Course detail
Contemporary Art in Local Contexts 2
FaVU-4CALC2Acad. year: 2024/2025
The course takes form of sessions with invited speakers, visits to art events, and field trips to museums and galleries. Students learn about how art institutions operate and examine structures that sustain them. Students familiarize themselves with life at the faculty and get acquainted with the art scene in Brno and beyond. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the local art networks and encourage their participation in them. Over the course of the summer semester, we will also focus on architecture, urban planning and urban space.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Offered to foreign students
Entry knowledge
None.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Credits awarded on the basis of participation in seminar sessions, field trips and other activities organized by the course. Attendance of more than 70% is required. The course takes form of sessions with invited speakers, visits to art events, and field trips to museums and galleries. Dates and venues are announced at the beginning of the semester. Attendance of more than 70% is required.
Aims
The aim of the course is to offer students an insight into the inner workings of local art institutions and to introduce them to the art scene in Brno and in the Czech/Czecho-Slovak region. Upon completion of the course, students are acquainted with the local art networks and know how to make use of them.
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Basic literature
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Type of course unit
Seminar
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Syllabus
1. Introduction to school facilities, galleries, and initiatives.
2. Visits to museums and galleries in Brno.
3. Visiting important architectural monuments of the 20th century in Brno.
4. Sessions with invited artists, curators and cultural organizers from the faculty and local art scene.