[Course] VIZA689, Summer 2012

Summer 2012, MTWTF 2:00-5:00, ARCC 306A
Texas A&M University

Instructor: Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo
email: hwaryoung@tamu.edu
office hours: Wed 1:00-2:00 (By appointment)

VIZA689 Syllabus

Weekly Schedule

** Preparing Teaching

Week5 (June 27) Artist with PhD, Job Search

Week5 (June 29)

** Artists in Academia

Week4(June 18) Publication Opportunities

Week4(June 19) Building a bibliography

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** Developing Your Artist Career

Week3 (June 11) Opportunities for Artists

Week3 (June 12) Individual Meetings

• 2:00 pm Weecho
• 2:30 pm Jeff
• 3:00 pm Jessica
• 3:30 pm Natalie
• 4:00 pm Ganesh

Week3 (June 13) Work day

Week3 (June 14) Individual Meetings

Week3 (June 15) Documentation Video Presentation

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**Artist website design

Week2 (June 4): Website Design for Artists

Week2 (June 5): Work day

• Sitemap
• Mock-up-design of your website: Home page interface, About page, Sample gallery page

Week2 (June 6): Individual Meetings

• 2:00 pm : Weecho (http://weechoforever.com)
• 2:30 pm : Natalie (http://www.taliemarks.com)
• 3:00 pm : Jessica (http://www.ifbywhiskey.me/)
• 3:30 pm : Chris
• 4:00 pm : Ganesh (http://ganeshnrao.com/)

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Week1 (May 29) : Introduction

• Class Assignment/Presentation: 50%
• Website: 20%
• Art Proposal: 10%
• Research Paper: 10%
• Sample course design: 10%
• Total: 100%

Week1 (May 30): Situate yourself in the field

• Create a map that illustrate your art research/practice and relationships with others
• Consider: Philosophical, Conceptual, Technical, Cultural influences
• Xmind http://www.xmind.net
• Mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.com
• Resources: http://playthink.com/

Week1 (May 31): Work day

Week1 (June 1):

• Art Practice/Research Map: Students’ presentations
• Class Exercise: Future Diary
• Collect materials for your portfolio website (images, videos, writings, etc.)
• Find two competitors’ websites