Examination arrangement

Course content

This course fokus on developing the students ability to delve into issues related to artistic processes and project orientation. Concentrated work on the formulation and development of an artistic project, and practice with presentation both oral and through documentation/exhibition/display.

The artistic work is developed in coordination and interaction with learning of the concurrent writing course Critical Reflection and Writing in Context. In this semester, the student connects the artistic development of practice with critical reflection and project orientation to an overall understanding of process and result in the artistic work.

Students connected to the full study program will also elect between to adjacent courses either Credits Rewarded Practice or Project and Entrepreneurship

After the fourth semester, the student must have developed skills to create new collaborations in and outside the art space and have the knowledge to be able to formulate a larger project that will form the basis for the third year of study.

Learning outcome

When finishing the course the student will be able to:

• Conclude experiments in artistic practice and can discuss one's own project in a common professional language.
• Convey the main ideas behind the project in plenary and place it in the relevant context.
• Formulate a text that summarizes artistic study and describes a planned project development.
• Explain relevant artistic and theoretical concepts.
• Participate in, co-arrange, and coordinate the 2nd year exhibition.
• Know about how to transport, build, think, describe, finance, promote and distribute artistic forms and ideas in a sustainable, efficient and creative way.

Learning methods and activities

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

Supervision with fellow students and supervisors.

Further development of artistic practice and projects and a more thorough presentation and review of the project on group meeting or joint review during the semester.

Group critic in the form of meetings with fellow students and supervisors.

Preparation for the second year exhibition including joint coordination. Art theoretical perspective in relation to key concepts in contemporary art. Implementation of the second year exhibition including works, joint coordination, individual supervision meeting and group review.

Optional exchange via KUNO or Erasmus

Specific conditions

Approved compulsory assignments are valid in the current semester.

Compulsory assignments

• Participation in course activities
• Hand-in risk assessment
• Participation in the second-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 in Inspera.
• Written Reflection: A comprehensive text in 2000 words, that should summarize and contextualize the practice so far and should define and account for the main theme or artistic area that forms the basis for the third year's practice and the BFA exam project. The text must be submitted in 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 BK2301 or similar at another accredited fine art program.