The Curatorial Internship module provides students with the core experience of participating in a team running Studio 3 Gallery in the Jarman Building. Students will undertake key tasks and projects integral to the delivery of the exhibition programme at the gallery, both individually and working in groups, under the direction of the programme convenor and of the gallery's curator and with (or as) exhibition curators. These tasks may include exhibition design and planning, negotiating loans, maintaining partnerships, managing collections, researching and writing catalogues, interviewing artists, fundraising, devising educational programmes, handling, storing and transporting art works, condition reports, designing promotional materials, marketing exhibitions, exhibition analysis and so on. A self-reflective journal will assess what has been learnt from the internship.
Total Contact Hours: 72
Private Study Hours: 528
Total Study Hours: 600
Main assessment methods
Group Presentation (10 minutes) – 10%
Exhibition Review (1,000 words) – 20%
Journal (10,000 words) – 70%
Reassessment methods
Like-for-like
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See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Undertake a broad range of tasks contributing to the operation of an arts organisation such as Studio 3 Gallery;
2 Demonstrate the practical knowledge, skills and experience needed to obtain employment in the visual arts industry, especially in art galleries and other visual arts related organisations in the role of curator and/or gallery and exhibition manager;
3 Demonstrate insight into the functioning of the visual arts industry, including an understanding of the professional opportunities available to them within the industry, and the challenges working in this industry poses, particularly in relation to the planning, management and creative challenges involved in running a gallery such as Studio 3 Gallery;
4 Demonstrate an understanding of a range of key theoretical and practical issues currently faced by the visual arts industry in the UK and internationally, and the challenges faced by an organisation like Studio 3 Gallery.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate advanced level skills of critical reading and analysis of a range of primary and secondary texts, including visual materials;
2 Demonstrate an advanced level of key skills of written communication and problem solving, and have attained responsibility for their own learning and be able to reflect on it in a critical manner;
3 Use relevant Information Technologies to research and present their work;
4 Demonstrate, to an advanced level, the key skills of oral communication and working with others in a group, as well as gaining confidence in participating in critical discussion and debate while remaining open to the viewpoints of others;
5 Use relevant learning and reference resources (including visual resources) within the Templeman Library and the internet, and be able to use them effectively to support their arguments and analyses;
6 Demonstrate their ability to write coherent, informed and logical arguments in a well-organised and well-presented form, and to be able to present the outcome of their work in a clear and comprehensible way – whether this is in a written form, or in the form of a display of objects.
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