Art Practice 2

Postgraduate course

Course description

Objectives and Content

In the second semester, you further develop your art practice and deepen your understanding of professional practice through the creation of a project for public display. You additionally present your work in a seminar context.

ART modules are designed to support your independent art practice. You develop self-initiated artworks and projects in dialogue with your main tutor and participate in complementary activities such as group critiques, year-group meetings, exhibitions, seminars, reflection exercises, and professional development workshops.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

  • Deepen understanding of relevant techniques and methods for your own art practice
  • Examine your work in relation to historical and/or contemporary practices

Skills

  • Plan, carry out, exhibit, and mediate an individual or collaborative artwork as part of a group presentation
  • Collaborate with fellow students on activities related to exhibition practice

General competence

  • Develop new, self-initiated artworks demonstrating progress from the first semester
  • Demonstrate a conscious level of reflection on the field

Full-time/Part-time

Full time

Semester of Instruction

Spring.

Place of Instruction

University of Bergen.
Required Previous Knowledge
Passed ART300 Art Practice 1.
Access to the Course
Admission to the course requires the right to study in the Master's program in Fine Art.
Teaching and learning methods

ART modules are designed to support your individual art practice. The development of your work takes place in close dialogue with your main tutor through guidance, both individual and in groups, that stimulates exploration and experimentation. Group critiques encourage you to hone your reflective and analytical skills in relation to the work of your peers.

Early in the semester, you submit an individual semester plan outlining goals and proposed activities. These activities must correspond to the learning objectives of the module and must be approved by your main tutor. This semester, you present your practice in the context of a group seminar. The presentation includes documentation, contextual references, and critical reflection. You additionally contribute to a group project presented within a public context. The project is planned, mounted, and executed by the student group.

While emphasis is on independent development, you are encouraged to attend lectures, presentations, seminars, and workshops as available.

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
  • Attendance at a minimum of four meetings with main tutor, individually and/or in groups
  • Submission of individual semester plan
  • Participation in MA1 group project and presentation at MA1 seminar
Forms of Assessment

Holistic assessment (mappevurdering) of independent artwork created during the current semester, based on two parts:

  • Semester report: a short text reflecting on how you approached your independent studio practice this semester, supported by documentation of your artistic activity
  • 45-minute oral assessment:

a) 10-minute presentation outlining your self-initiated artwork created over the current semester

b) 35 minutes of questions and critical feedback addressing your creation and reflection in relation to the module¿s learning outcomes

Assessment criteria:

Research

Analysis

Subject knowledge

Experimentation

Realization

Communication and presentation

Personal and professional development

Collaboration and independent work

Grading Scale
Pass / Fail
Assessment Semester
Spring.
Course Evaluation
The module is evaluted every third year according to UiBs quality system for education.
Programme Committee
The Program Board is responsible for the content, structure and quality of the study program.
Course Administrator

The Art Academy at The Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design holds the administrative responsibility for the module and study program.