Professional Documents
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Professional Practice Brief 14-15
Professional Practice Brief 14-15
Year 3 / Level 6
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit students will have:
1. Prepared a working c.v. in an adaptable format for a variety of purposes (education, workplace,
professional)
2. A portfolio or document of creative work including webpage or site
3. An improved ability to present your work, pitch ideas and write proposals
4. An understanding of different post-graduate opportunities and career paths
5. The ability to access artist resource centres and networks
6. Knowledge of fund raising and sponsorship for creative projects and exhibitions
7. A working knowledge of intellectual copyright, risk assessment and health and safety in the
workplace
Assessment Criteria:
1. Self-management and organisational ability
2. Professionalism in contribution to and participation in group tasks and
3. Production of Portfolio document containing research on above tasks/content (as above)
4. Production and presentation of Art Practice Portfolio/ Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies:
Visiting speakers, study trips, workshops in CV , artist statement writing and online portfolios and
website design, personal research, group work, tutorials and seminars.
Learning Support:
Visiting speaker programme, FLA resources: periodicals and websites, Gallery based artists
resources, Blackboard VLE.
Indicative reading:
AN magazine
Websites:
http://www.photoworksuk.org/news/default.asp
http://www.source.ie/
http://www.a-n.co.uk/
http://fabrica.org.uk/artist-resource/
Staff (in case of queries concerning deadlines, extensions etc): Paul Grivell
External Examiner: Richard Sawdon-Smith
4. 13/10/14
Brighton Photo Biennial Visit
5. 20/10/14
Developing a digital presence pt1 accessing and using Blackboard. Re-sizing/Uploading images,
contributing to blogs and, contributing to mash-ups. Bring images to upload and work with.
reading week
6. 03/11/14
Developing a digital presence pt2 - Establishing a web presence. Blogging, sharing, communicating
and networking on-line
7. 10/11/14
Developing a digital presence pt3 continuation of above. Designing your own fit-for-purpose website. (Draft dissertaton deadline)
8. 17/11/14
Post-graduate study options Research workshop exploring the range of post-graduate education
including MA, research, PGCE
9. 24/11/14
Professional Practice Mini-bus trip Westward Ho! Various Galleries and their staff
10. 01/12/14
CV Workshop researching formats and writing own bespoke CVs for a range of contexts
11. 08/12/14
Professional Practice Portfolio - Interim Review of Progress. Collation of material, sharing of good
practice, formats and content to date.
Christmas Holiday 3 weeks
12. 05/01/15
Understanding Copyright Workshop. The law. Creative Commons etc
13. 12/01/15
Funding Opportunities Workshop. Sponsorship, Competitions/Prizes
14. 19/01/15
London Visit by train Printspace + Graduate Show Venues and other galleries
15. 26/01/15
Presenting Your Work Workshop
16. 02/02/15
Proposal Writing Workshop
Semester Break 2 weeks
Semester 2
17. 23/02/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting. Roles & Responsibilities - Timeframe and deadline planning
18. 02/03/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting - Catalogues, brochures and other print-based promotional material
options
19. 09/03/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting - Fund-raising/budgeting
20. 16/03/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting On-line promotional options
21. 23/03/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting Artists Statement Writing Workshop
22. 30/03/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting
Easter Holiday 2 weeks
23. 20/04/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting and Progress review/interim crit of Professional Practice portfolios
24. 27/04/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting
Portfolio Compilation Workshop and Sharing of Practice
25. 04/05/15
Bank Holiday
26. 11/05/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting
Portfolio Compilation Workshop and Sharing of Practice
27. 18/05/15
Exhibition Co-ordination Meeting
Professional Practice Portfolio Deadline
28. 25/05/15
Bank Holiday
29. 01/06/15
Internal Degree Show build/hang
30. 08/06/15
External Degree Show planning