Tuesday, January 14
6-6:30 p.m.
Introduce the Course
6:30-8:15 p.m.
Introduce curation, curating fine art, media art, and electronic literature
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Assign Activity 1: Research Approaches to Curating at Museums and Galleries,” due on Tuesday, January 28
Tuesday, January 21
6-7:00 p.m.
Discuss the art of curating
7-7:30 p.m.
Discuss virtuality: Dziekan, Ch. 1
Demo Erik Loyer’s work “Breathing Room” (with Leap Motion)
7:30-8:15 p.m.
Discuss practical exhibitions & approaches to space: Dziekan, Chs. 2 & 3
Do activities with app art and AR art
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Review work on Activity 1
Tuesday, January 28 (Activity 1 is due at the beginning of class)
6-6:15 p.m.
Turn in Activity 1; load slide shows on instructor podium
6:15-7:45 p.m.
Give presentations
7:45-8:15 p.m.
Discuss digital mediation: Dziekan, Ch. 4
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Assign “Activity 2: Planning for Strickland Retrospective,” due on Tuesday, February 18
Part 1: Preparing for the Strickland Retrospective, Tuesday, February 25-Saturday, March 29
Tuesday, February 4 (meet at Nouspace Gallery, 1005 Main St. inside North Bank Artists Gallery)
6-6:30 p.m.
Introduce Nouspace Gallery (Amalia)
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Discuss Strickland and the upcoming retrospective
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Discuss the multimedia gallery & curatorial design: Dziekan, Chs. 5 & 6
Tuesday, February 11
6-7:00 p.m.
Discuss designing for visitors: Falk, Chs. 9 & 10 (handout)
7-7:30 p.m.
Review components of an exhibit: The Curatorial Plan, Technical Requirements, Communication with Artists, Collateral Exhibit Materials, Docenting, Publicity, The Curatorial Statement
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Work in groups on Activity 2
Tuesday, February 18 (Activity 2 is due at the end of class)
6-7:30 p.m.
Work in groups on Activity 2
7:30-8:15 p.m.
Complete Activity 2, discuss findings, lay out a curatorial plan for the exhibit
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Devise a list of items needed for the exhibit
***Students should be at Nouspace Gallery on Friday, February 21 or Saturday, February 22 to help set up exhibit with Amalia; please sign up with Amalia for times.
Tuesday, February 25 Strickland Retrospective Opens at Nouspace Gallery
6-8:30 p.m.
Class is held at Nouspace Gallery; Strickland gives a public lecture about her work; Strickland Retrospective opens.
Part 2: Preparing for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library E-Poetry Exhibit in Celebration of National Poetry Month, Wednesday, April 23-Saturday, April 26
Tuesday, March 4
6-6:30 p.m.
Reflect on Strickland Retrospective, lessons learned
6:30-7:00 p.m.
Assign “Activity 3: Research E-Lit Poetry for Exhibition,” due on Tuesday, March 11
7-8:30 p.m.
Visit ELL for a demo of e-lit works, circa 1980s and 90s
Tuesday, March 11(Activity 3 is due at the beginning of class)
6-6:15 p.m.
Turn in Activity 3
6:15-8:15 p.m.
Discuss e-lit works you encountered and ideas for an exhibit
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Assign Activity 4: Planning Your Own Exhibit of E-Poetry in Celebration of National Poetry Month, due at the end of the exhibit
Tuesday, March 18 Spring Break—No Class
Tuesday, March 25 (Class is held at the Vancouver Community Library)
6-6:30 p.m.
Review components of an exhibit: The Curatorial Plan, Technical Requirements, Communication with Artists, Collateral Exhibit Materials, Docenting, Publicity, The Curatorial Statement
6:30-7:00 p.m.
Look over space for exhibit
7-8:15 p.m.
Work on Activity 4 in class: selection of theme and artists
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Report on progress, next steps
Tuesday, April 1
6-8:15 p.m.
Work on Activity 4 in class
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Report on progress, next steps
Tuesday, April 8
6-8:15 p.m.
Work on Activity 4 in class
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Report on progress, next steps
Tuesday, April 15
6-8:15 p.m.
Work on Activity 4 in class
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Report on progress, next steps
Tuesday, April 22 (Activity 4 is due at the end of the exhibit)
6-8:15 p.m.
Work on Activity 4 in class
8:15-8:30 p.m.
Discuss final preparations
All students are expected to attend the public lecture that opens the exhibit on Wednesday, April 23, 7 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (Activity 4 is due at the end of the exhibit)
Tuesday, April 29
6-7:00 p.m.
Reflect on exhibit
7-8:30 p.m.
Prepare for final exam
Tuesday, May 6
Final exam is a paper generating from a set of questions to reflect upon. It is due at via email on the day of the final at the end of final exam time. The paper should be a .doc or .docx. No pdfs will be accepted. You need to name your file with your last name. Please title your paper so that when I open up the file, I can easily see who the author is.