Assignment- Studio Proposal Outline

Instructions- Create an outline addressing all of the following points in as much detail as possible. This will help you in getting started with your conceptual development as an artist- finding a conversation to be a part of, finding something to contribute, setting material/actual goals and determining a plan to get there.  Have fun!

Studio Proposal 

I.               Research (Introduction to a topic)

a.     Artists/Art movements

b.     Other areas of research

II.             Path of Inquiry (Deeper investigation of a topic)

a.     What direction will I take? Focus.

b.     What does the road look like?

c.      Where do I think it will lead?

III.           Development of Thesis (Beyond the topic)

a.     The thesis statement is the sentence that states the main idea of your project and helps control the ideas within the paper. It is not merely a topic. It often reflects an opinion or judgment that a writer has made about a reading or personal experience.

b.     For our purposes the Thesis may also be experimental, but it must have a goal in mind. It is still not simply a topic.

IV.            Material Goal (Defense of topic? Purpose of Experimentation?)

V.              Action Plan (How will you get there?)

a.     Small works – define them according to need/purpose

b.     Deadlines of Small works

c.      Benchmarks

d.     Hard Deadlines- critiques

VI.            Self Assessment

a.     Process

b.     Formal/aesthetic

c.      Conceptual/communicative

VII.          Presentation

a.     Artist Statement

b.     Oral presentation at critique

VIII.        Documentation

a.     Appropriate photo/video documentation

                                               i.     3-5 images. High quality jpg.

b.     Uploaded to personal website

                                               i.     Includes statement

                                              ii.     Includes images and/or link to video

Assignment: First blog post. Due Monday, Sept 5th at 8am.

Class,
Please make a post and upload it to this blog. The post should include the following:

1. Artist Statement
2. Artist List
3. Photo of first small work
4. Link to your personal artist blog

Due Date- Monday, Sept 5th at 8am. I will check for them first thing in the morning. 

Note: Your next blog post will be your project proposal. We will go over the format in class. Due Wed, Sept 7th. 

Welcome back- first assignment (To-Do List)

Hi Class,

Welcome back to what is going to be a great year together!  Here is a quick to-do list for the start of the semester. All seven points need to be completed by Monday, August 29th.

1. Accept the invitation I sent via email to become an author on the class blog.
2. Set up a personal website dedicated to your art practice. The website must allow you to format longer text and post images/video. Blogs are fine however Twitter, tumblr, and Instagram will not work due to limited text formatting. If you have and use these, feel free to link them to your new website. Here are some links to different website options. More here.
3. Write a draft of your artist statement/statement of intent. This should be descriptive of what you have done in the past, and what you intend to do this year. It should include things that you are interested in (what drives you) and how/where you want to engage with your work. Examples include gallery, site specific, web, social practice, design, industry, etc. 
4. Brainstorm your first project proposal. This can be an avenue of experimentation, or a specific project (or series of projects) to complete. Be sure to include background research with at least two sources (artists and/or texts) 
5. Start to gather materials for your first project.
6. Make a list of artists that you want to do research on for your presentation.
7. Sign up for an area of the shop to maintain. This is first come-first serve and there will be 2-3 students per section. These will be switched at the start of second quarter. Here are the areas: 
1. Deep Sweep -Sweep behind all tools and under cabinets/tables, and closets. Vacuum on monthly schedule, including walls in wood shop. 
2. Table Top - wipe all tables and work benches, scrape and wash when necessary. Remove nails, staples, paint and graffiti on monthly schedule.
3. Sink or Swim - wipe down interior and exterior of the shop sinks in wood shop and plaster room. Remove debris and unclog drain when necessary. Polish on monthly schedule. 
4. Scrap & Yard- Keep common areas clean of student projects and materials (including hallways). Orgainze (sort) scrap wood bins and material storage areas. Clean out scrap bins, common areas, and student storage areas on monthly schedule.
5. Tool- Keep tool closet and cabinets clean and organized. Be sure all tools are returned to their rightful resting place at the end of each class. Remove all tools and deep vacuum closet and cabinets on monthly schedule. 

DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 29th