Living history -
Clue: American ceramic artist who learned how to throw using porcelain in early 1900's?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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Living history -
Clue: American ceramic artist who learned how to throw using porcelain in early 1900's?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Info for class: 1/19
Hi All:
Please bring your current resume to discuss. No need to revise at this point. We will take a look at what you have been using. We also have another surprise for you all!
Wednesday January 19 | Discuss show at WARPhaus and professional practice needs and ideas, Round table discussion of resumes 10:00 Ashley 10:30 Sarah T. 11:00 Alex | Homework: Read- Getting your work out and seen p. 29-62.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Final Class Calendar
Here is the updated and hopefully final plan for our schedule this semester which now includes the Warp exhibition dates.
Please note that the de-install in on Sunday April 17th. Please let me know if you cannot participate for we will have to make arrangements if this is a problem. Also note that I arranged a 2 day final crit alphabetically. If you feel you need to swap one day for another please let me know and we can revise this schedule. However I do want to have 5 people on the first day and 4 on the second to leave time to clean up etc.
- Nan
Nan Smith - Art 4760C Spring 2011
Topical Course Outline
Week | Date | Topic | Homework |
1 | Wednesday January 5 | Orientation – syllabus, senior project, exhibitions, digital examples of professional practice packets and senior exhibition CD
| Homework: Written Proposal for Project #1 (set up and begin working)
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| Friday January 7 | Studio Day (set up and begin working) Lindsey will take roll and be available to assist you. | Homework: Mix clay and begin working
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2 | Monday January 10 | Individual Mtgs.with Nan and Lindsey. Come with proposal for #1 and drawings or models. The Group asap | Homework: Work on your proposed project. Office Mtg. Ashley |
| Wednesday January 12 | - Individual Mtgs.with Nan and Lindsey. Come with proposal for #1 and drawings or models. Speed Dating – A review of Professional Practice Materials | Homework: Read - Art work and Making Connections p.1-28 Office Mtg. Autumn |
| Friday January 14 | Seminar Discussion #1, Studio Day. Individual Mtgs.with Nan and during Nan’s Office hours. Come with proposal for #1 and drawings or models. 12:00 Indy Mtgs 1:00 Indy Mtgs. | Homework: Studio work
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Week 3 - * Begin Professional Practice/Written Project (Resume, Thesis?)
| Monday January 17 | Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes
| Homework: Studio work Bring your resume |
| Wednesday January 19 | Discuss show at WARPhaus and professional practice needs and ideas, Round table discussion of resumes 10:00 Ashley 10:30 Sarah T. 11:00 Alex | Homework: Read- Getting your work out and seen p. 29-62.
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| Friday January 21 | Seminar Discussion #2, Studio Day No Office Hours – Nan presenting workshop at the Ceramics League of Miami | Homework: Studio work
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Week 4 -
| Monday January 24 | Studio Day with Lindsey Nan presenting workshop at the Ceramics League of Miami | Homework: Studio work
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| Wednesday January 26 | Individual Mtgs. 8:30 Kaitlyn 9:30 Nicole 10:30 Jocelyn | Homework: Read- Documenting your work p. 71-104 |
| Friday January 28 | Seminar Discussion #3 | Homework: Revised and updated resume, Studio work
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Week 5 - Due – Resume (updated and revised), Selected Project 1st Draft
| Monday January 31 | Individual Mtgs 8:30 Forrest 9:30 Sarah M 10:30 Autumn
| Homework: Studio work
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| Wednesday February 2 | Nan Powerpoint artist lecture/ discussion of representing yourself in a lecture and documenting work Individual Mtgs 10>00 Sarah T. 10:30 Ashley 11:00 Alex | Homework: Read - Presenting your work to art professionals & clients p. 115-132
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| Friday February 4 | Seminar Discussion #4, Studio Day
| Homework: New Artist Statement, Studio work – get ready for crits next week
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Week 6 - Due – New Artist Statement
| Monday February 7 | Group Critique #1 |
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| Wednesday February 9 | Group Critique #1 | Homework: Read - Researching Galleries, Museums, Other p. 133-154
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| Friday February 11 | Seminar Discussion #5, Studio Day | Homework: Proposal #2 (typed to hand in on Monday), Slide ID Sheets, Studio work
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Week 7 - Due – Slide ID Sheet s, Selected Project 2nd Draft
| Monday February 14 Happy Valentine’s Day | Due – Proposal #2, Individual Mtgs. 8:30 Autumn 9:30 Kaitlyn 10:00 Nicole 10:30 Jocelyn
| Homework: Studio work
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| Wednesday February 16 | Round table discussion of business cards Individual Mtgs. 10:00 Sarah M 10:30 Alex 11:00 Ashley | Homework: Read- Artist/Gallery Relations p. 155-176, Studio work
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| Friday February 18 | Seminar Discussion #6, Studio Day
Individual Meetings during Nan’s Office hours 12:00 Sarah T 1:00Forrest | Homework: Studio work, Business Cards
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MidTerm – Week 8 - Due – Business Cards
| Monday February 21 | Group review of Business cards
Individual Mtgs. 9:30 Autumn 10:15 Kaitlyn 10:45 Nicole
| Homework: Bring a typed copy of your revised artist statement to class, Studio work
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| Wednesday February 23 | Group Session on Artist Statements
Individual Mtgs. 10:00 Jocelyn 10:45 Alex
| Homework: Studio work
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| Friday February 25 | Studio Day
Individual Meetings during Nan’s Office hours 12:00 Ashley 1:00 Sarah T 2:00 Forrest
| Homework: Studio work
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Week 9 –
| Monday February 28 | Senior/Post Bacc Exhibition Project Meeting (discuss maquette, pedestals, postcards), Studio Day
| Homework: Studio work, Scale models for Friday
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| Wednesday March 2 | Discussion of on-line business card, post card and poster ordering, Studio Day
| Homework: Read- Financial Concerns – Jobs p. 215-230
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| Friday March 4 | Seminar Discussion #7, 12:00 Create model of show with Nan, Studio Day
| Homework: Studio work
(Teams install campus shows – see calendar provided) |
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Week 10 – | Spring Break – March 5-14
| No Classes | Homework: Studio work
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Week 11-
| Monday March 14 | Individual Mtgs. 8:30 Kaitlyn 9:00 Nicole 10:00 Jocelyn 10:30 Sarah M 11:00 Alex
| Homework: Studio work
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| Wednesday March 16 | Discussion – The Academic Artist: Considerations and Lifestyle 10:00 Ashley 10:30 Sarah T 11:00 Forrest
| Homework: Read- The Business End – Finding a Studio etc. p. 263-286
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| Friday March 18 | Seminar Discussion #8, Studio Day 12:00 Autumn | Homework: Studio work in preparation for crits next week
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Week 12-
| Monday March 21 | Group Critique #2 |
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| Wednesday March 23 | Group Critique #2 | Homework: Read- Education- MFA p. 287-302
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| Friday March 25 | Seminar Discussion #9, Studio Day Nan and Team 620 in Tampa installing show (Thursday and Friday) | Clean Studios and help set up for Pre-Conference |
Week 13 – | Sunday March 27 | UF NCECA Pre-Conference begins Exhibiiton Receptions at Oak Hall.focus Gallery University Gallery, The Harn Museum of Art etc. |
Team Oak sit gallery, Team Focus sit Gallery |
| Monday March 28 | UF NCECA Pre-Conference Workshop Demonstrations – King, Smith, Snipes | No class |
| Tuesday March 29 | Travel Day to NCECA Tampa |
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| Wednesday March 30 | NCECA Tampa | Studio work day for those not attending the conference |
| Thursday March 31 | NCECA Tampa – Resonance and Alumni Reception at Studio at 620 – 6:00 pm |
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| Friday April 1 | NCECA Tampa | Studio work day for those not attending the conference |
| Saturday April 2 | NCECA Tampa – Emerging Talent – Magda Gluszek, UF Alum |
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Week 14 - | Monday April 4 | Studio Day | Work on Group exhibition |
| Tuesday April 5 | Nan and Team 620 in Tampa de-installing show |
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| Wednesday April 6 | Studio Day with Lindsey | Work on Group exhibition |
| Friday April 8 | Studio Day | Work on Group exhibition |
Week 15 –
| Monday April 11 | install at WARPhaus
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| Wednesday April 13 | install at WARPhaus
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| Friday April 15
| Prep for opening at WARPhaus | HW- Professional Practice CD due Monday |
| Sunday April 17 | De-install show at WARPhaus Gallery | SPECIAL WORK DAY |
Week 16 –
| Monday April 18 | Final Crit
Kaitlyn, Nicole,Jocelyn, Sarah M, Alex Hand in Final professional packages.
| Clean up duties assigned. |
| Wednesday April 20 | Final Crit Ashely, Sarah T. Forrest, Autumn Last Day of class/refreshments?
Clean up to be done.
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| Thursday and Friday April 21 and 22 | Reading Days |
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| April 23, 25-29
| Finals Week |
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Class Review: Monday 1/10
Piece by Paul Soldner. (Note the sneaker print, like in Nans story) :)Info Discussed:
The exhibition dates for the WARPhaus show are April 10-17th. The opening reception will be Friday April 15th.
Bring with you to class Weds whatever part of your professional portfolio/applications you have completed. Nan and Lindsay will help review whatever you would like.
I will now post all the emails that Nan sends out to the class listserve on this blog! So if you are looking for information fast, and don't want to search through your emails. Check here.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Details:
Art 4760C, Spring 2011
3-6 Credit Hours
Instructor: Nan Smith, Professor
Office: FAC B-15
Phone: 273-3083
e-mail: nan@ufl.edu website: www.nansmith.com
GTA: Lindsey Rogers - FAC B-10
Class blog: nansadvancedceramics11.blogspot.com
Office Hours for this semester are Wednesdays 3-4 and Fridays 12:00 noon- 2 pm and by appointment
Class meeting times are Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 am –11:30 am, Fridays 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
3-6 Credit Hours
Instructor: Nan Smith, Professor
Office: FAC B-15
Phone: 273-3083
e-mail: nan@ufl.edu website: www.nansmith.com
GTA: Lindsey Rogers - FAC B-10
Class blog: nansadvancedceramics11.blogspot.com
Office Hours for this semester are Wednesdays 3-4 and Fridays 12:00 noon- 2 pm and by appointment
Class meeting times are Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 am –11:30 am, Fridays 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Course Description:
This course will support professional development at the advanced BFA level. Students will be required studio practice and personal idea development to support the production of personal and individual art work. Three approved studio projects are required. Each person is responsible for mixing their own clay, glazes, and firing their own kilns.
As one advances; learning, the problem selection and its solution individualizes. The class will explore art ideas through readings, visual presentations, and group critiques. Practical professional skills including defining an artists’ statement, artists’ resources, and opportunities will be addressed in seminar fashion. Alternatives and possible professional directions within the Ceramic discipline will be discussed. Demonstrations, tutorials, and selective research will be defined for the semester by each student to address specialized areas of study.
As one advances; learning, the problem selection and its solution individualizes. The class will explore art ideas through readings, visual presentations, and group critiques. Practical professional skills including defining an artists’ statement, artists’ resources, and opportunities will be addressed in seminar fashion. Alternatives and possible professional directions within the Ceramic discipline will be discussed. Demonstrations, tutorials, and selective research will be defined for the semester by each student to address specialized areas of study.
Class Format:
Mondays – Individual Tutorials; You will have a regularly scheduled individual meeting time with me for an hour to discuss your work in progress. Group Critiques; We will have group critiques once a month. Glazed works are required.
Wednesdays – Individual Tutorials; In addition… the group will discuss professional practice topics and will be involved in group exercises to better develop professional practice skills.
Topics will include: Retouching Image files using Photo Shop, Power Point Presentation Tips, Business Cards- Layout and On-line printing companies, Resumes contents and layout, Business Card and Post card Layout, Artist Statements, Some thoughts about CD catalogues.
Fridays – Seminar Discussion; Lindsey Rogers will lead a one hour discussion of the assigned weekly readings. I will be in and will be glad to meet with you during my Friday office hours. Please schedule an appointment. The remainder of the time is devoted to working in the studio on your sculpture or pottery. Lindsey will keep the attendance record and assist you on Fridays. You are expected to work in studio during the scheduled class time. A one half hour lunch break will be given at noon and time will be allotted for scheduled HOT Clay meetings.
Wednesdays – Individual Tutorials; In addition… the group will discuss professional practice topics and will be involved in group exercises to better develop professional practice skills.
Topics will include: Retouching Image files using Photo Shop, Power Point Presentation Tips, Business Cards- Layout and On-line printing companies, Resumes contents and layout, Business Card and Post card Layout, Artist Statements, Some thoughts about CD catalogues.
Fridays – Seminar Discussion; Lindsey Rogers will lead a one hour discussion of the assigned weekly readings. I will be in and will be glad to meet with you during my Friday office hours. Please schedule an appointment. The remainder of the time is devoted to working in the studio on your sculpture or pottery. Lindsey will keep the attendance record and assist you on Fridays. You are expected to work in studio during the scheduled class time. A one half hour lunch break will be given at noon and time will be allotted for scheduled HOT Clay meetings.
Textbooks:
(1) “The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist” Second Edition, author Margaret R. Lazzari, Wadsworth Thompson Learning Inc., 2002, ISBN: 0-15-506202-6.(required). Weekly readings will be assigned from this textbook for professional practice discussions on Fridays.
(2) The course packet for Advanced Ceramics Professional Practices is required and available at Target Copy. It is listed under Art 4760C, Advanced Ceramics, Nan Smith, Professor.
Information regarding professional practice is pivotal for you, now and in the future. The readings and subsequent discussions will aid with the development of your personal professional packet; a key requirement the course.
(3) Optional (for those interested in studio pottery and interviews with such artists)
“Stayin’ Alive; Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist”, author Robin Hopper, Krause Publications, 2003, ISBN: 0873495713. This book is available through Axner Pottery, Ovieda, Florida (1-800-843-7057 or on-line.
“Studio Guide”; editor Julia Galloway, RIT Ceramics Program, School of American Crafts. I have a copy and Julia was responding to orders for copies. You will need to contact her directly to inquire about a purchase - jmgsac@rit.edu.
(2) The course packet for Advanced Ceramics Professional Practices is required and available at Target Copy. It is listed under Art 4760C, Advanced Ceramics, Nan Smith, Professor.
Information regarding professional practice is pivotal for you, now and in the future. The readings and subsequent discussions will aid with the development of your personal professional packet; a key requirement the course.
(3) Optional (for those interested in studio pottery and interviews with such artists)
“Stayin’ Alive; Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist”, author Robin Hopper, Krause Publications, 2003, ISBN: 0873495713. This book is available through Axner Pottery, Ovieda, Florida (1-800-843-7057 or on-line.
“Studio Guide”; editor Julia Galloway, RIT Ceramics Program, School of American Crafts. I have a copy and Julia was responding to orders for copies. You will need to contact her directly to inquire about a purchase - jmgsac@rit.edu.
Assignments:
(1.) Each of the three studio projects you plan are to be proposed formally through drawings and/or a maquette. A clearly defined written statement describing the concept, aesthetic goals and technical or skill based intent is to be handed in to me as a contract at the beginning of each the project period. These will be reviewed and returned.
(2.) It is required that you complete all assigned chapter reading to prepare yourself to participate in Fridays weekly discussions. Lindsey will lead the discussions. Regular participation in seminar discussions will be recorded and factored into your grade.
I will do presentations and professional practices activities with you on Wednesdays to lead in to the Friday discussions.
(3). For BFA Ceramics majors the professional writing required includes all of the following materials. These will be presented with images on a CD in a jewel container at the final deadline. Each will have a separate deadline and will be reviewed and commented on. Expect to revise accordingly and place the updated version on the final CD/Power Point.
a. You must design, write and print a professional resume.
b. You are to write a one page artist’s statement about your current work and ideas. It is
suggested that you include information about your concepts, how you reflect these formally, design issues, processes used (forming, surfacing, firing). Please follow the information on artists
statements in the course packet and fill out the questionnaire before beginning to write this. It is required that this be double space and typed. To be considered for grading this must be handed in on time. Do not hand in your first draft. Rewrite this so that it sounds professional and well thought out. Each person participating in Senior Project Exhibition is required to post an Artist’s
Statement adjacent to work exhibited.
c. You will be shown how to design and use Power Point. We will also cover image information needed, formats for image identification. You will be required to hand in a sample sheet which can be used to identify your current portfolio.
d. You will be shown how to create a simple business card. You are required to design and create a card that coordinates with your resume design.
Your Professional Packet CD is to include: your resume, artist statement, images (labeled), business card. I ask that this be presented as a Power Point Presentation including labeled portfolio images, an business card image, and text pages with the artist statement and resume. In this format the business card would become the cover of the CD. Please carefully consider the layout and design of the show. If you do not have Power Point software please discuss other options with me.
Examples of the written materials etc. are available in the Art 4760C course packet which Target Copy has for each of you.
Special Study/Post Bacc students can choose to do the above or one of the following:
a. Grants – Find a grant you might wish to apply for within the next couple of years (i.e. The Albert Murray Scholarship for graduate students, Arts Council state grant for individual artists) and acquire the guidelines. You can learn proposal preparation, which supplementary materials to include, and design the slide portfolio.
Suggested book - “Grant Writing for the Arts: The Art of Writing About Art”, authors Hudson and Noonan Morrissey
b. Thesis – What is the written portion of the BFA or MFA Thesis all about? Learn how to write about your work and create an illustrated paper which represents you. Thesis papers completed by UF Ceramics MFA candidates will be used as resources.
c. Applications for graduate school or “The Job” – What is an excellent application, one that stands out from the rest?? Learn to write a letter of application, buff your resume, design an excellent slide portfolio, teaching philosophy (if applicable).
(2.) It is required that you complete all assigned chapter reading to prepare yourself to participate in Fridays weekly discussions. Lindsey will lead the discussions. Regular participation in seminar discussions will be recorded and factored into your grade.
I will do presentations and professional practices activities with you on Wednesdays to lead in to the Friday discussions.
(3). For BFA Ceramics majors the professional writing required includes all of the following materials. These will be presented with images on a CD in a jewel container at the final deadline. Each will have a separate deadline and will be reviewed and commented on. Expect to revise accordingly and place the updated version on the final CD/Power Point.
a. You must design, write and print a professional resume.
b. You are to write a one page artist’s statement about your current work and ideas. It is
suggested that you include information about your concepts, how you reflect these formally, design issues, processes used (forming, surfacing, firing). Please follow the information on artists
statements in the course packet and fill out the questionnaire before beginning to write this. It is required that this be double space and typed. To be considered for grading this must be handed in on time. Do not hand in your first draft. Rewrite this so that it sounds professional and well thought out. Each person participating in Senior Project Exhibition is required to post an Artist’s
Statement adjacent to work exhibited.
c. You will be shown how to design and use Power Point. We will also cover image information needed, formats for image identification. You will be required to hand in a sample sheet which can be used to identify your current portfolio.
d. You will be shown how to create a simple business card. You are required to design and create a card that coordinates with your resume design.
Your Professional Packet CD is to include: your resume, artist statement, images (labeled), business card. I ask that this be presented as a Power Point Presentation including labeled portfolio images, an business card image, and text pages with the artist statement and resume. In this format the business card would become the cover of the CD. Please carefully consider the layout and design of the show. If you do not have Power Point software please discuss other options with me.
Examples of the written materials etc. are available in the Art 4760C course packet which Target Copy has for each of you.
Special Study/Post Bacc students can choose to do the above or one of the following:
a. Grants – Find a grant you might wish to apply for within the next couple of years (i.e. The Albert Murray Scholarship for graduate students, Arts Council state grant for individual artists) and acquire the guidelines. You can learn proposal preparation, which supplementary materials to include, and design the slide portfolio.
Suggested book - “Grant Writing for the Arts: The Art of Writing About Art”, authors Hudson and Noonan Morrissey
b. Thesis – What is the written portion of the BFA or MFA Thesis all about? Learn how to write about your work and create an illustrated paper which represents you. Thesis papers completed by UF Ceramics MFA candidates will be used as resources.
c. Applications for graduate school or “The Job” – What is an excellent application, one that stands out from the rest?? Learn to write a letter of application, buff your resume, design an excellent slide portfolio, teaching philosophy (if applicable).
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