Cindy Hooper's Course Syllabi

ART 14 (GALLERY EXHIBITION AND PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT)

Fall 2004 Office : CA 127,
Phone: 476-4320

Meets: TTH 11:00-1:55pm
Office Hours : MW 2-3:30pm or by appointment

Instructor : Cindy Hooper
e-mail : cindy-hooper@redwoods.edu

Course Objectives This course will introduce you to the many practical and logistical considerations for a career as a fine artist. Covered topics include an exploration of the varied fine arts professions, portfolio preparation, writing skills development, artist's resources, contemporary art movements, and exhibition preparation. This course will give you a very detailed and comprehensive picture of how to conduct yourself in the world as a practicing professional artist. This is the kind of course I wish I'd taken in college!

Course Calendar and Daily Reading Assignments:

8-24 The Psychology of Artistic Success : Reading: Top Ten Myths That Keep Artists from Succeeding and Cay Lang's Helpful Hints from your reader.

8-26 Organizing Your Portfolio : Read pp. 3-11 of Lazzari and bring a minimum of 5 artworks for critique to today's class.

8-31 Organizing Your Portfolio (continued): Bring a minimum of 5 artworks for critique to today's class.

•  Taking Slides of Your Work (2D): (2D artists bring a roll of EPY ASA 64 tungsten-adjusted slide film and a minimum of 5 artworks today) Reading : Lazzari: pp. 81-92

•  Taking Slides of Your Work (3D): (3D artists bring a roll of EPY ASA 64 tungsten-adjusted slide film and a minimum of 5 artworks today) Reading : Lazzari: pp. 93-114

9-9 Taking Slides of Your Work (Installation): Meet in the CR gallery today to view and document the Sparrow Lines exhibition.

•  Artists and Commercial Galleries : Field Trip to tour local commercial galleries. (Meet at the Gallery Dog, 214 “E” Street, Eureka , at 11:30 ). Reading : Lazzari: pp. 133-176.

9-16 Regional Museums and University Galleries: Field Trip to the First Street Gallery and Morris Graves Museum (meet at 422 First Street , Eureka , at 12 noon ). Reading: Lazzari: pp. 65-69 plus 3 Art Forum “First Break” articles: John Baldessari, Chris Burden, and Peter Saul from your reader.

9-21 Preparing an Artist's Packet: Resume, Cover Letter, Slides, and Artist's Statement : Reading: Lazzari pp. 71-81 and pp. 115-132 plus Cay Lang's Creating Your Artist's Packet pp. 23-44 plus Labels for Artists and the extra samples of resumes, cover letters, and art statements from your reader.

9-23 Installation of the Cummings Road Video Project : Field Trip (meet at the Cummings Road Landfill [ 5775 Cummings Road : 442-9092] at 11:30 ).

9-28 Landfill Video Viewing and Tour : Field Trip (meet at the Cummings Road Landfill at 11am ).

9-30 Student's slide presentations today: bring a minimum of 5 slides and 10-minute presentation.

10-5 Student's slide presentations today: bring a minimum of 5 slides and 10-minute presentation.

10-7 Group editing of Artist's Packets today: Bring double-spaced, typewritten drafts of your 3 artist's documents (midterm) to class.

10-12 Group editing of Artist's Packets today: Bring double-spaced, typewritten drafts of your 3 artist's documents (midterm) to class.

10-14 Submission of Completed Artist's Packet (your midterm) due today.

10-19 Careers in the Functional Arts and Fine Crafts : Field Trip to meet George Bucquet, Glass Artist, and Peggy Louden, Ceramicist. (Meet at 1485 “L” Street, Arcata, at 11:30 ).

10-21 Careers in the Graphic Arts : Field Trip to meet Wayne Knight (meet at HSU's art building RM 125 at a time TBA) Reading : Lazzari: pp. 217-229.

10-26 Publicity Issues: Announcement Design, Press Packets, and Mailing Lists: Reading : Lazzari pp. 43-58 plus Local Press Information and the 3 sample press releases from your reader.

•  Artist's Collectives : Field Trip to the Empire Squared Artist's Collective and The Ink People Center for the Arts. (meet at 47-B Third Street between “A” and Commercial, Eureka , at 11:30 ) Reading: Lazzari: pp. 13-42 and pp. 203-213 plus the Northcoast Journal article “Making it Happen” from your reader.

11-2 Installation of the Empire Squared exhibition today in the CR Gallery. Reading : Lazzari: pp. 58-64.

11-4 Introduction to Postmodernism: Varied Concepts and Styles . Reading : Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords: 1945 to the Present. Reading : pp. 55-57, 71-76, 85-86, 105-109, 142-144, and 151-153 and also Extending Vision pp. 38-47 from your reader. Also today: Art:21 Video: Place, Considered : Recommended Reading: Place, Considered by Thelma Golden from the Art:21 text.

11-9 Art:21 Video and Lecture: Regarding Spirituality : Recommended Reading : Regarding Spirituality by Lynn M. Herbert from the Art 21 text.

11-11 Art:21 Video and Lecture: I Am I Because : Recommended Reading : I Am I Because by Robert Storr from the Art 21 text.

11-16 Art:21 Video and Lecture: Consuming Art : Recommended Reading : Consuming Art by Katy Siegal from the Art 21 text.

11-18 Writing for Art Publications : Lecture and Field Trip to local exhibit (TBA) Reading : Lazzari: pp. 179-189 plus Writing for Art Publications and Feats of Clay from your reader.

•  Grants, Residencies, and Other Resources for Artists : Reading : Lazzari: pp. 231-262 and pp. 303-312 plus the Artist's Grants and Residencies packet of materials from your reader.

•  Thanksgiving Holiday (no class).

11-30 Art-Related Businesses: Field Trip to meet Catherine DeSantis, Business Counselor, Northcoast Small Business Development Center (meet at 520 E Street, Eureka at 11:30 ). Reading : Lazzari pp. 263-286

12-2 Submission of Exhibition Review, Sample Press Release, and Study Session for Final Exam today.

12-9 Final Exam and Return of final packets.

Course Requirements and Grading : There will be 6+ full hours per week of lectures, presentations, activities, field trips, demonstrations, critiques, writing assignments, and intensive group discussion. Your total involvement in each of these activities is absolutely required. There will also be reading assignments for most class sessions (listed in the class calendar), and each reading must be completed before each corresponding lecture. In addition to in-class work, you are also required to complete the following activities and submit the following documents for your midterm and final:

Participation in Fieldtrips, lectures, exhibit preparations, your slide presentation (10%), and in group discussion activities: 40% (of your total grade)

Midterm Packet: 30% including:

• Artist's Statement 10%
• Cover Letter 5%
• 5 labeled Slides 5%
• Resume 10%

Final Packet: 30% including:

• Exhibition Review 5%
• Sample Press Release 5%
• Final Exam 20%

Required Materials and Expenditures:

• The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist (Second Edition) by Margaret Lazzari, Wadsworth Publishing (in the bookstore).
• Art 14 Course Reader (also purchased at the Campus Bookstore).
• Film and Processing for a minimum of 5 slides, slide labels and plastic slide sheet.
• Transportation to all fieldtrips.

Recommended Books:

• Art:21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, by Robert Storr et al. (first edition), Abrams Publishing ($30.60 at amazon.com, or on reserve in the CR library)
• ArtSpeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present , by Robert Atkins, Abbeville Press ($13.27 at amazon.com)
• Taking the Leap: The Insider's Guide to Exhibiting and Selling Your Art , by Cay Lang, Chronicle Press ($13.27 at Amazon.com)

Miscellaneous : Call me "Cindy". Also, should the calendar for this syllabus change due to extenuating or other circumstances, I will issue you an addendum so that you'll always know what we are doing on each day we meet. Additionally, you can download a copy of this syllabus on-line at http://www.redwoods.edu/departments/art/hooper/