A variety of teaching & learning strategies will be used. Primarily class based lectures illustrated by case studies. Teaching will be complemented by direct learning based on projects. Appropriate site visits will also form part of the learning experience.
Module Aim:
This module introduces students to a range of contemporary and historical Irish artists and designers whose work responds to site-specific locations, histories and cultures. It seeks to develop research skills, written and verbal articulacy and to encourage an environment of discussion and informed critical awareness inspired by place-based public art both in Ireland and internationally. The relationship between histories of landscape and histories of geographies are also contextualised in this module. Students are invited to consider how contemporary place-based artists address current socio-ecological issues today through their collaborations with urban, rural and marginalized communities.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Demonstrate through writing and presentations an understanding of Irish Visual Art & Design movements.
LO2
Demonstrate an effective well researched independent visual analysis of an Irish work of art or design.
LO3
Demonstrate through writing, group discussion and presentation, a detailed understanding of the social, political and economic contexts in which art & design works, particularly public work, emerges.
LO4
Communicate an understanding of the role curators play in protecting and managing art and design work in the public realm through writing, group discussion and presentation.
LO5
Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of art and design to the tourism, heritage and public realm sectors in Ireland through presentation, group discussion and essay writing.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module.
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Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
An introduction to Site-specific and Public Art.
This module presents a comprehensive survey of key national and international artists who mediate culture and heritage through their creative practice. It will focus in particular on art that responds to site-specific locations, histories and cultures. It seeks to develop research skills, written and verbal articulacy and to encourage an environment of discussion and informed critical awareness inspired by place-based public art both in Ireland and abroad. This module encourages students to explore the ways in which site-specific and public art practices have contributed to the construction of identity and memory in the 20th and 21st Century. Students are also invited to consider how contemporary place-based artists address current socio-ecological issues through collaborations with urban, rural and marginalized communities.
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
100.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Essay
A written analysis of an Irish art work. This essay must address the social and cultural context the work. The essay must demonstrate an understanding of the significance the work plays in the tourism and event management sector in Ireland as well as making a case for its conservation and protection.
1,2,3,4,5
80.00
n/a
Presentation
A comparative analysis presentation on both an Irish and international art or design work and the role it plays in enriching the cultural landscape in which it is situated.
1,2,3,4,5
20.00
n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment