Art + Critique: Critical & Contextual Studies in Art Practice ONLINE

From 49.48 € /h

Combined critical studies and studio practice course that integrates practice and theory in a comprehensive programme of lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and off-site visits.

The course will help you develop your practice and research and provide you with a solid background in the histories and discourses of contemporary art. The lectures survey the histories and discourses of contemporary art, demystify the art world and provide multiple entry points into critical theory. The programme fosters collaborative study and provides practical tools in group feedback sessions and workshops on creative practice, research and writing.

By the end of the course participants will have a critical awareness of contemporary art practice, with a road map and toolbox of methodologies for their continuing practice and the confidence to pursue it independently. The course is open to everyone but it is particularly suited to those who have a background in art and wish to develop their practice and extend their knowledge of contemporary art practices and discourses.

Extra information

You will need a reliable internet connection, a computer with webcam, mic and speakers or headphones, notebook, pen, examples of your work in digital form, access to a computer, laptop or iPad and internet access for assignments, research and preparation for your final project presentation and money for potential travel and exhibition entry (optional).

Location

Online from United Kingdom

About Me

Sophia is an artist, tutor, curator and researcher. Her work addresses the construction of identity through relationships and more recently her research and practice is oriented toward group dynamics, collectivity, cooperation and self-organisation – blurring the boundaries between art, education and activism to question the ontology of art, its social functions and institutional contexts, and to experiment with collective economies and learning environments. In 2015 she founded ART&CRITIQUE, an alternative art education network, superseded in 2019 by the Radical Pedagogy Research Group, a peer-led participatory action-research project. She is currently working on a project to start a co-operative art school, providing a self-organised and sustainable alternative to mainstream art education. She is a former member of Exploding Cinema, The Field, Deptford Cinema, Body Politic and other collectives.

Education

Sophia has a practice-based PhD in Fine Art from Goldsmiths. Her research interests include institutional critique and the relationship between art and politics, institutions and independent organisations and collective practices. She has a BA in Fine Art (Sculpture) First Class Honours with Distinction with studies in Photography, Printmaking, Stage Design, Graphic Design, Theory of Art, History of Art, Philosophy of Aesthetics, Architecture, Pedagogy & Psychology of Education and Didactics in Art Education.

Experience / Qualifications

Sophia is a Visiting Tutor at Chelsea College of Arts, she taught Critical Studies and Studio Practice at Goldsmiths and holds a Qualified Teacher Status qualification.

Age

Adults (18-64 years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

120 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Art

Methodology course

Philosophy

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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