Visual Arts Curating and Writing (ARTT3117)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Seminar hours
Incompatible
MUSM2000
Prerequisite
#4 advanced Art History courses
Recommended prerequisite
ARTT1106 and at least #3 advanced Art History courses
Assessment methods
Participation: Discussion & Presentations; Exhibition Catalogue Essay; Database Entry
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, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Curating is one of the major vocational outcomes for the study of Art History. This course introduces students to the theoretical principles and debates regarding art curatorship in the twenty-first century. It provides an overview of the visual arts industry in Australia from cultural policy to the inception of an exhibition concept. Guest lectures, seminars, field visits and online learning activities develop knowledge and skills from designing an exhibition layout to writing exhibition proposals, didactics and catalogue essays. Theoretical aspects address alternative approaches to curating and the shared role of arts professionals in caring for a visual arts collection. Practical aspects to course include: Collection Research & Development; Preservation Conservation; Exhibition Rationale & Design; and Curatorial Publishing.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | 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 |