FA2IS1-Part 2I Studio

Module Provider: Art
Number of credits: 80 [40 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites: FA2S1 Part 2 Studio including Career Management Skills
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Annabel Frearson
Email: a.frearson@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This is an Art studio module that is supported by tutorials, group critiques, material sessions, weekly seminars, exhibitions, and a program of visiting artist talks. There is also an option to take a study abroad module or take up a work placement in the Autumn term. The aim of the module is to support and challenge students in their development of an independent, creative and critically informed art practice. The module encourages students to identify and investigate particular (individual) interests and concerns through practical engagement in the studio and workshop areas. Students are further supported in the development of research skills relevant to both the development of an art practice and an understanding of its relationship to the broad field of contemporary art. Through the visiting artist program and placement schemes, students are encouraged to enhance their knowledge of career opportunities and reflect upon skills required to make effective applications.

Aims:

This module aims to:

• build upon Studio 2 work by providing a framework, both practical and intellectual, for the development of an independent art practice


• foster in each student a critical awareness and understanding of contemporary art and its contexts 


• promote collaborative learning through the production and curation of exhibitions, and group critiques


• provide students with creative and research skills, including those developed on study abroad and on placement, that will sustain continued professional practice


• foster appropriate writing, documentation and oral presentational skills.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Provide evidence of self-directed experimentation and inquiry [DEVELOPMENT]


2. Demonstrate an informed and skilful use of materials, techniques and ideas [PRODUCTION]


3. Show evidence of imaginative and informed engagement with relevant cultural and/or other contexts [RESEARCH]


4. Make a considered selection of work that is effectively presented w ith appropriate methods [PRESENTATION]


5. Demonstrate informed decision-making and reflective development, with an understanding of the contextual position of the work [REFLECTION].

Additional outcomes:

Identify, assess and articulate your skills, values and strengths in the context of career decision making, research and developing applications.

Outline content:

Students will build upon their achievement from Part 2. They will continue to develop their understanding of an individually motivated art practice across a range of media, as appropriate to the work. They will extend and refine their knowledge of materials and techniques and reflect on the relationship between form and ideas. Through one-to-one tutorials, group critiques and exhibitions, they will reflect upon the relationship of their intentions to outcomes and on the cultural relevance of their ideas. The module offers weekly developmental seminars and a range of material sessions where students can build upon their skills. Teaching fellows further support students to realise and resolve technical issues in their work.

Students will consider different methods of documentation of their studio work and reflect upon the role that documentation and artist statement writing plays in the communication of their processes and ideas.

In the Autumn t erm students have the opportunity to go on study abroad or take up a work placement opportunity.

Global context:

The module directs students to the international art scene via the visiting artist program and visits to art exhibitions, as well as relevant art publications. Studio seminars and study visits highlight the global nature of the art world and consider both internationally produced artworks and the debates and agendas within contemporary art practice and theory. Students also have the opportunity to experience art in an international context by participating in Study Abroad to one of the university’s international exchange partner universities (see https://studyabroad.reading.ac.uk).

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The focus of the module is on self-directed study where students establish their own line of work, explored through an experimental range of media and techniques. The studios are open for students to use 24 hours a day, all year round, except for general university closure dates. You can use the studio space flexibly to accommodate different scales of work and types of production, as well as experiment with modes of presentation.

The teaching program supports students to b oth identify and realise their concerns through one-to-one tutorials, group critiques, seminars and material sessions.

Teaching staff are available in the studios daily Monday to Friday for bookable or ad hoc tutorials. Students also liaise regularly with their Academic tutor twice a term in relation to their overall progress; in addition to this, peer learning and collaboration are an essential part of the module. 

Students organise regular exhibitio ns in the studio space and are supported in curating exhibitions outside of the department. Studio group sessions develop critical evaluation of practice and foster reflective skills towards exhibition/presentation and documentation.

Teaching fellows and lecturers provide practical material support as well as ideas-based sessions through a diverse range of bookable material sessions. Week 6 of the Autumn and Spring term offers the opportunity to visit a range of exhibitions.< /p>

The department organises a number of placements to assist students in the development of professional skills. The visiting artist lecture series is a core element of the program and provides students with both insight into new developments in contemporary art and how to grow a practice after art school.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	8	8
Seminars	8	8	2
Tutorials	4	4	2
Demonstration	3	3	1
Practicals classes and workshops	8	8
Supervised time in studio/workshop	50	50	40
External visits	8	8	8
Placement	5	5	5
Guided independent study:
Other	200	200	100
Preparation for presentations	5	5
Preparation for seminars	3	3
Preparation of practical report	10	10	10
Completion of formative assessment tasks		5	3
Total hours by term	312	317	171
Total hours for module	800

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Report	34
Portfolio	33
Practical skills assessment	33

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

• Exhibition of artwork


• Documentation


• Statement

In the Summer Term students will stage an exhibition of selected work for summative assessment. Performances and film screenings are timetabled for assessment.

This will be accompanied by updated visual Documentation of work produced during the module and a 500 word Artist Statement submitted via Turnitin on Blackboard.

Formative assessment methods:

• Viva presentation


• Documentation


• Statement

• a viva is a spoken form of presentation, accompanied by images, usually in the form of PowerPoint.


• 5 minutes presentation followed by 5 minutes questions from tutors and fellow students.


• Make a small selection of works made so far during the module (and/or while on Study Abroad). This may include some work in progress.

In relation to each work, discuss the following:

• the development of the work; how it evolved and the underlying intentions


• material experimentation and techniques involved


• contextual research; how the work engages with relevant cultural and/or other contexts


• decisions to discuss these works over others that have been made; evaluation of how successful they are; how they inform ongoing development of studio practice.

Students will receive verbal feedback from tutor/s and peers (presenting in small groups) at the time of the viva, and written feedback on the viva, Documentation and Statement. Students will receive banded grades against each of the assessment criteria but not an overall mark.

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:
A mark of 40% in assessed coursework

Reassessment arrangements:
Individually prescribed work to be presented in August/ September.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

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2) Specialist equipment or materials: 

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: 

4) Printing and binding: 

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification: 

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence: 

Last updated: 24 November 2021