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Professional Perspectives (FINA70008)

Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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Professional Perspectives is a Professional Development Seminar.

Areas to be considered include various aspects of proposal writing, professional exhibition models, professional documentation of artwork, ethical conduct/public liability, intellectual property, curatorial /museum sector questions, community involvement and small business regimes appropriate to professional visual artists.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • develop an understanding of the professional and institutional practices that comprise the contemporary art profession;
  • demonstrate through critical writing and discussion the capacity to articulate judgements and opinions that reflect an understanding of the field;
  • engage professionally within the institutional context of contemporary art.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students will:

  • have developed an understanding of the mechanisms for writing a grant or other proposal;
  • have developed an understanding of the functions of a contemporary art curator;
  • have developed an understanding of the functions of contemporary art gallery spaces including public sector and commercial galleries and other structures such as experimental and artist run initiatives and projects;
  • have developed an understanding of ethical and copyright issues as these have a bearing on professional art practice;
  • have developed an understanding of the mechanisms running a contemporary art practice.

Last updated: 11 September 2024