2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ARTF3020 Professional Practice, Level 3
20 creditsClass Size: 40
Module manager: Dr Robert Knifton
Email: r.h.knifton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
| ARTF1019 | Professional Practice (Introductory) |
| ARTF1035 | Studio Work |
| ARTF2040 | Studio Work |
Co-requisites
| ARTF3061 | Studio Work (Option B) |
| ARTF3062 | Studio Work |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
Covering professional practice in relation to working as a practising artist, curator, arts writer etc.Objectives
To familiarise level 3 students with methods for accessing arts related careers. To guide them in curating and organising of exhibitions, documenting work and the structuring of portfolio’s websites etc within their chosen field. To introduce them to curators, galleries and artist initiatives through visiting tutors and field trips.Learning outcomes
On completion of the year students should be able to demonstrate evidence of the following:
- Time management skills
- Effective and appropriate communication skills
- Writing of C.V.’s, statements, proposals and applications related to arts field
- Team work to devise and curate, publicise and fundraise towards their final degree exhibition project
- A familiarity with both local and national art scene, galleries, artist initiatives etc.
- Analytical skills in relation to presentation and display
- An understanding of different audiences
Skills outcomes
Presentation and display of artworks. Curation of artworks. Writing about exhibitions and artworks. Organisation, publicity, marketing of an exhibition.
Syllabus
Students take part in presentations, seminars, tutorials, field trips and tasks that prepare them for a range of employment and professional practice after graduation. Looking in particular at practising artists, curators, arts writers, museums the emphasis will be on developing skills that enable them to devise, initiate, organise and implement initiatives in the arts. Visiting speakers will introduce them to a range of practices, galleries, museums with quite specific local routes to entering the exhibitions system. Field trips with particular emphasis will form a part of the syllabus. The students will work towards the final project of the degree exhibition in which they take responsibility for the presentation of their practice to a public audience. Guided by University staff and visitors they will work on all aspects of exhibition organisation – marketing, publicity, press, presentation, catalogue, website, audience.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 3 | 6.00 | 18.00 |
| Group learning | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.50 | 15.00 |
| Seminar | 8 | 2.00 | 16.00 |
| Tutorial | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Private study hours | 143.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 57.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Students will work in groups to develop different aspects of professional practice surrounding their degree exhibition, namely publicity, marketing, fundraising, curation. They will work individually to develop their presentation and display of work that supports their studio practice, forming (in the broad sense) a ‘portfolio’ incorporating statements, CVs, proposals and documentation and information relating to exhibitions they have organised and participated in.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Student progress is monitored continuously through regular individual and group tutorials. Students will be formerly assessed at key points in the module through a presentation and/or text (statement or equivalent) and a 'portfolio' (in a wide sense – could take the form of a website, publication, presentation etc.) and documentation of the organisation and accompanying information of the degree exhibition.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Portfolio | - | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
The students will undergo a regular (formative) series of individual and group crits (for peer learning) this will help students to develop and share self-assessment, in the form of statements and other support material as they work towards their final submission (portfolio) which will comprise of a series of ‘documents’ as discussed with the module leader; these could comprise of statements, building of website, presentations and publications – based on the documentation of the organisation and accompanying information of the final degree exhibition.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 22/08/2017
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