| Area: | Department of Art |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | An introduction to skills and knowledge needed to conduct a professional practice as a contemporary artist. Students are shown how to prepare the relevant documentation and professional presentation needed to conduct a practice as artists. As well as thestructures of financing and grant applications students are given practical experience in how to negotiate the art world. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to participate in the matrix of structures that articulate the professional art world. Gained knowledge of how and where to gain finance, how to approach galleries and how to presentthemselves as professionals in their field. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Journals: Art and Australia, Art Forum and Art and Text. |
| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class Participation 10%, Folio 50%, Tutorial 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Esperance Community College | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Esperance Community College | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Northam Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Northam Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
