Curatorial Studies

Course Code:

ART 302

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Marcus Graf

Course Assistants :

Melike Bayık

Course Objectives:

This class discusses various theories and practices of curatorial issues and practices. After short historical overview of this field, the students will get an insight in the formal and conceptual discussions of today. Various working areas like profit and not-for profit institutions, as well as off-spaces, galleries, and museums will be discussed. In the end, the student should be knowledgeable current theoretical discussions as well as practices of curatorial work.

Course Content:

Who is a curator? The basics of this class is about the main meaning of being a curator and the way it developed as a profession over time. There will be many examples of curator work provided for the students in this class. The main information about what a curator does in museums, biennials, exhibitions and festivals will also be given to the students. Personal or group projects chosen from different disciplines will be asked from students as a final assessment medium. The aim of this project is to give students an idea about the process of work for a curator (however utopic). This project is thought to be a good experience for students who aim to be future curators.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Expected to know: How the need to a person like curator occurs and which circumstances a curator appears?	1,3,5	1,2,3	A,C
2) Student knows curatorial studies by the help of previous works.	3,5,7	1,2,3	A,C
3) Expected to understand curatorial studies in the context of social process.	3,5,7,9	1,2,3	A,C
4) Expected to know the description of curators tasks, works and who to work with.	5,7,9	1,2,3	A,C
5) Expected to explain the curatorial studies and its development in Turkey.	7,9,11	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	History of the Curator. What does it require? What are its basics?
3	Curators in Italy, France and London between the 17th century – 19th century? Who organizes the hall exhibitions?
4	Museology and Curators between the 19th and 20th centuries.
5	A look at the art work exhibition and presentation techniques.
6	Field Trip
7	International and National Biennial distinction and curators.
8	A look to the International Istanbul Biennials, their curators and selected artists.
9	Summary
10	Midterm exam
11	Guest
12	An example curator: James Sweeney
13	Field Trip
14	An example curator: Vasıf Kortun

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Akçura, Gökhan, “Türkiye’de Sergicilik ve Fuarcılık Tarihi”, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, 2009

Erbay, Mutlu, “Müzelerde Sergileme ve Sunum Tekniklerinin Planlanması”, Beta Yayınları, 2011, İstanbul

“White Cube” (“Beyaz Küp”)

Schubert, Karsten, “Küratörün Yumurtası”

Madra, Beral, “İki Yılda Bir Sanat”

Yardımcı, Sibel, “Küreselleşen İstanbul’da Bienal”, İletişim Yayınları, 2005

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments	Presentations will be evaluate as final examination
Exams	Mid-term, Final Examination

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Final Presentation	1	40
Assignment	1	30
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To educate students as an Arts and Cultural Manager with an interdisciplinary outlook.					x
2	To gain expertise in Visual and Performance Arts in detail.			x
3	To teach students the main actors in art and cultural sector.					x
4	To educate students in order to make them aware of the close relationship between artist, art work, critic and art collector.					x
5	To teach students basics of business administration in relation to the cultural sector.					x
6	To instruct students to evaluate the importance of team work and cooperation.			X
7	To give them essential knowledge about the work of cultural professionals (those who work for museums, art institutions, festivals, and so on) and possible pitfalls they can face.					x
8	To make students followers of international art.				x
9	To enable them to pinpoint the issues in their area of expertise and give them essential tools to solve problems.					x
10	To make them able to plan and put in practice their projects collectively.				x
11	To give students professional tools to evaluate all the facts in art and culture area.					x
12	To teach them how to use PR and publicity tools in their job.				X
13	To teach students methodology, documentation and archiving.				x
14	To make students aware of necessary level of legal knowledge in order to make contracts.			X
15	To equip students with the basic knowledge of accounting.			x

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	8	112
Mid-terms	1	16	16
Homework	1	3	3
Final examination	1	8	8
Total Work Load			181
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			7,24
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

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