Overview
In this unit you will prepare your artwork for display and present it to the public in an individual or group exhibition. You will use and adapt standard exhibition protocols as they might apply to a range of exhibition contexts, whilst engaging with the key processes that enable the development of successful and professional exhibitions. You will also consider the effects that various exhibition venues have on the reading of your artwork.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: CART12009 Visual Arts and Society: Ideology, Identity and Contemporary Visual Art Practices AND CART12010 Visual Arts Studio: Using and Abusing Conventions
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Anecdotal feedback
Initial exhibition design can be brought forward.
The exhibition timeline will be amended to better facilitate exhibition design.
- Use appropriate display solutions to exhibit your artwork in a professional context
- Prepare written material to support the display of your work and to enable professional contact with exhibition venues
- Identify exhibition venues that are best aligned to your artwork
- Reflect on the success of your exhibition practices.
Not Applicable.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 60% | ||||
| 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 25% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 60% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 25% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
p.connor@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Types of galleries and exhibition venues.
- Alignment of your work to a gallery or venue.
- The value of an exhibition practice journal.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the Week 1 learning resources and by completing the week 1 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Types of galleries and exhibition venues.
- What types of spaces will you target and use?
- How will you journal your exhibition experience?
Module/Topic
- Approaching a gallery: dos and don'ts.
- Letter of introduction; the email pitch.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the Week 2 learning resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Approaching a gallery: dos and don'ts.
- What is an appropriate writing style and approach?
Module/Topic
- Exhibition checklists.
- Preparing for an install: list of tools and resources, scale models and plans.
- Trouble-shooting and problem solving.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 3 learning resources and by completing the week 3 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Exhibition checklists: Why are they all different?
- Install preparation and troubleshooting.
Module/Topic
- What is exhibition curation?
- How to design and curate an exhibition.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 4 learning resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- How to design and curate an exhibition.
- Describe an exhibition experience that you enjoyed and describe why you liked it?
Module/Topic
- Types of virtual exhibitions.
- Alignment of virtual exhibitions to your own work.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 5 learning resources and by completing the week 5 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Types of virtual exhibitions.
- What types of virtual exhibitions will you target and use?
Module/Topic
There are no topics this week.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
- Common practices for displaying 2-Dimensional works.
- Practical workshop: Preparing a work on paper for exhibition and sale.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 6 learning resources and by completing the week 6 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Common practices for displaying 2-Dimensional works.
- Practical workshop: Preparing a work on paper for exhibition and sale.
- Discuss simple framing options for paintings.
Module/Topic
- How has digital media transformed exhibition environments?
- Festivals, public art, public spaces and 24/7 exhibitions.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 7 learning resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- What happened to the plinth: How has digital media transformed the exhibition environment?
- Festivals, public art, public spaces and 24/7 exhibitions.
Module/Topic
- Exhibition standards: wall labels and signage for visual art exhibitions.
- Do's and don'ts of wall labels and didactic panels.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 8 learning resources and by completing the week 8 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Exhibition standards: labeling for visual art exhibitions.
- Do's and don'ts of wall labels and didactic panels.
- Conform or stand out?
Module/Topic
- Photographing your exhibition.
- Photographing your 2 - Dimensional work.
- Photographing your 3 - Dimensional work
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 9 learning resources and by completing the week 9 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Photographing your work - tips to get the best results on a budget.
- Select and photograph your artwork.
Assessment 1 - Written Assessment Due: Week 9 Friday (17 Sept 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Collaborate with other artists to maximise the success of the exhibition design/presentation.
- Install your artwork and wall labels.
Chapter
Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 10 learning resources and by completing the week 10 learning activity.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Install your exhibition display. (virtual or real)
- Work professionally with others (discuss exhibition and lighting design).
Module/Topic
- Exhibition Reflection: What worked well?
- Exhibition Reflection: What may have worked better?
- Take notes and collate feedback to support development of Assessment 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment (25% weighting).
Chapter
- Please prepare for your tutorial by first engaging with the week 11 learning resources.
- Review your exhibition feedback, critical reflection notes and exhibition journal.
- Complete a draft of your Reflective Practice Essay (Assessment 3).
Events and Submissions/Topic
- After reflecting on your intentions and after receiving feedback from exhibition visitors, discuss what you have learnt from this exhibition experience. Document your findings.
Assessment 2: Exhibition Practice and Outcome Due: Week 11 Friday (1 Oct 2021) 4:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
- Consolidate critical reflection.
- Assessment 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment (25% weighting).
Chapter
Review your exhibition feedback, critical reflection notes and exhibition journal.
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Consolidate critical reflection.
Module/Topic
- Complete and submit Assessment 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment (25% weighting).
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
There are no tutorial activities this week.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Assessment 1 - Written Assessment. – 900-1300 words (15% weighting).
This written assessment includes four written items. The written items are as follows:
1. A letter introducing yourself as an emerging artist to the administrators of an exhibition venue or gallery. (please refer to example letters provided in Moodle) (100 – 200 words).
2. An artist’s statement. (This statement should be succinct, engaging and provide an insight into your work/practice). (50 -100 words)
3. Wall labels related to all of your work selected for exhibition in this unit. (please follow the hierarchy of information outlined in this unit.)
4. A written statement which lists three galleries that you would like to develop a professional relationship with. One of the galleries will be a local gallery (central Queensland gallery), one of the galleries will be a non-local Queensland-based gallery, the third gallery will be an interstate or international gallery. The statement will describe why you have selected these galleries as potential galleries through which you may exhibit your work. To do this you must describe the opportunities and benefits these galleries offer you as an artist. You must also describe the less attractive features of these galleries in terms of the suitability of these galleries to offer you opportunities for career advancement or critical notice. Your list of galleries should be accompanied with their current web addresses. (750 – 1000 words)
These four written assessments will address the following learning outcomes:
• Prepare written material to support the display of your work and to enable professional contact with exhibition venues.
• Identify exhibition venues that are best aligned to your artwork.
Formatting requirements for introductory letter:
• Use 12-point Times New Roman font for the introductory letter.
• 1.5 spacing throughout
• You will not be required to include in-text references (citations).
• Ensure that you have used an appropriate format for your letter.
Formatting requirements for wall labels:
• Use 14-point Lucida Sans font for all the wall labels (your artist’s statement will be considered as a wall label).
• 1.5 spacing throughout
• You will not be required to include in-text references (citations).
• Ensure that you have used an approved format for your wall labels.
Important information about the word count:
The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Week 9 Friday (17 Sept 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Please submit Assessment 1: Written Assessment: Letter of Introduction, Exhibition Wall Labels and Gallery Selection Statement via Moodle.
Week 11 Friday (1 Oct 2021)
Assessment results and feedback will be made available via Moodle.
· Appropriateness of style. (25% weighting)
· Structure and flow. (25% weighting)
· Ability to write clearly and logically. (25% weighting)
· Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, typography and clear lay-out. (25% weighting)
- Prepare written material to support the display of your work and to enable professional contact with exhibition venues
- Identify exhibition venues that are best aligned to your artwork
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Project (applied)
For this project-based assessment you will be assessed on the success of your exhibition practices. Your exhibition practices will be considered to include:
• Your critical thinking and problem solving.
• Your ability to collaborate effectively and professionally with your co-exhibitors or co-workers.
• Your use of an exhibition checklist and the ability to meet deadlines.
• The quality of the exhibition outcomes as they relate to your role in the exhibitions team.
As this is a project-based assessment (project planning, preparation and installing of artworks to create a curated exhibition experience), you will not be required to submit assessment items in Moodle for this assessment.
Week 11 Friday (1 Oct 2021) 4:00 pm AEST
As this is a project-based assessment (preparing for and installing/presenting an exhibition of artworks), you will not be required to submit assessment items in Moodle for this assessment.
Review/Exam Week Friday (15 Oct 2021)
Assessment results and feedback will be provided via Moodle.
- Effectiveness of Collaboration (25% weighting)
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (25% weighting)
- Successful use of Exhibition Checklist and ability to meet Deadlines (25% weighting)
- Success of Outcome (25% weighting)
No submission method provided.
- Use appropriate display solutions to exhibit your artwork in a professional context
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Reflective Practice Assignment
Assessment 3 – Reflective Practice Assignment. – 1000-1500 words (25% weighting).
After reviewing your exhibition practice journal and critically reflecting on your exhibition practices, you will write a reflective practice essay (1000-1500 words). In this essay you will critically appraise your recent exhibition practices. To do this you will:
• note any processes you have used to critically analyse your exhibition practices.
• describe what aspects of your exhibition practices you perceive to be successful and why.
• describe what aspects of your exhibition practices you perceive could be improved via the modification of your practices.
• describe how you would modify your exhibition practices in the future in order to achieve more effective or more professional exhibitions.
Your exhibition practices will be understood to include:
1. your ability to collaborate effectively and professionally with others.
2. your ability to problem-solve and think critically.
3. your ability to use an exhibition checklist and meet deadlines.
4. your awareness and use of appropriate writing styles.
5. the success of your display solutions.
Please note:
• The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
o Use 12-point Times New Roman font for your Reflective Practice Essay.
o 1.5 spacing throughout
o Ensure that you have used an appropriate format and structure for your Reflective Practice Essay.
o Use APA referencing style (7th edition) for your citations.
Review/Exam Week Friday (15 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Please submit your Reflective Practice Essay via Moodle by the due date/time.
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021)
Results and feedback available via Moodle.
- clear and effective communication using an appropriate style (35% weighting)
- depth and breadth of insight gleaned from personal learning experiences (45% weighting)
- use of APA referencing when citing industry standards. (20% weighting)
- Reflect on the success of your exhibition practices.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
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