of class sessions. Students are expected to participate in group work, written reports, presentations , site visits and attend guest lectures.
Teaching Schedule
| Date | Activity |
Excursion/ assessments/dead lines |
| 4 July week 1 |
Introduction, Course outline and Assessment. Introduce Screen printers, Studio Textiles and Textile Design and Development, get to know each other In groups discuss all the aspects that need to be considered when organizing an exhibition brainstorm roles responsibilities Determine exhibition requirements Discuss group work and assessment |
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| 11 July week 2 |
Discuss roles responsibilities Discuss fundraising options Sponsorship what, why, how – research sponsorship options – prepare mailing list Group allocation and application for design co-ordinator |
Homework – Each student must have 2 sponsorship contacts to bring to class on the 25th of July |
| 18 July week3 |
Fundraising and design teams Finalised. Group work; brain storm, roles, responsibilities, plan resources and establish guidelines for participation Design Made Trade or Furnitex – This visit will be part of your exhibition analysis, so take note of the questions you are required to address for this assignment. *Please note, you are expected to attend the trade shows in a time that suits you as we cannot go in scheduled class time |
Design Made Trade: Trade and Industry: Thursday 21-Friday 22 July Public: Sat 23rd & Sun 24th July 10-5pm Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton Gardens Furnitex: Dates & Open Hours Thursday 21 July 9am - 5pm Friday 22 July 9am - 5pm Saturday 23 July 10am - 5pm Sunday 24 July 10am - 4pm Where Melbourne Exhibition Centre 2 Clarendon Street, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia |
| 25 July week 4 |
Sponsorship Letters Analyse writing styles - group work on letter development. Compiling sponsor lists - mail out Sponsorship letter task in class Contacting sponsors, emailing, letter, cold calling |
Sponsorship letter due at the end of class and must be provided in electronic format |
| 1 August week 5 |
Prepare for Open Day Exhibition and fundraisers Resource requirements are determined and sourced Textile products are selected and prepared for exhibition Relevant promotional material is prepared |
Life In style 4th-7th of August |
| 8 August week 6 |
Prepare for Open Day Exhibition and fundraiser s Resource requirements are determined and sourced Textile products are selected and prepared for exhibition. Relevant promotional material is prepared |
Sunday 14th August OPEN DAY |
| 15 August week 7 |
Writing Artist statements, grant applications, professional photography, CV’s. Guest Speaker Tai Snaith | |
| 22 August week 8 |
How to write a press release. PR and Marketing, Guest Speaker Mark Madden Relevant promotional material is prepared |
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| 29 August week 9 |
Exhibition Analysis: Group Presentation – Groups 1 – 4 |
Assessment in class- presentation of exhibition analysis SUBMIT report |
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5 September week 10 |
Exhibition Analysis: Group Presentation – Groups 5 – 8 |
Assessment in class- presentation of exhibition analysis SUBMIT report |
| 12 September week 11 |
Completing artist statement finalizing submission for promotional package. Allocated time for group work. Discuss September workshops, other fundraising options– resources, materials needed |
DEADLINE All Artist statements and photographs to Design team |
| 19 September week 12 |
Visit to Moonee Valley TBC | |
| September Break - Holiday workshops | ||
| 10 October week 13 |
Exhibition and marketing content is planned Design Team to present first draft ideas on catalogue Relevant promotional material is prepared |
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| 17 October week 14 |
How to prepare - Exhibition submission proposals, hanging requirements. |
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| 24 October week 15 |
Applications for exhibitions – Guest speaker TBC Appropriate people are consulted to ensure plans are viable and that requirements can be met, and any planning issues are discussed and resolved Applications are finalised ensuring that all obligations and considerations are addressed |
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| 31 October week 16 |
Finalise, exhibition submission proposals and prepare for opening nights, exhibition schedule confirmed |
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| 7 November |
MARKING WEEK - SELECTION PANEL | Textile products are selected and prepared for exhibition |
| Monday 21st November | All work to Moonee Valley |
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| Tuesday 22nd November | Opening Night at Moonee Valley for Industry |
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| Wednesday 23rd November | Family and Friends opening night at Moonee Valley | |
| Thursday 24th November | Bump out from Moonee Valley | |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Practical demonstration of competence will be in the form of carrying out set tasks and activities towards the planning of an exhibition, documentation of the exhibition process and the mounting of the exhibition.
Group discussion and collaboration of relevant issues will be required.
Students will be involved in peer assessment tasks and will be actively involved in determining the assessment criteria
Assessment Tasks
Group Assessment
Fundraising and Sponsorship 30%
Students are expected to work in teams to resource requirements and sponsorship for the event . Group and individual participation will be expected.
Assessment criteria will be determined by all students at the start of semester and final feedback will be presented in marking week.
Exhibition Analysis - group task 30%
Provide a PPT presentation and a printed summary of your findings.
Each group must visit 3 different venues where work is exhibited
a shop, that displays and sells textile products,
a gallery - this may include major galleries such as the NGV or smaller artist run spaces.
a trade show.
Please ensure that you answer all the following questions
What is the difference between each venue ?
What is the purpose of each ?
Who is the intended audience?
What is the overall style ?
How may the above factors affect the choice of display methods ?
Include name of each venue and location
What is the process for application to the venue/ event ?
For each venue provide a brief description of the following information:
venue layout and how it is suited to the works on display
Use of lighting and props/stands etc.
Sumit your report and include any catalogues, invitations or visual references you may have sourced.
You will presnt your findings in class.
Promotional package 40%
Package to include the following:
Artist’s statement
High quality photographs of work for catalogue and media releases.
300 dpi on CD or flash drive - Clearly labeled with your name, media, title of work.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
The Diploma of Arts (STDP & SPD) graduate exhibition has now been conducted for approximately 25 years.
The Diploma of Arts (Screen Print Design) joined this exhibition in 1995 and in 2010 Diploma of Textile Design and Development joined to make it a combined event.
This exhibition is intended to launch the graduates into the design and arts Industry and the wider community. At the same time the exhibition should promote RMIT and the Textile Diplomas.
Rules and regulations:
- The exhibition will be open to all graduating students - full time or part time
- All work to be exhibited must be work that has been submitted for assessment.
- All major areas of course work can be exhibited, ie. screen printing, textiles, paper or other mediums, weaving, machine knitting, tapestry, textile technology, drawing, design etc.
- Work exhibited must be of the highest standard in design and technique.
- Work to be exhibited must be submitted to a selection panel, consisting of a staff member from each subject area, as well as where possible, a representative of the industry.
- Articles for exhibition must be in original condition.
- Students exhibiting must participate in the following;
planning,
fundraising and sponsorship
providing mailing lists
photograph works for catalogues
concept design for invitations and event
attending and promoting the exhibition at the gallery for the duration of the exhibition
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