Honours Seminar 1 STDO 4910 A01 3 Credit Hours
Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Office hours and times available for student consultation: Monday and Wednesday after
class
Office Located at: 460 ART Lab
Course schedule: 8:30 am - 9:50 am Monday and Wednesday Art Lab 366
Monday Sep
10, 2012 – Monday Dec 03, 2012
Minimum of hours
of out-of-class work expected: 5 hours per week
Course
Description
This Seminar is taken in the fourth year of the Bachelor of
Fine Arts Honours Degree as the first of two Honours Seminar courses and taken
co-currently with Senior Studio 1 and Senior Studio 2. Issues of professional
practice are examined against contemporary art theory. Students document their
work and create artists statements and interact with visiting artists. Prerequisites:
21 credit hours of 3000-level Studio courses. Co-requisite: STDO 4810. May not
be held with STDO 4890 or 054.489. (University of Manitoba on line course calendar)
The artist statement and documentation of your work will be
your currency in the art world. In most cases your documentation and your
artist statement along with a project proposal will be the primary introduction
of your work to curators, arts administrators, selection committees and or
jurors who will assess you for potential grants, exhibitions, studio visits and
other arts related jobs/professional activities.
Ideally professional
documentation with clear and concise writing and of course having exceptional
and innovative work will all be key in the success as an artist and cultural
worker. Once out of school an artist requires persistence, patience and a broad
range of skills, participation in the art community and diverse thinking when
navigating the art world.
Course
Objectives/Outcomes
The
ultimate goal of this course will be to give students the skills to navigate
the art profession balancing the personal vision of the emerging artist/art
student with the diverse challenges facing an emerging artist. In addition to
documenting work, writing artist statements and proposals for various
applications, creating an on line presence for themselves students will also
have an understanding of the various types of exhibition venues and grants
available to a contemporary artist.
Instructional
Methods
This
seminar course will include presentations of various artists’ works/websites,
theories, artist statements with substance, samples of exhibition and grant
applications and software demonstrations by instructor. Students will be
expected to actively participate during class discussions involving the
analysis of artworks and texts, and student presentations. The course also could
potentially include guest speakers and field trips to galleries and museums.
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Syllabus/Course Schedule *
Week
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Date
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Topic
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Resources
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Assignment
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1
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Sept
10
Sept
12
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Intro
to course.
Presentation
of Artist Statements from artist found on line.
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Research
on line Artists’ Statements/Websites. Link for an on line sample of an artist
statement due Sept 12. Must notify instructor by Sept 11.
|
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September
19, Wednesday
Last
day to add fall or spanned courses. Last day to drop fall or spanned courses
for full refund.
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2
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Sept
17
Sept 19
|
Documenting
work and software demonstrations in Photoshop.
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3
|
Sept
24
Sept 26
|
10
min Student presentations of their own work and their own artist statements.
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4
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Oct 1
Oct 3
|
10 min Student
presentations of their own work and their own artist statements.
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October 8, Monday
Thanksgiving Day– University
closed
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5
|
Oct 10
|
Exhibition Proposals
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6
|
Oct 15
Oct 17
|
Artist Residency Proposals.
Workshop and Curatorial
Proposals.
|
Exhibition Proposals (30%) Due Mon Oct
15
|
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7
|
Oct 22
Oct 25
|
Grant Proposals
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8
|
Oct 29
Oct 31
|
Discussing layouts of
blogs and websites and software demonstrations in Blogger.
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Assignment with Options: Residency,
Workshop, or Curatorial Proposals (10%) Due Wed Oct 31
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November 5 - 10
Third Year Field Trip to Chicago
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9
|
Nov
5
Nov
7
|
Scheduled
meeting with individuals in office during Chicago Field Trip.
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November 14 - 17
Third Year Field Trip to Minneapolis
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November 14, Wednesday
Last day to VW from fall term courses (no refund)
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10
|
Nov
12
Nov
14
|
Presenting
and discussing artist websites and blogs
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11
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Nov
19
Nov
21
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Promoting your work and Networking.
Selected for a NYC solo show.
|
Grant Proposals (30%)
Due Mon Nov 19
|
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12
|
Nov
26
Nov
28
|
Sharing
samples of Student Websites/Blogs in progress.
Student
evaluations of course and instructor.
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13
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Dec
3
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Sharing
samples of Student Websites/Blogs.
|
Student Websites/Blogs
(30%) Due Mon Dec 3
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*The above
outline will most likely change due to factors such as gallery visits or
other unforeseen circumstances. It is each student’s responsibility to be
prepared for and cognizant of any potential changes. These changes will always
be communicated in advance during class and/or sent by email.
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Materials List
Sketchbook
for taking notes in class
Memory
stick and or external hard drive to transfer and back up data.
Required Readings
Link to some quick notes on artists’ statements by artist and educator
Nayland Blake: http://naylandblake.net/wordpress/create-your-own/notes-on-practice/some-quick-notes-on-artists-statements/
Some links to different exhibition
venues:
Recommended Readings
A separate
bibliography (optional reading list) will be posted on course website.
List of Evaluated Assignments for Honours Seminar 1
(Assignments 1 to 4)
1)
On line example of an artist statement containing substance - Due Wed 12
(email link to instructor by midnight Tues Sept 11)
2) Exhibition
Proposals Assignment - 30% of course
grade - Due Mon Oct 15
See the list above of required readings
for links to different
exhibition venues.
3) Grant
Proposals Assignment - 30% of course grade - Due Wed Oct 31 Mon Nov 19
Use Winnipeg Arts Council or Manitoba
Arts Council (or maybe even Canada Council) on line application forms and
requirements/directions as your grant proposal assignment. Apply for a grant
for individual emerging artists or a C level (emerging artist)
creation/production grant or Project Grants.
Winnipeg Arts Council:
Sample of Manitoba Arts Council Links
Sample of Canada Council:
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
List of Evaluated Assignments for Honours Seminar 1
(continued)
4) Residency
Proposal or Commission Proposal or Workshop Proposal and or Curatorial Proposal
Assignment
- 10%
of course grade - Due Mon
Nov 19 Wed Oct 31
This should be an assignment/application
which you see as being feasible in the future when practicing as a professional
emerging artist.
List of International Residencies:
Canada Council Residency Program:
Vermont Studio Center:
Banff Centre for the Arts:
Curatorial Competition:
http://www.akbanksanat.com/icc
(real application for curatorial competition due Nov 5)
5) Create
your own Blog or Website Assignment
(Promoting your work and you as an artist) -
30% of course grade - Due Mon Dec 3
(Create something on line outside of Facebook
or Flicker or Deviant Art)
Potential suggestions to create website
or blog: blogger, tumbler or wordpress.
This list for website programs is not
inclusive for your website/blog, use what ever best suits your needs and the objectives
of the assignment.
6) Submit
notes from course (Your
notes will not be graded but overall will assist instructor in getting an
understanding as to who you are as an emerging artist and your overall
engagement of course)
Evaluations - Grading Criteria for Each Assignment*
Clarity of text and overall
professionalism of proposal and website/blog assignments 40%
Quality of Documentation of work in
proposals and documentation (images and or video) 40%
Integrated and clear relationship between
text and documentation (images and or video) 10%
Demonstration of conceptual substance and
innovation in work/documentation and proposals 10%
Expanding conceptual substance will
include researching artists, artist collectives, curators, reviews (art
journals) curated exhibitions, workshops and various art institutions.
*Please note the above percentages in
grading criteria for each assignment are a general breakdown and may change
slightly in each assignment.
Evaluation and feedback will
be given to each student prior to the voluntary withdrawal deadline, if you
wish to know about your progress in the course earlier, schedule an appointment
with instructor for consultation regarding progress in course.
Late Submission of Assignments Policy and Penalties
Half a letter grade will be deducted
for each day assignment is submitted late past deadline. Will not accept
assignments after four days or give exceptions to penalties past deadline
unless I a doctor note is submitted
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Evaluations
- Grading Criteria (continued)
Letter Grade System
The grade of ‘D’ is regarded as marginal in most
courses by all faculties and schools. It contributes to decreasing a sessional
or cumulative Grade Point Average to less than 2.0. The course in which ‘D’
standing is obtained need not be repeated except by probationary students in
certain faculties or where a grade of ‘C’ or better is required in a
prerequisite subject. It may be repeated for the purpose of improving a grade
point average. Students in doubt as to the status of their record should
consult an advisor in their faculty or school.
Letter Grade Grade Point Value Percentage
A+ 4.5 93-100% Exceptional
A 4.0
- 4.4 88-92.9% Excellent
B+ 3.5
- 3.9 80-87.9% Very Good
B 3.0
- 3.4 75-79.9% Good
C+ 2.5
- 2.9 68-74.9% Satisfactory
C 2.0
- 2.4 60-67.9% Adequate
D 1.0
- 1.9 50-59.9% Marginal
F 0
– 0.9 Below 50% Failure
P Pass
S Standing
Additional Information Regarding
Grades:
Students may want to assess their assignments with the
following guidelines before submitting them to ensure you have done an
excellent job of responding to the specific criteria for the course. If an
assignment is lacking in something, the information below will assist in the
revisions of the studio work prior to presenting the work to your instructor
for videotaping and final evaluation. (See course outline for videotaping
dates)
Grade of A
or A+ (GPA of 4.0 to 4.5) Excellent to Exceptional: A
thorough and thoughtful treatment of the assignment presented consistently
in an original, logical and convincing manner. The “A” assignment has clearly
articulated formal (visual literacy) and conceptual ideas
(philosophical/thematic content), which are innovative, complex, and thoroughly
researched. Generally the ”A” assignment demonstrates an excellent level of
research, versatility, criticality and a breadth of formal and conceptual skill
sets. All of the assignment’s objectives in terms of quality and quantity are
achieved in an excellent or exceptional manner. In addition to demonstrating the
assignment objectives often an ”A” work offers supplementary strengths as an
excellent example of a contemporary art practioner and/or takes the work beyond
the assignment’s objectives.
Grade of B or B+ (GPA of 3.0 to 3.9) Good to Very Good: This is a
good or very good assignment in most ways, but it is generally less thoughtful
than an “A” work. Often “B” assignments are those that mostly repeat what the
instructor and the readings have taught, and do so in a way that makes it
apparent that the student understands the concepts and objectives, but does not
add much to them. The B assignment may be less sophisticated than an “A”
assignment, but the “B” is still reasonably competent and conveys ideas and
concepts to the viewer. At times the B assignment may offer some innovation but
simultaneously may be missing some of the assignment’s objectives. Generally in
the B assignment, the assignment objectives are achieved in a less
sophisticated and innovative manner than the A assignment which often in has a
combination of complex yet clear formal (visual literate) ideas and thorough conceptual
ideas (philosophical/thematic content).
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Evaluations - Grading Criteria
(continued)
Grade of C
or C+ (GPA of 2.0 to 2.9) Adequate to Satisfactory): An
assignment that shows an understanding of most concepts and objectives involved
in the assignment, but does not treat it thoroughly or does not synthesize the
assignment into an entirely clear manner. In the C assignment the communication
of ideas (s) are visually and or conceptually vague and may appear to be
contradictory, or visually noisy or conceptually confused. Strong effort by a
student may be given for a C assignment, but the work struggles to convey the
assignment objectives in terms of demonstrating visual literacy and/or thorough
conceptual ideas in the work.
Grade of D
(GPA of 1.0 to 1.9) Marginal: Seriously flawed. The assignment
neither demonstrates an understanding of the material nor articulates any
coherent ideas or concepts. The assignment might wander among several ideas
with out developing any single one. There is no focus in this kind of work.
Often a D assignment will be presented as incomplete or unfinished. In a “D”
assignment a student might rely on others’ work rather than developing her/his
ideas. The instructor might wonder if the student tried at all.
Grade of
F (GPA of 0 to 0.9) Failure: Little
redemptive value appears in “F” work. The assignment fails to address the
assignment in fundamental ways. There is no real answer to any of the problems
posed by the assignment, and there is no real engagement in the topic in any
way. The work often fails to be coherent at all and demonstrates no effort or
any of the objectives. Generally the student who receives an F on their
assignment does very little of the required work, nor utilizes criticism, and
often their classroom attendance is in violation of university policy.
If there are any questions or comments regarding the above
grading criteria feel free to talk to the instructor during class, or schedule
a meeting outside of class.
Class
Attendance Policy
Regular
attendance is expected of all students in all courses. The Office of the School
of Art will issue a letter of warning when a student has had three unexcused absences for any course
in a given term. The instructor may initiate procedures to debar a student from
attending classes and from final examinations and/or from receiving credit
where unexcused absences exceed those permitted.
If a person is in
violation of this attendance policy the Student Advisor will arrange to have a
letter sent to the student. Attendance will be taken for this course.
Return
of Student Work
The
recommended retention period for unclaimed student work is no less than 2
weeks. After two weeks unclaimed assignments will become property of the School
of Art and will be disposed of at its discretion.
Statement on Student
Participation in the Presentation or Discussion of Art
At the
School of Art, numerous required and elective courses contain content that
includes working from the nude model and some language, imagery, or dialogue
that may offend students. In particular, the School of Art provides
comprehensive art training that requires use of the nude model in some courses.
In viewing and discussing works of art, the School of Art encourages the
broadest possible tolerance consistent with Canadian law.
Honours Seminar 1 - STDO 4910 Instructor: Derek Brueckner
Plagiarism
and Cheating Policy
To plagiarize is to take ideas or words of another
person and pass them off as one’s own. In short, it is stealing something
intangible rather than an object. Obviously, it is not necessary to state the
source of well known or easily verifiable facts, but students are expected to
acknowledge the sources of ideas and expressions they use in their written
work, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. This applies to diagrams,
statistical tables and the like, as well as to written material, and materials
or information from Internet sources. To provide adequate and correct
documentation is not only an indication of academic honesty but is also a
courtesy, which enables the reader to consult these sources with ease. Failure
to do so constitutes plagiarism. It will also be considered plagiarism and/or
cheating if a student submits a term paper written in whole or in part by
someone other than him/herself, or copies the answer or answers of another
student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment. Plagiarism or any
other form of cheating in examinations, or term tests (e.g., crib notes) is
subject to serious academic penalty (e.g. suspension or expulsion from the
faculty or university). A student found guilty of contributing to cheating in
examinations or term assignments is also subject to serious academic penalty.
Similarly, to copy, parts, or to reproduce everything
from an artist’s individual artwork and pass them off as one’s own is also
considered a form of plagiarism. When completing assignments or presenting work
done in self-directed studio art projects, students should be avoiding this
practice, since what is expected is that you will originate the ‘look or
‘style’ of the work from your own responses to the subject or ideas in
question. To do otherwise, through the knowing use of printed or internet
reproductions of published artists work would be academically dishonest, except
in cases where to make direct copy was a requirements of the assignment by an
instructor, or that your idea required such a response. In those cases it is
clear as to the intent to copy and is a pubic aspect of the meaning of the
work.
Electronic
Devices In Class:
Cell phones and most other electronic devices must be turned off during
class time. This also includes no text messaging during class time.
Electronic Notification:
You will also be required to have a
University of Manitoba email account. This email account will ensure cohesive
communication with instructor and all enrolled students in this course. Having
a U of M email account is also meant to encourage students taking fine arts
courses to investigate and utilize the various software offered in the computer
lab at the School of Art. Once you have a U of M account you will be able to
access the School of Art Computer Lab in the ARTlab building. The U of M email
accounts are free for all University of Manitoba students and will be
imperative for this course. As a university policy it is mandatory that all
students maintain and regularly monitor a University of Manitoba email account.
Critical information from the registrar, instructors and the School of Art will
be relayed to you through the Web mail, Jump and Aurora electronic notification
systems.
Create your University of Manitoba email account at:
Forward your U of M email account to another email address:
For assistance regarding your U
of M email account visit Information Services and Technology at 123 Fletcher
Argue or contact by Telephone at: 474-9249 or Email at support@umanitoba.ca
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