Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student
-identifies actors in society belonging to the artist's operating environment
-understand the basic principles of financing the arts
-is able to evaluate the contexts and challenges related to the artist's working life

Implementation and methods of teaching

Online from 11.9.-4.12.2025 on Thursday afternoons from 14-16, excluding weeks 42 and 43.

The Artists and Society course consists of 10 online lectures given by experts in the field of art and an introductory meeting to provide guidance on how to complete the course (11 meetings in total).

The lectures are about the work of the artist and the framework of the lectures is social. The lectures will cover key themes related to the work of artists and organisations. The course is completed by attending the lectures and the introductory meeting of the course and writing a paper on the content of the lectures. The writing guidelines and other instructions can be found on Moodle.Absences must be made up by finding information on the lecture topic and writing about it independently. You can write a maximum of two substitute assignments.
For more detailed instructions, see Moodle.

Timing and attendance

Online from 11.9.-4.12.2025 on Thursday afternoons from 14-16, excluding weeks 42 and 43.

The Artists and Society course consists of 10 online lectures given by experts in the field of art and an introductory meeting to provide guidance on how to complete the course (11 meetings in total).

The lectures are about the work of the artist and the framework of the lectures is social. The lectures will cover key themes related to the work of artists and organisations. The course is completed by attending the lectures and the introductory meeting of the course and writing a paper on the content of the lectures. The writing guidelines and other instructions can be found on Moodle.Absences must be made up by finding information on the lecture topic and writing about it independently. You can write a maximum of two substitute assignments.
For more detailed instructions, see Moodle.

Learning material and recommended literature

Learning material is updated on Moodle on a lecture-by-lecture basis.

Alternative completion methods

Acceptable performance requires attendance of lectures and writing of papers. Absences from lectures are limited.

Exam retakes

The course must be completed by 11.12. by which time the last lecture paper must be returned. Completion of the course includes writing 10 papers on the content of the lectures and attending the preliminary meeting of the course (11 meetings in total). Absences must be made up by researching the lecture topic yourself and writing a paper based on the source material. If there are more than two absences, it is recommended to start the course again the following autumn.

Learning environment

Online lectures and Moodle website. The website provides information on the dates and topics of the lectures and other instructions.

Student time use and work load

Student workload 2 credits (54 h).One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of study. Includes participation in lectures and the preliminary case study of the course, as well as the writing of papers.

Contents

The aim of the lectures is to provide basic information about being a professional artist in society. The lectures are about the work of the artist and the framework of the lectures is social. The lectures will cover the main themes of the work and the organisations involved. The course is completed by attending the lectures and the introductory meeting of the course and by writing a paper on the content of the lectures.

Objectives:

- To describe the main organisations in society and the context in which the artist works.
- To explain the basic principles of funding for the arts.
- To identify the different fields of activity related to the artist's profession.
- To write a logical and structured text on the main themes of the lectures.
- to follow the guidelines for writing a report in terms of content and presentation.
- make reasoned and factual comments on the topics of the lectures.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

In fine art studies, the course is recommended to be taken during the third or fourth year.

Assessment criteria

Attendance at lectures, writing and returning summaries before the end of the course, and any other assignments given in accordance with the course timetable, and achievement of the course objectives.

The text of the summaries should be in the form of a broadsheet, in factual style and written in the student's own words. Where appropriate, references should be used. The text should be positioned according to the guidelines on the Moodle.The teacher responsible for the course may ask the student to complete the assignment.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student is not able to demonstrate his/her skills in a committed way and within deadlines:
- The student does not attend lectures.
- Summaries are not returned before the end of the course.
- The papers are not written in the student's own words.
(Copying source material for use as a presentation is not permitted under the lecturer's copyright.)
- The content of the paper is not related to the course content and is not related to the profession of visual artist.
- The length of the references does not correspond to the assignment.
- The writing and positioning guidelines for the text have not been followed.
- The text contains plagiarism.
- The text is not written in a factual style or contains unsubstantiated opinions.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

Students will actively participate in online lectures and write summaries on each lecture. The summary is based on a logically progressive lectionary text on the topic of the lecture. The lecturer may ask the student to complete the texts in order to meet the objectives and guidelines of the course. In their written reports, students:

- Identifies the actors in society who are part of the artist's environment.
- Understand the basic principles of funding for the arts.
- Identifies the social spheres of action related to the profession.
- Can evaluate the aspects and challenges related to the artist's professional life.
- Can write a logical and structured text on the main themes of lectures.
- Follows the content and formal guidelines for writing a report.
- Can make reasoned and factual comments on lecture topics.

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

Student

- Participates in the introductory meeting on the course guidelines.
- Attend at least 8 lectures and return a summaries for 10 of them.
- Can write a summary on the content of the lecture and follow the guidelines for text presentation.
- Returns the texts before the given end date of the course.
- Can describe the professional content of lectures.

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

Student
- attends the introductory meeting on the course guidelines.
- attends at least 8 lectures and writes a summaries on 10 lectures.
- follows the guidelines for text positioning and returns the texts before the given end date of the course.
- is able to write a logical and structured report on the content of the lecture in relation to the profession of artist.
- can describe the lecturer's view of society in relation to the artistic profession.
- be able to describe aspects of the financing of work.

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

Student
- attends the introductory meeting on the course guidelines.
- attends at least 8 lectures and writes a summaries on 10 lectures.
- follows the guidelines for text positioning and returns the texts before the given end date of the course.
- can write a logical and analytical report on the content of the lecture in relation to the profession of artist.
- can describe the social vision of the lecturer in relation to the profession of artist can describe and analyse the different contexts in which the visual artist works
- can describe the different perspectives on the financing and pricing of work.
- Can present their own reasoned views on lecture topics.