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The Artist's Toolbox (THTR20023)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Having a “great idea” you want to get off the ground is one thing, being able to effectively describe, promote and manage it, is entirely another. “The Artist's Toolbox” provides aspiring artists, entrepreneurs, and project visionaries of all disciplines, with the management skills required to conceptualise, pitch and manage that “great idea” from concept to delivery.
Students will examine typical Arts Management methodologies and identify how these methods can be applied to the planning and delivery of their “great idea”, including how to describe the project, identifying the “audience”, effectively pitching the idea and confidently demonstrating the ability to deliver a defined outcome.
The subject is delivered as a series of facilitated workshops including daily student presentations over 6 days, followed by an individually scheduled final pitch presentation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- identify and interpret the multi-level agendas that can drive the commissioning of works and their potential impact on the core idea;
- identify and apply arts management methodologies that can be used to creatively pitch and practically implement a project;
- construct and communicate an innovative individual response to a supplied provocation.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate:
- an ability to interpret, translate and execute ideas in a broader environment;
- an ability to determine the technical and artistic implications of a project;
- advanced communication skills (written, visual and oral);
- an understanding of professional standards required for arts management.
Last updated: 1 December 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
The student should have an ability to negotiate the use of community resources, be able to think and act creatively and be able to problem solve laterally.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 1 December 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Three 3-minute individual in-class oral presentations which identify and apply learning to a defined provocation
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
A daily journal identifying and the describing the application of arts management methodologies to a defined task.
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
10-minute Individual Pitch in response to a detailed brief. Note: Individual pitch appointments to be booked directly with tutor.
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Written assignment explaining the application of key arts management methodologies as applied to the presentation/pitch.
| End of the assessment period | 30% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 1 December 2023
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Coordinator Amanda Hitten Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 36 hours, comprising a 6-day intensive with facilitated workshops, tutor support and pitch delivery. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 26 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period there may be some preparatory tasks, reading and/or a student questionnaire. Teaching period 10 February 2022 to 18 February 2022 Last self-enrol date 28 January 2022 Census date 11 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 February 2022 Assessment period ends 10 March 2022
Last updated: 1 December 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 1 December 2023