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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ART 53 | Title:
EXHIBITION DESIGN |
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Full Title:
Exhibition Design and Management |
Last Reviewed:8/27/2018 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | .75 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 13.13 |
Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.33 | 3 min. | Lab Scheduled | 23.28 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 2.08 | | Contact Total | 36.40 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 26.25 | Total Student Learning Hours: 62.65 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Studio class in preparing artwork for gallery exhibition includes: receiving, shipping, conservation, matting, documentation, lighting and installing. This class would be of interest to those students who wish to work in a gallery setting or prepare their artwork for exhibition.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ART 3, ART 5, or ART 7A
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Studio class in preparing artwork for gallery exhibition includes: receiving, shipping, conservation, matting, documentation, lighting and installing. This class would be of interest to those students who wish to work in a gallery setting or prepare their artwork for exhibition.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ART 3, ART 5, or ART 7A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2007 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify necessary tools and procedures in receiving, documenting, shipping, insuring and
preparing art work in a gallery environment.
2. Make critical choices in displaying, labeling and lighting of art work to create a gallery
exhibit.
3. Use a working vocabulary of exhibition terminology including archival conversation
vocabulary.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Employ creative thinking skills and exercise decision-making skills in
regard to exhibiting artwork.
2. Use a working vocabulary of exhibition terminology including archival
and conservation vocabulary.
3. Demonstrate skills in preparing gallery for exhibition such as:
painting, filling and movable wall assembly.
4. Use a variety of two-and three-dimensional presentation media to
communicate visual ideas including matting, mounting, lighting and
labeling techniques.
5. Use visual perception skills and critical analysis to design an
effective exhibition plan.
6. Demonstrate best practices with regard to legal and
physical standards of handling and shipping artwork.
Topics and Scope
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All topics are addressed in both lecture and lab components of this course.
I. Fundamentals of exhibitions as visual communication.
II. Methods of space planning and traffic flow in relation to
art exhibition needs.
III. Exhibition terminology and use.
IV. Professional preparation/repair of a gallery space for exhibition
and the receiving of artwork.
V. Archival matting techniques, safe methods of hanging work, and
design/printing of labels.
VI. Appropriate dismantling, packaging and shipping methods for
artwork from an exhibition.
Assignments:
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All assignments reflect both lecture and lab components of this course.
1. Students will write a 500-word essay comparing and contrasting two installations
2. Exam covering gallery terminology
3. Prepare the gallery for exhibition by arranging and prepping walls and
receiving artwork
4. Install artwork using a variety of methods and materials including
matting, mounting, lighting and labeling
5. Remove artwork from exhibition using best practices for handling and
return of artwork
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 5 - 10% |
Written essay | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 50 - 70% |
Exhibition plan, gallery preparation and installation and removal | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 5 - 10% |
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 20 - 30% |
Attendance and class participation. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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The Manual of Museum Exhibitions. Lord, Barry and Lord, Gail. AltaMira Press. 2001 (classic)
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