ART 12 Term II Requirements

This course has been designed to prepared students for admission to a post secondary institution with a specialization in a fine art or cultural studies related discipline. Thus, it seems appropriate to explore admissions projects to some of the prominent Canadian schools. Therefore, for Term II, unless you have a clear path towards entry in a particular school, it is recommended that the following projects are completed to your greatest ability.

Projects to be done prior to Mid Term:

1. You have been given a handout from NSCAD's admissions calendar. Under the heading " NSCAD FOUNDATION PROJECTS" you will find seven projects. You should complete both 1 and 2 and any four of assignments 3 through 7.
2. Emily Carr requires all applicants to complete their creative "Map Your Week" project. Pretend you are an applicant and do the same.
3. Ensure that you have filled approximately 85% of your sketchbook with evidence of: your abilities (skills); your willingness to carefully and critically observe a subject; exploration into materials; an increasing vocabulary of marks and textures, and; an exploration of ways to grow and to learn about yourself.

Academia:

After midterm reports are issued you will be expected to deliver a class to art10 students. So that it is not a heavy burden on you and that it remains fun, you class might include:

• a 15 to 20 minute presentation on an artists work using slides and/or video clips to illustrate your points
• a 5 to 10 minute primer on your expectations for a project which they should perform for the remainder of the class. This project might involve the creation of an artwork inspired by the artist's body of work or a particular piece.
• walking around to assist the students on their project objectives
• allow 5 minutes for clean up
• come prepared to begin on time, having all necessary materials ready at the beginning of class. Be organized!!! Do the project yourself at home and time your productivity. Run through your plans with me well ahead of time (at least one week).

ALSO, on the day of your presentation submit to me a ~2000 word essay on this artist when you teach your class. Remember to focus on their work, identity, cultural context, and impact on society and/or other artists. This is not to be a biography on their life story. You paper should, however, be of the highest academic standards including APA or MLA footnotes, a bibliography, and illustrations.

Other important notes:

1. I was light on assessments in Term I since I allowed for people to get their feet wet on working independently. Therefore, I will be marking more assertively in Term II.
2. A minimal time guideline for furthered success in this course would be -- for every hour you spend doing concrete work in class, you should spend at least the equal amount of time working out of class. Thus, you should be spending a total 6-8 hours of every week working on Art 12 projects. In a University program you must do 12-24 hours per week per course.
3. After mid-term I can either provide you with more projects or you can propose to produce a few more large works as your final project.
4. If you chose to work independently in Term II you will need to provide me with written evidence that you are on a clear path of creative exploration and inquiry with specific productivity goals in mind.
5. If it seems that there is a lot of work here… you would be correct if your are not prepared to stay focused. On the other hand, if you are focused, organized, and you use your time well, you will have no problem completed the tasks at hand having fun along the way.
6. If you have any questions or want any feedback, I am here most days until 4pm. I think it is important that we do meet regularly, hence I recommend that we meet individually for 30 minute time slots once every two weeks between 1:15 and 4pm. It will be up to you to make an appointment with me at least a week ahead of time since I may not be available to meet last minute requests. Also, may I remind you that I am volunteering my time to offer Art12. Thus, I can only offer that we meet during this time window when it is hopefully mutually beneficial and workable.

Have fun creating and exploring!