AR912-7-AU-CO:
Practical Skills for Curatorial Work
2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
0
06 October 2023
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
AR952 and AR953
(none)
AR952, AR953
MA V35612 Curating,
MA V356PP Curating with Professional Placement
This module consists of a series of lectures and workshops to introduce and develop key skills and knowledge in the production of exhibition projects and the management of museums' and galleries' curatorial programming.
A set of carefully choreographed topics runs throughout the term, timed to coincide with the work being done by the MA Curating students for their group exhibition project. For other students, the timing of these classes demonstrates the logical hierarchy of priorities for the organisation of exhibition or other curatorial projects. The subjects and content of these lectures and workshops are valuable to all students interested in producing exhibitions and other forms of curatorial work in their future careers.
The aims of this module are:
- To equip students with an overview of the possible career paths for museum and gallery work, including the varied forms of curatorial labour, through contact and discussion with working professionals in the arts sector.
- To acquaint students with the practical skills associated with museum and gallery work.
Skills for your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
By the end of the module, students should also have acquired a set of transferable skills, and in particular be able to:
- Define the task in which they are engaged and exclude what is irrelevant.
- Seek and organise the most relevant discussions and sources of information.
- Process a large volume of diverse and sometimes conflicting arguments.
- Compare and evaluate different arguments and assess the limitations of their own position or procedure.
- Write and present verbally a succinct and precise account of positions, arguments, and their presuppositions and implications.
- De sensitive to the positions of others and communicate their own views in ways that are accessible to them.
- Think 'laterally' and creatively - see interesting connections and possibilities and present these clearly rather than as vague hunches.
- Maintain intellectual flexibility and revise their own position if shown wrong.
- Think critically and constructively.
There is no assessment for this module but attendance is compulsory. Students who fail to attend at least 70% of the scheduled teaching events will be regarded as having failed the module.
This module will be delivered via:
- One 2-hour seminar per week.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects |
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0% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Module is either passed or marked as not completed.
Reassessment
Module is either passed or marked as not completed.
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Gavin Grindon, email: ggrindon@essex.ac.uk.
PHAIS Postgraduate Queries: phaispg@essex.ac.uk
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Dr H Camilla Smith
University of Birmingham
Lecturer in Art History
Available via Moodle
Of 18 hours, 18 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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