Art and Social Engagement

Course Code:

ARTM 419

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The first objective of this course is to is to introduce the students the ways in which the dynamic of social participation has evolved through different historical phases along with the institutionalisation process of art and what sorts of current discussions are being taking place around the subject of participation. The second aim of the course is to enable the students to gain ample theoretical knowledge and practical experiences to investigate and implement contructive roles of contemporary art and culture productions and practices into the social life and democratic processes.

Course Content:

In this course, students will be able to understand and to discuss the ways in which art works, movements and institutions have addressed differing sociological segments in terms of audience, and how two concepts of modernity, 'public space' and 'public art' (in its institutional form) have interlaced with each other. They will be further introduced about the modern tensions between concepts like 'social benefit' and 'individual genius'.

The course will discuss the social dimensions within the conditions of the production and presentation of art in its global scale, but also through examples from the specificity of current art scenes of Turkey. The students will be able to assess the problematics of participation as raised in art practices, both in terms of content and form.

In this course, students will be able to find out to make researches about constructive effects of contemporary art during the solutions of cultural, economical and other issues relevant socially, alongside aesthetical, instructive and transformative power of art.

Throughout the semester, with the analyses of both national and international contemporary art production and practices, students will question what the conventional and traditional limits of contemporary art could be.

In this course students also gain knowledge and practical experience regarding what sort of possible engagements contemporary art can take over in the solution process of social problems.

The course is conducted by comprehensive visual presentation, lectures, readings and student presentations.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Presentation, C: Homework

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Students gain ample knowledge and experience and question what the effective fields of contemporary art are.	1, 2, 5, 4, 8, 9	1, 2, 3, 4	A, B,C
2) Students investigate the relationship between contemporary art and other cultural social units such as individual development, social responsibility, education, and all the human rights issues.	3, 5, 11
3) Student can obtain knowledge and experience to develop collaborative projects and partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions and initiatives.	1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14
4) Students can provide supportive proposal and practical advice and information exchange to governmental and non-governmental institutions.	3, 4, 6, 9, 10
5) Students critically analyse participatory contemporary art projects implemented in different areas of social life.	2,3,7, 8, 10
6) Students obtain practical experiences about informative and instructive power of contemporary art through group worskhops.	3, 5, 6, 8, 13

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	A brief summary of social functionality of visual representation from its early historical stages. The emergence of notions as individuality and genius along with Romantic art movements.
3	The appeal to the social by avant-garde and modernist art movements.
4	Conceptualisation of art and the accompanying emergence of the 'institutional critique'.
5	Art practices that refer to the notion of 'relational aesthetics'. Current discussions about the art discourse that appeals to the notions of participation and publicity.
6	The situation of contemporary art in Turkey
7	Student Presentations (Art History) 1
8	Student Presentations (Art History) 2
9	Relationship between governmental and non-governmental initiatives and visual arts, contribution of contemporary art in building social democracy.
10	Analysis of the relations of associations and foundations dealing with social responsibility in cultural, artistic, and educationalaimed purposes and other enterprisers and individuals working in social engagement.
11	Social engagement projects in major artistic international exhibitons: Art in Public Domain, continue.
12	Analyse of relationships between non-governmental institutions and visual art practitioners in Turkey 1
13	Analyse of relationships between non-governmental institutions and visual art practitioners in Turkey 2
14	Student Presentations

Recommended Sources

Textbook

Lecturer delivers lesson hand-outs to students after each course.

Additional Resources

Art History

‘The Invention of Art: A Cultural History’, Larry Shiner, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003.
‘Participation’, Claire Bishop (ed.) Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art, London, 2006.
'Community Art: The Politics of Trespassing', Paul De Bruyne ve Pascal Gielen (eds.), Valiz, Amsterdam, 2011.
'Relational Aesthetics', Nicolas Bourriaud, Les Press Du Reel, Paris, 1998.
‘Together’, Richard Sennet’, Yale University, 2013.

Institution

‘The Art of Engagement: Culture, collaboration, innovation’, Elaine Lally, Ien Ang, Kay Anderson, UWA Publishing, 2011,
‘Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement’ Andres Lep, MOMA, New York, 2011
‘Art of Engagement’, Peter Selz, Susan Landauer, San Jose Museum of Art, 2011
‘Conversation Pieces: Community and Communication in Modern Art’, Grant H. Kester, 2013
‘Together’, Richard Sennet’, Yale University, 2013

Material Sharing

Documents
Assignments	Students are responsible for submitting either individual or collaborative projects.
Exams	Mid-Term, Homework and Presentation.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1
Quizzes	1
Assignment	1
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

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 Culture Manager with an interdiciplinary 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 co-operation.					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

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	7	98
Mid-terms	1	-	-
Assignment	1	-	-
Quiz	1	-	-
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load			155
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6,2
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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