Sculpture Seminar

Code:

SDE01

Acronym:

SDE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Fine Arts

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Fine Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	24	Plano de estudos de LAP_publicaçao em DR de 24/05/2021	4	-	6	45	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

. To deepen the knowledge and conceptual tools that allow the exercise of critical and autonomous reflection in the area of Sculpture in its various aspects and contemporary modes of expression.

. To raise awareness of the challenges of independent work in the studio, depending on the degree of autonomy achieved on completion of the course;

. Understand and consolidate knowledge of the diversity of issues surrounding artistic production in its relationship with the social, political and cultural context;

Learning outcomes and competences

Acquisition and development of reflection skills, analytical tools and critical language.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The Sculpture Seminar is structured around a series of sessions that problematise certain areas of knowledge which, as a whole, seek to strengthen the artistic project of the final-year LAP student.


Supported by a line-up of guests/experts, we will reflect on the following themes:
- Copyright and related rights;
- Archiving strategies and the visibility of artistic practice;
- The workings and specificities of the artistic circuit: Artist-run spaces; contemporary art museums and commercial galleries;
- Some notions of taxation (specific to intellectual work);
- Good conservation and restoration practices;
- The curatorial experience;
- Artistic practice and non-formal artistic education (some examples);
- Strategies for the sustainability of artistic practice; To these topics will be added others proposed and concatenated by the students. 



Mandatory literature

W. J. Thomas Mitchell; Art and the public sphere. ISBN: 0-226-53211-9
Michael Warner; Publics and counterpublics. ISBN: 1-890951-28-5
Nicolas Bourriaud; Estética relacional. ISBN: 978-85-99102-97-8
Jacques Rancière; Sobre políticas estéticas. ISBN: 84-89771-12-X
Giorgio Agamben; A^comunidade que vem. ISBN: 972-23-1667-2
Markus Miessen; The^Archive as a productive space of conflict. ISBN: 978-1-934105-86-3
Brian O.Doherty; Studio and cube. ISBN: 978-1-883584-44-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

. Thematic sessions with debate on the programme contents;

. Classes with guest artists and experts;

. Guided visits to exhibitions and artists' studios;

. Presentation and debate sessions in c

 

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Estudo autónomo	82,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtaining attendance is done through Continuous Assessment, which presupposes high attendance at classes and active participation in them, autonomy of research and knowledge of the contents and also the development of a personal and autonomous vision of the subjects studied.

To obtain frequency in conjunction with Continuous Assessment, it is mandatory to prepare an essay project that fits the following parameters:

Proposal – Theoretical or practical theoretical essay

Preparation of a short original essay written or through another support or reflective means that develops one or more contents of the sessions presented.

The essay must be delivered in digital format (pdf, wav/mp3, mov/mpeg4) and simultaneously presented in the classroom using resources that are relevant.

Reference parameters:

The essay must be delivered in digital format:

theoretical: pdf;
audiovisual: mpeg 4/ avi;
other formats need to be discussed in advance with the teacher;

Limits:
Theoretical: 3000 words minimum, excluding bibliography
Audiovisual: up to 20 min maximum

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation/discussion of the essay 20%
Theoretical work 40%
40% in-person participation