Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Communication & Arts School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Seminar 24 Hours/ Semester
8 x 3S (held over 2 non-consecutive weeks)

Incompatible

MUSM2000

Prerequisite

4 units of advanced (Level 2 or Level 3) Art History courses

Recommended prerequisite

Restricted

This course has a maximum quota of 20 students. First preference will be given to Third Year Art History students who meet the pre-requisites and then ranked by academic results in ARTT courses.

Assessment methods

Exhibition review

Acquisition rationale

Exhibition proposal

Course enquiries

Doctor Amelia Barikin (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Curating is one of the major vocational outcomes for the study of Art History. This course introduces students to both the theoretical principles and practical approaches to art curatorship in the twenty-first century. It provides an overview of histories and contemporary debates in the field of exhibition-making, both in Australia and internationally. Online lectures, tutorials, guest lectures, practical workshops, seminars and field visits develop knowledge and skills, from thinking and writing critically about exhibitions, to writing exhibition proposals. Practical aspects to the course take students through key processes in exhibition development from inception to display, including: researching artworks for exhibition and acquisition, devising curatorial concepts, creating exhibition rationales and floor plans and writing exhibition texts.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2023 (27/11/2023 - 10/02/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2022 (21/11/2022 - 17/12/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2020 (30/11/2020 - 13/02/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile