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Artist Teacher Scheme2009/2010The national programme of continuing professionaldevelopment courses for artist teachers

n or to enrol contact:

of Art and Designrsity

@bcu.ac.uk

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham City University,

The New Art Gallery Walsall and Ikon

Supported by Arts Council EnglandThe Arts Council of Wales and the Scottish Arts Council

Managed by the National Society for Education in Art and Design

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Contemporary fine art practice is made up ofa dazzling array of activities. It embraces adiversity of philosophical, sociological andcultural influences, engages with a widerange of issues, and adopts and adapts anoften bewildering range of materials,techniques and forms.

The Artist Teacher Scheme was establishedin 1999 and is a rapidly expanding nationalprogramme of continuing professionaldevelopment courses for teachers of art and design. The central aim of the scheme is to enable participating artist teachers toextend their awareness of the richness andcomplexity of contemporary fine art practice,and the diversity of thinking and influenceswhich inform it.

The course will be delivered by artists andtheoreticians who relate closely to

developments within contemporary fine artthrough their own practice.

The course is intended for artist teachersworking, or aspiring to work, in primary,secondary, further and higher education, andis designed to meet a range of expectationsand requirements. It is not essential thatparticipants are currently engaged inpersonal art practice. The course can be seen as:

• A series of related events that can be 'dipped into'

• An independent, free-standing accredited course

• An access course for possible future study on the arts based Master’s programme at Birmingham City University and for the MA Art and Education and MA Art Practice and Education also offered at Birmingham City University.

Introduction

The course will explore ideas and influences within contemporary art practice and take these as the starting point for an integrated approach to fine art practice and learning. The work of art is primary to the course. Ideas and issues discussed will relate directly to work seen during visits to The New Art Gallery Walsall and Ikon.

A SHORT COURSE FOR ARTIST TEACHERS

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COURSE STRUCTUREThe course is divided into two main stages of activity:

STAGE ONE: ENTRY LEVEL SUMMER SCHOOL 27-31 JULY 2009

Stage one begins with an intensive five-day course delivered atBirmingham City University School of Art, Margaret Street,Birmingham and The New Art Gallery Walsall, and consists of:

• Studio practice sessions in which participants will make new work

• Seminars exploring different aspects of contemporary art such as modernism and post-modernism, critical theory, cross-cultural influences, the politics of gender and sexuality,and the impact of new technologies on art practice

• Guided visits to galleries, including The New Art Gallery Walsall, where participants will be able to go behind the scenes of the latest exhibition.

The course is delivered by academic staff who are all practising artists and theorists at Birmingham City University'sBirmingham Institute of Art and Design, including Mona Casey,Keir Williams and David Cheeseman.

Stage one can be undertaken as a self-contained period ofstudy with recognition by Birmingham City University or it canform the introductory component of a course that will extendover a further eight sessions to be accredited by the University.

This can count as part of the Certificate stage of the MA in Art and Education and MA Art Practice and Education or as anintroduction to study on the MA Fine Art course. (MA coursescan be studied part-time over two years.)

STAGE TWO: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SATURDAY SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 2009 TO JUNE 2010

Eight full-day Saturday workshops will take place betweenSeptember and June and will focus on developing a body of new work. They are led by senior and visiting lecturers fromBirmingham City University School of Art, together with expertsfrom The New Art Gallery Walsall and the Ikon gallery. These workshops will include:

• The development of a range of practical skills

• Discussion, guidance and critiques of individuals' practice

• A guided visit to a regional gallery.

This course culminates with students submitting work forselection in an exhibition of work at The New Art GalleryWalsall, where participants will work with gallery experts tocurate a show of selected work which will open to the public in August 2010.

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LOCATIONThe course will be based at Birmingham CityUniversity, Birmingham Institute of Art andDesign, School of Art, Margaret Street, in centralBirmingham. Designated studio space will be set aside for the course. There will be access toworkshop facilities. The New Art Gallery Walsalland Ikon are other course venues with access toeducational facilities and the galleries.

COSTFive day session in July (stage one) £300

Eight day session (stage two) £200

Complete course combined (stages one and two)£500

TO BOOKFor further information about the coursecontact:

Monica Keating, School of Art, Birmingham City University: monica.keating@bcu.ac.uk

Tel: 0121 331 5970

Zoe Renilson, The New Art Gallery Walsall:renilsonz@walsall.gov.uk

ARTIST TEACHER SCHEMEThe national programme of continuingprofessional development courses for artistteachers in England, Wales and Scotland.

Supported by

Arts Council England

The Arts Council of Wales

Scottish Arts Council

Managed by the National Society for Education in Art and Design

Taken together the Summer School andSaturday Schools can form an introduction tostudy on the MA Art Practice and Education andcan count towards the Certificate stage of an MA Art Practice and Education.

MA LEVELBirmingham Institute of Art and DesignBirmingham City University

MA Art Practice and Education

Two years part-timeFrom September 2009

MA Art Practice and Education is a two yearpart-time course. It consists of three stages: PG Certificate, PG Diploma, Master’s. Eachcontains modules totalling 60 credits. Studentsare assessed at the end of each of these stages.Students who have successfully completed theArtist Teacher Scheme stage 1 and 2 will gain48 credits towards the PG Certificate stage.Throughout the three stages they will besupported by seminar lectures from invitedprofessional artists and contemporary culturaltheorists, by personal and group tutorialsdirected by Fine Art lecturers, and by specificseminar modules in contemporary and historicaltheoretical concerns of art education.

Course fees for MA Art Practice and Educationare generously subsidised by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) as part of its Postgraduate ProfessionalDevelopment Fund and are available to teacherswith Qualified Teacher Status working inmaintained schools in England.

Information

For further information or to enrol contact:Monica KeatingSchool of ArtBirmingham Institute of Art and DesignBirmingham City UniversityMargaret StreetBirmingham B3 3BXTel: 0121 331 5970Email: monica.keating@bcu.ac.ukwww.bcu.ac.uk/biad

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