Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to
• understand the processes and practices of public art
• take into account factors influencing the design of a public work of art (expression, materials, safety, durability etc.)
• create a professional proposal for a public work of art

Content

• The processes and practices of public art
• designing and presenting a proposal for a public work of art

Materials

Articles
Lectures
Seminar

Teaching methods

- New choreographies of public space: how to move and act in public space, control activities through art (participation, encounter, etc.)
- How does public space communicate to us?
- Different types of elements, what kind of elements encourage different movements, activities?

International connections

- Seminar
- Introduction to the KampusART Art Program
- Artist perspective
- artist + architect - lecture
- The art coordinator / artist's perspective
- Budgeting
- SketchUp teaching
- Making a proposal : Graduates and final feedback
- Articles on the field

Completion alternatives

Presentation and written part

Content scheduling

The course introduces students to the processes and practices of public art and the factors that influence (expression, materials, security, life cycle). Seminar and lectures, students learn how to make a presentation for a public art work. The articles given in the course give different perspectives on the topic. We will start working with a joint meeting on Tuesday 22.10. at 10 am in Projektitila. After that, you will be working with Markon Backman in the PC class on teaching Blender or skecht-up 3D. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are reserved for lectures and personal meetings.
The course consists of three parts:
1. Blender or SketchUp Workshop (Marko Backman)
2. Lecture series / seminar 4.11. (open to all and compulsory to PKUVAS17)
3. Design task
22.10. 10 am - 12 pm Beginning of the course ( LIN_H319) Introducing the Campus ART program (Riina)
12 am - 4 pm (project space LIN_F205) Susana lecture (public art ex.) (collaboration) + articles
23.10. 9-10: 30 (LIN_F205) Lecture: Budgeting, Call for Proposals Oona Tikkaoja
from 12 noon to 3 pm Susana and Riina Kampus Art idea and groups
24.10. (Project Space LIN_F205)
9am - 10pm A survey on the operation of the Art Loan Center.
10-11: 30 lecture Matti Tainio Art Coordinator / Artist's Point of View
12:30 -15: 30 Susana and Riina, research of material about the sites
25.10. 9-10: 30 (LIN_F205) Artist + Architect Lecture Jan-Erik Andersson
12: 30-15 2-3 group on site to visit site (Lemminkäisenkatu)
28.10. 9am - 12pm (PC class LIN_H213) Marko Backman on Skecht-up 3D program teaching
29.10. 10 am - 4 pm ( LIN_H213) Skecht-up 3D program teaching
30.10. 9 am - 4 pm (LIN_H213) Skecht-up 3D program teaching
31.10. 9 am - 4 pm ( LIN_H213) Skecht-up 3D program teaching. Send questions to: riina.kotilainen@turkuamk.fi
4. 11 am 9 am-12pm ( LIN_H213) Skecht-up 3D program teaching
5 pm - 8 pm Campus ART Seminar 1 (ICT Building C 1035 Delta) Joukahaisenkatu 3
5.11. 10 am - 12 pm (Theater) Susana personal guidance
12 noon to 4 pm ( LIN_F205)
(PC class LIN_H212) if anyone needs it
6.11. 11 am - 2 pm ( Theater) Susana personal guidance
7.11. 10 am - 4 pm ( LIN_H319) proposal feedback for Susana and Rina (Riina, Annina) and send by e mail to Susana and Riina
8.11. working by yourself
12.11. 10 am - 12 pm ( LIN_H112) Susana personal guidance
12-16 ( LIN_F205) Susana personal guidance
13.11. 11 am-4 pm ( LIN_F205) Susana personal guidance
14.11. 10 am - 4 pm ( LIN_F205) Final feedback in pdf format (Riina, Taina, Susana) send by email after presentation

Further information

themes:
- Community and space
- Building identity and relationships in art in a public space
- Public art and values
- Space experience

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

At the end of the course, a joint assessment discussion will take place, after which the student will reflect on what he or she learned in writing. The subject of the assessment is the student's own development and the development of theoretical and practical processes, not the artistic outcome.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Tasks have not been done or do not match the assignment and have not participated in joint meetings, lectures, etc.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student
• is able to apply the given instructions to his / her own work
• is able to use key professional concepts and tools and apply them to their own expression
• participates in a dialogue with the community in interaction situations

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

In addition to the above, a student
• can design their own work and identify the stages of their work process
• is able to evaluate and measure the time required for study / work preparation
• demonstrates the knowledge base of documentary photography
• works and operates in accordance with ethical and ecological principles
• Is able to develop and deepen his personal expression
• is able to invest in more extensive connections and contemporary art

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the above, a student
• Demonstrate a critical overlap of selected materials, working methods, and contents with contemporary art discourses
• is able to analyze and develop the stages of its work process
• is able to critically analyze different solutions