Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student
- learn how to make effective presentation boards and PowerPoints when submitting artworks for public art competitions.
- learn how to read or understand the goals of the client. What are the client's desires for the project? What are the limitations? What are the budgets? What materials might work best?
- learn how to analyze the site from different perspectives, such as the historical setting, social uses, the physical, haptic, sensory elements that surround and shape the place.
- learn to know artists who ar working in this field and how they approach the public space.
- learn how urbanists and town planners engage in empirical studies of public spaces and how their findings could have relevance for how artists approach public spaces from a broader perspective.

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course is designed to help students better understand the process of making proposals for competitions and commissioned public art projects. In the course we will deal with actual sites and situations where we will design artworks for specific locations, (primarily on the LUT campus, and in some cases, situations located off campus).

Art and technology -course is recommended to be passed before this course, due to improve the making of presentations.

Timing and attendance

The course takes place on Tuesdays 10-17 and from Wednesday to Friday 9-16. Teacher is present mainly from Tuesday to Thursday, and Fridays are independent studying or group project. Visiting lectures will be informed later.

Learning material and recommended literature

Will be informed closer to the course.

Working life cooperation

Some internships may arise according to projects that will be offered to the school.

Student time use and work load

Daily attendance is required, as well as completion of projects.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended to pass Art and Technology -course.

Assessment criteria

Attendance to all lectures is primary. 80% presence required to pass the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

• Can work according to instructions
• Can produce ideas for making a work of art and implement works of art
• Can identify and describe methods of making art under supervision
• Can participate in a guided learning discussion
• Can apply for professional knowledge in his / her field

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

• Can apply a variety of alternatives to his / her artistic work process
• Is able to implement works of art in a guided and independent way based on his / her ideas and develops his / her work based on the feedback he / she receives
• Can independently identify and compare the methods of making art
• Can evaluate and justify competence and set artistic, content and technical development goals
• Can follow and describe a professional discussion in his / her field

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

• Is able to apply and develop different alternatives to his / her artistic work process
• Is able to use what he / she has learned systematically and creatively when implementing works and to apply the feedback he / she receives
• Can apply the methods he uses and analyze works
• Is able to evaluate, develop and expand artistic, content and technical competence
• Can participate in a professional discussion in his / her field