FINAL PROJECT GUIDELINES
*Please read these instructions carefully and be sure to submit all of the required components
**You must upload all of your files to Moodle – links to filesharing services (e.g. Google Drive) are not acceptable
Exhibition Plan:
Please submit your detailed exhibition plan. Your submission must include all of the following components:
–Curatorial essay (2-3 pages)
Provide a clear, well-written introduction to your exhibition, articulating how your exhibition theme relates the Anthropocene to the selection of works you will be putting on view. The aim is to provide a context for the exhibition – do not focus on the specific items you will be showing, but give a more general overview of the questions and issues that will be explored through the theme and the works on display.
–10 to 12 annotated images of works you will include in your exhibition (1 image/annotation per page)
Provide a full-sized good-quality image of each item you plan to show with a brief (80-100 word) analysis and rationale for each selection focusing on the significant elements or features of each piece in its relation with your exhibition theme. Include a caption for each image with the complete information about the item:
-name of artist
-title of work
-date of production
-list of materials
–An overview of the exhibition design and installation (1-2 pages)
Describe the exhibition space and how you plan to display the items on view. For instance, how will the objects be organized and placed? How will design/decorative elements such as wall colour, text or graphics, backdrops and lighting create the appropriate atmosphere, engage the viewer and enhance the overall experience? Include a visual component such as a map, sketch or digital mock-up of one of your planned displays to illustrate your ideas.
Check out the following web page for some helpful ideas about the elements to consider in formulating your exhibition design:
https://academythinkinteriordesign.medium.com/exhibition-design-creating-an-engaging-and-informative-experience-for-visitors-38dffcd72921
–A bibliography
You should research and cite 3-4 books and articles in addition to the course readings and online sources. It is not acceptable to include only websites, you must include some published sources (print or digital publications), these can include scholarly and/or non-scholarly books/articles.
The Term Assignment is due on Tuesday, April 16.
Evaluation Criteria:
(1) Appropriateness, originality and relevance of the idea/concept/theme of the research-creation project or exhibition plan to the course content
(2) The quality of your curatorial or artist’s statement, including the use of key concepts from the class lectures/readings and your own research
(3) Exhibition plan: the selection of artworks/objects, analysis and rationale (image annotations);
Research-creation projects: materials/process and coherence of the visual and conceptual language as well as skill in execution/documentation
(4) The proposed exhibition design/installation (exhibition plan) or proposed presentation to the public (research-creation projects)
(5) The quality of research and use of appropriate and relevant sources and correct citation format
Submission guidelines for assignments (unless stated otherwise):
· 12-point Times New Roman font, 1½- or double-spaced.
· 8½ x 11” pages with 1” margins on all sides
· Your work must include a title page.
· You may use any citation style you wish (Chicago Style, MLA, APA) as long as it is applied correctly and consistently. If you are unsure about how to properly format your citations/bibliography, please consult the online resources available on the Concordia Libraries website before emailing the instructor/TA: https://library.concordia.ca/help/citing/
· All written components must be submitted to the course Moodle as a .pdf (Adobe Reader) file only. https://cloudconvert.com/ offers a free online tool to convert .odt, .docx and other file formats to .pdf
· Assignments may be submitted to Moodle until 11:59 p.m. on the due date
* All assignments may be written in English or French.
***The final grades for this course must be submitted to the Dean’s Office for review/approval within three (3) days after the date of the last class for potential graduates and within 1 week for all other students, therefore we cannot grant extensions on this assignment. Late projects can only be accepted in extenuating circumstances (medical emergency, bereavement) and the student will be required to apply to the Registrar for a Late Completion (INC) of the course. (Note that Student Services will charge a processing fee for Late Completions. For details, please consult the following page: https://www.concordia.ca/students/birks/covid-19.html).
