Examination arrangement

Course content

In this course the student will begin the immersion into a contemporary artistic practice through participation in the first-year exhibition, group critique, workshops, and self-initiated projects. The student will focus on different ways of manifesting artistic projects with a strong focus on collaboration.

Experiences from first year exhibition will be processed and evaluated with supervisors and lead to new projects.

The coursework is experiment, development, and reflection in the artistic work, which is core to the BFA programme.

From the start, students must begin to develop artistic practice in collaboration with fellow students and in dialogue with supervisors, and from the first year of study, students must exhibit their works as a central part of their learning.

Learning outcome

When finishing the course the student:

• Have a deeper knowledge of contemporary art theory and discourse.
• Will have begun developing a critical language to discuss art.

and can:

• test out and evaluate different methods, media and material to build competence within the artistic practice.
• exhibit artistic work and develop collective artistic working methods.

Learning methods and activities

Participation in intensive workshops and courses in various techniques/media/workshops, as well as thematic seminars, workshops, and projects.

Executing the 1st year show including work, shared coordination, individual tutorial, and exhibition critique.

Supervision with fellow students and supervisors.

Supervision is documented and documentation is exchanged between supervisors and students to support the student progression.

Further development of individual or collective art project to be planned and developed during the semester. Group critic in the shape of meetings with fellow students and supervisors.

An optional group study trip may be organized during the first or second semester. This will vary from year to year.

Formal evaluation (Progress Review): consist of delivery of documentation and self-evaluation delivered in Inspera followed by an oral presentation at the end of term.

Participation in learning activities such as supervision, group critiques and course specific seminars and projects is mandatory.

Specific conditions

Approved compulsary assignments are valid in the current semester.

Compulsory assignments

• Participation in course activities
• Hand in riskassessment
• Participation in the first-year exhibition

Further on evaluation

• Progress Review: Assessment of overall artistic development according to learning outcome.
• Documentation: Sufficient visual, audiovisual or other documentation of activities, proces and results in order to represent development in practice. The material must be submitted to Inspera.
• Written reflection text : 1000 words that sum up the artistic activities of the term and contextualizes own practice in relation to relevant perspectives. The text must be submitted to Inspera.
• Oral presentation of submitted materials. The oral presentation serves as adjusting oral assessment.
• Postponed or new exam will take place in the next exam period.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Approved completion of BK1151 or another accredited Fine Art study program at another art education institution.

Credit reductions