Spring 2021 - CA 261 D100
Studio in Visual Art II (3)
Class Number: 8225
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Thu, 9:30 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Kathleen Slade
kslade@sfu.ca
Office: GC 3855
Office Hours: By appointment
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Prerequisites:
CA (or FPA) 260. A course materials fee is required.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Continues work done in CA (or FPA) 260-3. Work will combine freely chosen and assigned projects in a variety of contemporary media. Readings will be required as an integral part of studio work. Students with credit for FPA 261 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course offers the opportunity for students to become familiar with the concepts and conditions of a contemporary art practice. Students work on three challenging assigned projects that focus on the development of a student’s material, technical, and conceptual vocabularies. These are enhanced by class discussion, critiques of completed projects, presentations, and written assignments. Students are expected to attend all visiting artist talks. Class time will be primarily devoted to working on projects with group critiques at intervals. Students should expect to spend outside time working on assigned projects, and to actively contribute to class critiques.
Teaching and studying studio art remotely is a new situation, we hope to focus on the positive potentials of this new, temporary, configuration. We realize there will be individual situations that present challenges or differences and we are committed to being flexible when needed, and we imagine students will take on the same ethos. The class time will be structured around in class presentations, discussions, workshops, with regular breaks for working on assigned studio projects in class time. One on one sessions with Faculty and Teaching Assistants as well as break out groups with class mates will also form part of the structure.
Grading
- Art Projects 55%
- Written projects / Presentation 25%
- Participation 20%
NOTES:
Grading Guidelines:
A+ = exceptional | A A- = excellent | B- B B+ = good | C+ C = satisfactory | C- D = marginal
Grades are determined according to the student’s level of:
- seriousness of engagement with their practice and the problems posed during the course
- openness and willingness to pursue avenues of investigation relevant to their own progress and needs of their work
- openness to and awareness of issues in contemporary art
- complexity of ideas manifested in projects and how those ideas are transformed into material existence ie. understanding of the relationship between materials used and an artwork’s connotation
- understanding of the chosen process of production
- paid to the “finish” of works: care of fabrication appropriate to works; presentation of works
- contribution to critiques: level of thoughtful analysis of works
- ability and willingness to integrate feedback from critiques and from instructor into one’s practice i.e. future work and the thinking about one’s own work and other artist’s work
- development of work over the semester: degree of advancement attained beyond entering level of achievement
- ongoing contribution to class group as a whole
Please note the following:
- Attendance and punctuality are very important. Marks will be deducted due to arriving late, leaving early, or missing class. A doctor’s note is required for absences due to illness. If you do miss a class, please speak to me about your absence. It is your responsibility to find out what you have missed. Students are expected to be in class and working during scheduled class times; material collection, research, etc., is to be done outside of class.
- Students are expected to spend at least as much time on the course outside of class as in class, i.e. 3 hr class + 3 hr extra.
- Complete your projects to meet deadlines. This includes organizing your work for online critique prior to the beginning of class. Marks will be deducted due to late projects.
- Keep regular notes and / or sketches. You may be required to hand them in.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Technology for online learning:
The minimal technology requirements for successfully completing this course are:
- a stable internet connection;
- video camera for online meetings;
- a laptop or desktop computer no older than five years old;
This course will also require access to the following software:
- Zoom (Free)
This course recommends you access the following software as you may find it useful in some projects.
- Adobe Suite
Students are encouraged to become familiar with SCA's more technical guidelines and suggestions for required computing resources http://www.sfu.ca/content/sfu/sca/events---news/news/computer-help--sca-online-.html
If this course is a requirement to your degree and you are unable to meet one or more of the technology or synchronous time frame requirements, please contact the course instructor for possible alternative arrangements.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).