Postgraduate Course: TPG Curating (ARTX11030)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | You will engage in the presentation and interpretation of contemporary art in professional institutionalised settings - integrating your approach to artistic research, commissioning and distribution. You will work collaboratively to curate a project for a specific venue, developing a sophisticated awareness of sites and audiences in relation to current curatorial theories and practices. Practical workshops will facilitate project management, critical and contextual approaches. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 14,
Fieldwork Hours 16,
Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
303 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Portfolio
Seminar Participation
Exhibition |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically re-assess curatorial histories and theories in relation to emerging tendencies in curatorial practice.
- Generate a focus for and make a constructive contribution to the group organisation of a curatorial project.
- Work with your peers to produce, manage and distribute a curatorial project for critical scrutiny
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Reading List
Micchelli, Thomas. On Curating: Interviews with Ten International Curators, Distributed Art Publishers; 2010.
Zeiske, Claudia and Sacramento, Nuno. ARTocracy, Jovis, 2011.
Kouris and Rand, Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating, Apexart, 2007.
Marincola, Paula. What Makes a Great Exhibition?,Reaktion, 2007.
Wilson, Mick, Curating and the Educational Turn, Open Editions/De Appel Arts Centre, 2010.
Abbing, Hans. 'Why are artists poor?: The Exceptional Economy of the Arts, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2002.
WADE, GAVIN, Curating in the 21st Century, Wolverhampton, 2000.
O'DOHERTY, BRIAN & MCEVILLEY Inside the White Cube, University of California Press, 1999.
Greenberg, Reesa. Thinking about Exhibitions. Routledge, London, 1996.
Buskirk, Martha. 'The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art', MIT, 2005. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Theory Pathway: Curating Collecting Exhibitions Museology Taxonomy Cultural Geography Art History Vi |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Beagles
Tel: (0131 6)51 5909
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Watson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: |
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