Module Details

Module Code: PRTC H3701
Module Title: Collaborative Exhibition Practices
Title: Collaborative Exhibition Practices
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Janette Davies
Module Author:: Orla Barry
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of this subject are: To equip the student with practical skills for mounting a public exhibition; To introduce the student to professional standards of organising and promoting an exhibition and working in group context; To provide the student with the experience and confidence of participating in an exhibition; To foster an awareness of the importance of working as a team.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the various tasks required to mount a small public exhibition in a specific venue such as (a) Orgainising publicity and advertising (b) Seeking sponsorship (c) Locating a venue. (d) Working efficiently as a group
LO2 Be able to demonstrate an awareness of the importance of presentation for the student’s own art practice through (a) Designing or editing work for a specific space (b) Providing suitable information for viewers/audience
LO3 Be able to assess appropriate strategies for presenting their work in the specific context of the temporary exhibition space.
LO4 Be able to make an informed assessment of their contribution to the creation of the show through (a) Participating in self and peer assessment process (b) Creating a reflective journal/notebook
LO5 Be able to anticipate potential issues for future public exhibitions through (a) Providing conclusions and focused questions in their reflective journal (b) Participating in a thorough post exhibition analysis and peer assessment (c) Reflecting on ground rules for future group work
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Professional Practices
Students will be asked to locate a space for a group exhibition and to work as a team .delivering a public exhibition. There will be guidance by a tutor throughout the process of planning designing and carryout the exhibition. There will also be seminars about different approaches to exhibition design.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Project90.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Case Studies % of Total Mark 10
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Presentation
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 90
Timing Sem 1 End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assessment for Problem Based approach will be based on a product process model including peer and self assessment. Students will be asked to decide the ratio of marks for the process and the product (the exhibition) as well as their individual work in the show. An external assessor could also mark the exhibition. For example 30% for the group process, 30% for the exhibition opening night marked by an external, 20% for the individual work in the show and 20% for a reflective journal/notebook
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
Reassessment Description
Marks for all projects/briefs are collected at the end of each semester. If a student fails to complete a project, re-assessment can take place if the student obtains the agreement of the tutor to submit completed work at the end of the semester. If part of a project involved group working then it is not possible to require students to submit such work and alternative assignments may have to be issued.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Contact Hours Contact Contact Hours Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Delphian. (2020), Navigating The Art World, [ISBN: 1999799046].
  • Hill, E et al.. (1998), Creative Arts Marketing, Scotland: Butterworth Heinemann.
  • Singerman, H. (1999), Art Subjects the making of artists in the American University., London: University of California Press.
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist, Independent curators international. (2013), Do it, The compendium, [ISBN: 9781938922015].
  • Rectanus, M.. (2002), Culture Incorporated: Museums, Artists, and Corporate Sponsorships., London: University of Minnesota Press..
  • Wim Bereen, Charles Harrison, Harald Szeemann, Christian Rattemeyer (Editor). Exhibiting the New Art, Afterall Books, p.280, [ISBN: 3865608590].
  • Daniel Jewesbury & Valerie Connor. Local Authority.
  • Carol Duncan. Civilizing rituals, London ; Routledge, 1995., [ISBN: 0415070120].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Charles Esche, Will Bradley (Editor). Art and Social Change, Tate Publishing, p.480, [ISBN: 1854376268].
  • Wu, Chin Tao. (2003), Privatising Culture: Corporate Art Intervention since the 1980s., London: Verso.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • www.artscouncil.ie.
  • https://www.on-curating.org.
  • www.nationalsculpturefactory.com.
  • www.scottisharts.org.uk.
  • www.artscouncil.org.uk.
  • www.contemporaryartdaily.com.
  • www.variant.org.
  • www.cityarts.ie.
  • www.skulptur-projekte.de.
  • www.curatorsintl.org.
  • www.visualartists.ie.
  • www.manystuff.org.
  • www.artangel.org.uk.
  • www.frieze.com.
  • www.e-flux.com.
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