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11616 (v.3) Visual Culture - Professional Practice 310


 

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.
 

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.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

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.

Field of Education:

 100300 Visual Arts and Crafts (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Esperance Community CollegeSemester 1Y  
2004Esperance Community CollegeSemester 2Y  
2004Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Kalgoorlie CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Northam CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Northam CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Margaret River CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Margaret River CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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