Contemporary Art Career Development

Course aim

To build on students' knowledge of the arts industry and to offer practical information relevant to developing a career.

Course content

The students will develop their knowledge of a career in the arts sector including scoping the possibilities, curriculum vitae and a five year plan. An overview of the arts sector and the federal and state arts advisory and funding bodies, galleries, advocacy organisations. Other opportunities for artists will also be discussed such as community arts, public art, residencies, artist run spaces. The students will use their skills to produce grant applications and acquittals, marketing, promotion material, discussion and dialogue.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
VSAR 2100	Reading Visual Culture 2
VSAR 2096	Contemporary Art Practice
VSAR 1106	Contemporary Art Research
VSAR 1107	Critical Literacies for Contemporary Art
VSAR 1109	The Studio Journal
VSAR 1100	Reading Visual Culture 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 10 sessions
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 sessions
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Lecture (online)	1 hour x 10 sessions
Tutorial (online)	1 hour x 10 sessions

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Proposal, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.