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Partnership Blog

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Every partnership institution must have its own blog.  For those who are working alone with their partnership institution this will be a solo-blog that you will create and report on individually, but for those who are doing the same project together, you can work on your blog together.  There will also be those who are working with the same institution, but on different projects, you will have areas that you will do together and areas that you will do separately. Use the blog to display a comprehensive, active and reflective account of your project and partnership through various phases.

The required elements of the blog, (everyone) and a description below are:

  • project outline/organization or plan (details below)
  • summary of your poster presentation on the institution/artist you are working with and attached smaller pdf of poster for download

Note that your final project synopsis can also be illustrated through various blog posts throughout the term, so keeping up with the blog at different intervals can alleviate the stress of recording it all at the end, and usually ends up in a more attentive report instead of relying on memory.

Please categorize your posts by your partnership, therefore under the “category” selection of a post, label it by your partner so that it will automatically show up in the blog link.  Please ensure you are doing this correctly or I may not be able to see it!

Assignment prompts also located here:

Orientation Meeting

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The project starts with you contacting your partner (mostly email) and arranging an orientation or meeting with your partner.  You should attend this meeting aware and knowledgeable about the institution, the mandate, exhibitions currently on view, have reviewed the posting.  Some things to consider:

  • Research the organization or artist, through the web, in person, the neighborhood, area of the city the gallery is located, people who may be associated to the space, etc.
  • While many questions will be answered after the first meeting, it is always good to bring a list of questions to the meeting to be sure all topics of inquiry have been covered.
  • If you are in a pair, before your official meeting, meet with your student partner that will also be working at the space with you, and discuss what you have learned in mutual research and share your list of questions.
  • Indicate your skills, knowledge, and experience you bring to the project/organization.
  • What areas do you hope to develop greater experience in or will need to learn?
  • It can be wise to have 3 goals set for what you wish to accomplish in the first meeting.

It would be best if you could attend this meeting as pairs if there are two of you assigned to the position.  At this meeting you will hopefully get a good idea of the expectations of your partner, arrangement of hours/schedule more details about the partnership, and a general sense of the person you will be working with.  Please take notes and bring in questions that you may have.  This meeting may also contain safety demonstrations or other administrative duties and procedures.

*This component of the partnership is required but not graded.  If you do not “pass” this component, you will not be able to pass the course.

Contact Due:  September 15th (latest) and orientation/first meetings should happen by September 22nd.

Grand Finale Showcase!

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December 5th – Grand Finale Showcase!

In 3rd floor of Audain, 3:30-5pm (but please come in a bit earlier if you need to set up your piece)

Open house grand finale party to celebrate the end of your partnerships with the community partners. You will present your creative response work (maximum 3-minute presentation unless other arrangements) to the class and partners.

Final Reminders of Due Dates

Creative Response Presentations due today in class for presentation
CBEL Project Synopsis (Hardcopy) due today, or CBEL Project Synopsis blog due December 6th
Final Reflection and Peer Evaluation due December 8th

Week 1

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September 11, 2017 – Introduction to the Course

Course overview, syllabus, explanation of community engaged learning (CBEL) project and introductory values assessment activity and role of reflection. You will receive your partnership placement assignments.  We will create a plan of the first steps in the process, and brainstorm materials to collect and present to the partners.

Lecture
  • Introduction to Class – Artist Activity
  • Course Description, Expectations, Requirements, CBEL Component
  • Introduce Partnership Projects and Institution Descriptions
Activity
  • Group Work
  • Brainstorming:  Meeting your Partners
  • Expectations and What to Bring
  • Wrap Up
Homework
  • Research, preparation and planning to approach partner
  • Readings on “Role of Artist” due next week
Upcoming Due Dates

Make first contact with your institution or artist by September 15th and remember your readings for next week!  Please review Orientation Meeting Assignment Description.