| Semester 1, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Gallery Studies 1 |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100300 - Visual Arts and Crafts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
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Examiner:
Rationale
In Gallery Studies students will be introduced to a variety of Art Gallery and Museum practices. This course will introduce students to foundation skills understanding how gallery and museum spaces are managed and curated. In Gallery Studies, students learn foundational concepts, techniques and skills to understand, analyse and professionally engage with art galleries and museum practices.
In this course students will be presented with the history of modern gallery and museum practices and this will form the foundation for Gallery Studies courses 2, 3 and 4. This course will demonstrate the various curatorial practices which have taken place in the 20th century and how these have influenced the role the gallery and museum serves in our culture.
Synopsis
In this course students will explore the foundational skills in which galleries and museums install and display art work; this includes the variety of gallery, museums and temporary exhibition sites.
This course will provide a foundation on which students will acquire skills and knowledge of the arts industry where they will be asked to research, compare and contrast museum, gallery and temporal exhibition spaces. In this first of four courses, students will understand the historical development of the Museum and the Gallery sector and what role the artist and curator plays within this.
Students will be encouraged to visit relevant galleries and museums, research and attend presentations by professionals as a way of understanding the various approaches to gallery management.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- explore the foundational knowledge and skills used by the Museum and Gallery sector to install and display art work;
- research and evaluate the relevance of content and display by different Galleries and Museums;
- apply relevant skills from the variety of curatorial practices in the history of galleries and museums; exhibition design and installation, at an introductory level;
- present a written argument and analysis that is logical and coherent;
- explore basic professional, social, cultural and ethical issues involved in the Museum/Gallery sector in written and applied skills.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The history and development of the museum and gallery | 25.00 |
| 2. | The changing function the public gallery/museum today | 25.00 |
| 3. | Who works in museum and galleries and what do they do | 12.50 |
| 4. | Outside of the box, ephemeral art projects, what are they and who is responsible? Street art, graffiti art, flash mobs | 12.50 |
| 5. | Location and technology; includes plagiarism and copyright | 12.50 |
| 6. | The rapidly changing interface between art and the world including censorship and the return of cultural materials and art | 12.50 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=VSA2006)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 65.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 100.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 100 | 20 | 23 Mar 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 40 | 20 Apr 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 3 | 100 | 40 | 08 Jun 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.