Gwybodaeth am Fodiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | A digital portfolio documenting: Individual Artwork and Research: process and resolved site-specific work Group Exhibition Contribution: participation and role in curatorial process Reflective Statement: 750-word evaluation | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | A digital portfolio including written reflection on curatorial approaches to site-specific practice | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Develop a site-specific artwork from its original concept through structured research, experimentation, material development and installation, engaging in dialogue with tutor and peers
Produce a guided body of research that includes sketchbooks, written and visual material clearly demonstrating a line of enquiry responding to Aberystwyth Arts Centre and its contexts
Demonstrate developing independence, sustained working and coherent resolution of site-responsive ideas to prescribed exhibition deadlines
Employ techniques and materials imaginatively under guidance in relation to site, audience and institutional context, with attention to process, installation and basic curatorial practice
Situate their art practice within contemporary and historical traditions of site-specific art, communicating those ideas through tutorials, group tutorials and presentations
Collaborate effectively within a group to contribute to a coherent public exhibition, demonstrating awareness of basic curatorial strategies, visitor experience and event organisation
Be mindful of the limitations and creative potential of site-specific media and approaches, including safety considerations and audience engagement
Brief description
With dedicated time, resources, and tutor support, you’ll develop a self-directed project in response to this site, integrating skills from your elective modules across media and disciplines. Each phase is facilitated in negotiation with your tutor, from conceptualisation and research to material experimentation and technical refinement.
Collaborating as a cohort, you’ll produce a public group presentation of your site-specific projects, working together on all aspects of exhibition development, from production and installation to marketing and interpretation, building foundational skills in curating and event organisation.
The module emphasises contextual research, inventive material experimentation and curatorial thinking to develop awareness of how site, audience, and institutional context shape artistic production and modes of display.
Aims
Site Specific Exhibition provides the opportunity for students to build upon experience gained from AR25320 during Level 2, although they are not required to have taken this in order to choose this module. The module provides one pathway in Fine Art and is specifically intended as preparation for AR32540 Exhibition: Graduation Show
Content
This module is delivered through site visits, workshops, and seminars that explore site-specific art concepts and curatorial strategies, such as those at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Group tutorials and supportive peer critiques, facilitated by the tutor, provide feedback on developing artworks and exhibition plans. By the end of the module, students will have created and installed site-responsive artworks in a collaboratively curated public exhibition and produced individual digital portfolios that document their research and development, material experimentation and critical reflections on site, collaboration, and audience engagement.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Where appropriate students will engage with number in relation to developing their projects and the exhibition |
| Communication | Development and encouragement of communication skills occurs during tutorials, group tutorials and public talks at for example, the Aberystwyth Arts Centre during the launch event. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Development of a self-critical approach to site-specific creative working and professional conduct in the production of individual research portfolios and exhibition contributions |
| Information Technology | Development of digital documentation and portfolio skills through photographic recording, video editing and online exhibition promotion tools |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Career awareness developed through practical experience of exhibition installation, curatorial processes and engagement with arts centre staff and audiences |
| Problem solving | Development of practical skills in site-responsive making and problem solving in aspects of material adaptation, curational planning and installation logistics |
| Research skills | Development of contextual methods including site observation, sensory documentation, interviews and archival research into the venue, for example the Aberystwyth Arts Centre to inform artistic responses |
| Subject Specific Skills | Developing skills of site-specific art production, installation techniques, basic curatorial planning, self-management and time management for completion of collaborative exhibition deadlines |
| Team work | Encouragement of team work and student interaction occurs during collaborative curation, installation sessions, group tutorials and exhibition planning |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5