1. Successfully develop a critical research framework that positions and supports the studio methodology and practice through research, analysis and the synthesis of information.

2. Effectively apply and evaluate research methods and employ appropriate decision-making in a significant self-­directed, independent research enquiry/project.

3. Effectively evaluate and critically analyse methodologies and techniques, including knowledge of the conventions and practice of a specialist subject in a presentational context.

4. Form a critical understanding of the diverse structures, policies and activities of organisations supporting and promoting the creative industries in local, national, intercultural and global contexts.

5. Work co-­operatively and collaboratively to produce high level creative outcomes in academic contexts and formats as well as those appropriate to the chosen creative practice and profession.

6. Apply a comprehensive range of material techniques and processes appropriate to your creative arts discipline and practice that facilitate the production of complex and innovative ideas, forms and knowledge.

7. Clearly & effectively communicate theoretical research, enquiry and conclusions appropriate for delivery to audiences in a range of modes and contexts

8. Work independently, through practice-­-based research methodologies, to develop critically informed creative work that contributes to the advancement of subject knowledge.

1. Body of artwork, effectively disseminated, and supporting development work (This should demonstrate evidence of sustained engagement, development and production commensurate with the total learning hours of the module at this point in the programme) LO: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

2. Artist’s Statement (200 words) LO: 1, 7

3. Critically reflective report on practice and its dissemination. (3000 words) LO: 1, 4, 5

You will be engaged in the development of your own artworks, investigating key concepts, contexts and material processes. The outcomes of this will be disseminated via an appropriate professional public encounter. You will be challenged to develop and refine ideas that underpin your practice and use practical methodologies to test and reflect on the proposition you arrive at as defined by your research.

Staff will guide you through the testing of exhibition, event and curatorial strategies, by supporting your engagement with appropriate professional contexts and debates to develop and resolve your artworks combining both your own artistic imperatives and an awareness of contemporary debates.

Group and individual critiques will support your analysis and reflection of practice-based outcomes in relation the development of your project.

Individual and group tutorials will assist in the development of critically reflective analysis of your practice appropriate to your individual line of enquiry.

The Contemporary Practice Final Project is the module where you fully realise your own ideas and find through research and experimentation a way for them to engage an audience outside of the studio. It emphasises the need for artists to be leaders in the civic context and to be professional and informed when presenting work. The module will also further build on aspects of professional curatorial practices creating further employment opportunities and enriching the skill set of graduating students.

The module will be formed around the synthesis of your learning, demonstrating independent practice-based research, and its critical underpinning. This will be supported by teaching and learning sessions focused on debate, knowledge exchange, critical discourse and appropriate dissemination strategies.
Activities will include:
Seminars
Lectures
Feedback Tutorials
Feedback Group Critiques
Self-directed generative research and development of projects

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Bishop C (2013) Radical Museology: or, What's Contemporary in Museums of Contemporary Art? Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Williams G (2014) How to Write About Contemporary Art, Thames and Hudson Ltd.
Hoffman J (2012) Documents of Contemporary Art: The Studio, MIT Press
Fisher M et al. (2014) Aesthetic Justice: Intersecting Artistic and Moral Perspectives, Valiz
Lijster T (2018) The Future of the New: Artistic Innovation in Times of Social Acceleration, Valiz
Gielen P et al. (2015) Interrupting the City: Artistic Constitutions of the Public Sphere, Valiz
Haq N et al. (2020) The Aesthetics of Ambiguity: Understanding and Addressing Monoculture, Valiz
Osborne P (2013) Anywhere or Not at All: Philosophy of Contemporary Art, Verson
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Bate D (2022) Photography After Postmodernism Barthes, Stieglitz and the Art of Memory, Taylor & Francis,
Stereyl H et al (2016) The Wretched of the Screen, Sternberg Press

Access to seminar spaces on London Campus
Studios
Library services
IT facilities
Workshops