Community-based Artwork (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to discuss and use the means of social approaches in fine art projects and knows how to produce public community-based art works. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

Student works as a part of community within fine art context. Student makes a presentation of community-based artwork on given subject.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Location and time

Lessons beginning are on Wednesday, 29.8. at 10:00 in Mediapolis, classroom 20064. The teachers for the course are Tiiu Baldwin and Sari Tervaniemi.

Assessment methods and criteria

Student must attend the most of the lessons but if there is a really good reason we can negotiate the alternative tasks.
Evaluation is based on following:
- Student must show an active workflow
- Deliver tasks on required time
- Show required technical skills
- Show artistic approach in their projects
- show initiativity
- show activity in discussions
-show activity in teamworks

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, student's presentations, tasks, visits to museums and galleries, team work

Student workload

Teachers Tiiu Baldwin and Sari Tervaniemi (mobile 050 5917339). If you cannot attend the contact lesson (80% mandatory) send a note to teacher beforehand,
Wednesday, 29.8. 9:00 (Tiiu)
20064 Course introduction.
After lunch we will visit elderly care house in Härmälä – Kuusela. We will meet up there at 13:00.
Address:
Nuolialantie 46, 33900 Tampere
Bus number 1c to Vaitti from stop Koskipuisto G at 12:35
Thursday, 30.8. 10.00 (Tiiu)
20064, Afternoon we will visit me-talo in Peltolammi school. We will meet up there at 14:00.
Address:
Säästäjänkatu 16, 33840 Tampere
Bus number 26 to Höytämö from stop Keskustori L at 13.47
Tuesday, 4.9. 9.30-12.00 Cultural appropriation, Podcast-task (Sari)
20061
Wednesday, 5.9. 9.30-12 (Tiiu)
Monday, 10.9. 16-18 (Tiiu)
Peltolammi
Wednesday, 26.9. 9.30-12 (Tiiu)
20061 Group seminar, plans for workshops ready.
13-16 20063 Preparation for Tampere-päivä
Friday, 28.9. 13-16 (Tiiu)
20063 Preparation for Tampere-päivä
Tuesday, 10.10. 9.30-12, 20011, Feedback of the student's podcast tasks. (Sari)
Wednesday, 24.10. 9.30-15.00 (Sari and Tiiu) 20061 Middle feedback
Monday 29.10. 9.30-12 (Tiiu) Kuusela Elderly Cate home
Tuesday 30.10. 14-17.30 (Tiiu) Jenny’s improvisation workshop about emotions other students: Dor, Maria, Trevor
Thursday, 15.11. 10-14 Podcast-tasks (Sari) 20061
Tuesday 20.11. 14-18 Annika’s Animation workshop group: Trevor, Tiago, Dor
Tue 27.11 14-18 Romaisa’s 'A creative journey around the world’ Group: Pien, Hilma, Trevor, Maria
Monday 3.12. 9.30-15, Final feedback (Sari and Tiiu) 20011
Tuesday 4.12. Trip to Helsinki, Amos Rex, Slush, Kiasma (to be confirmed later)

Content scheduling

Teachers Tiiu Baldwin and Sari Tervaniemi (mobile 050 5917339). If you cannot attend the contact lesson (80% mandatory) send a note to teacher beforehand,
Wednesday, 29.8. 9:00 (Tiiu)
20064 Course introduction.
After lunch we will visit elderly care house in Härmälä – Kuusela. We will meet up there at 13:00.
Address:
Nuolialantie 46, 33900 Tampere
Bus number 1c to Vaitti from stop Koskipuisto G at 12:35
Thursday, 30.8. 10.00 (Tiiu)
20064, Afternoon we will visit me-talo in Peltolammi school. We will meet up there at 14:00.
Address:
Säästäjänkatu 16, 33840 Tampere
Bus number 26 to Höytämö from stop Keskustori L at 13.47
Tuesday, 4.9. 9.30-12.00 Cultural appropriation, Podcast-task (Sari)
20061
Wednesday, 5.9. 9.30-12 (Tiiu)
Monday, 10.9. 16-18 (Tiiu)
Peltolammi
Wednesday, 26.9. 9.30-12 (Tiiu)
20061 Group seminar, plans for workshops ready.
13-16 20063 Preparation for Tampere-päivä
Friday, 28.9. 13-16 (Tiiu)
20063 Preparation for Tampere-päivä
Tuesday, 10.10. 9.30-12, 20011, Feedback of the student's podcast tasks. (Sari)
Wednesday, 24.10. 9.30-15.00 (Sari and Tiiu)
20061 Middle feedback
Monday 29.10. 9.30-12 (Tiiu) Kuusela Elderly Cate home
Tuesday 30.10. 14-17.30 (Tiiu) Jenny’s improvisation workshop about emotions other students: Dor, Maria, Trevor
Thursday, 15.11. 10-14 Podcast-tasks (Sari) 20061
Tuesday 20.11. 14-18 Annika’s Animation workshop group: Trevor, Tiago, Dor
Tue 27.11 14-18 Romaisa’s 'A creative journey around the world’ Group: Pien, Hilma, Trevor, Maria
Monday 3.12. 9.30-15, Final feedback (Sari and Tiiu) 20011
Tuesday 4.12. Trip to Helsinki, Amos Rex, Slush, Kiasma (to be confirmed later)

Completion alternatives

Student must attend the most of the lessons (80 %) but if there is a really good reason we can negotiate the alternative tasks.

Further information

In the Autumn in the Applied Fine art Minor the technique you’ll be working with is based on your earlier skills, you can make for example video projects, photography projects, drawing projects, plans for games (also board games) or sound art projects that you apply to the courses. The courses focus on different scenes in contemporary art for example on Community-based Art, Site Specific Art and Games in Fine Art. When making plans for the projects we’ll discuss critical thinking and the relationships to the situations in the world, to the society as well as media critic. This Minor suits for the 2nd to fourth year students who master some technique and are willing to develop their projects to the next level.
TAMK Smart Art Virtual gallery is one project that can be on the focus in this minor but student can work also with another project of their own choice for example their artistic Thesis work or a longer moving image project.
Responsible teacher of the Applied Fine Art is Sari Tervaniemi.
Teachers in the corses and projects: Antti Haapio, Tiiu Baldwin, Fanni Niemi-Junkola, Sari Tervaniemi.
Options for the contents of the minor more in detail and the teachers:
1 ) Students working with the Virtual gallery project for fine art graduates will focus on planning the documentation and new artworks within the field of emerging media; e.g. AR/VR, 360-camera etc.
Teacher: Fanni Niemi-Junkola
2 ) Student can work with the project that supports the artistic Thesis-work.
Teacher: Antti Haapio, Tiiu Baldwin, Fanni Niemi-Junkola, Sari Tervaniemi
3) Socially engaged Moving Image project or photography project or site-specific project or situation related project or podcast project or installation project or public work project that consists critical thinking and is somehow related to society.
Teacher: Sari Tervaniemi
4) Collaboration work with an institution
Teacher: Sari Tervaniemi, Tiiu Baldwin
4) A plan or a script for a game or VR-project. The student should already have technical skills.
Teacher: Sari Tervaniemi
5) An Artist's book project
Teacher: Tiiu Baldwin
Student must attend the most of the contact lessons but if there is a really good reason we can negotiate the alternative tasks.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

not passed, tasks not delivered, less than 50 % attendance in contact lessons

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

All tasks delivered and active participation. At least 50% attendance of in contact lessons.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Good quality in all tasks, all tasks delivered, active participation.
At least 80 % attendance in contact lessons. Student can articulate their visions and opinions in principle. Student shows that they have knowledge in the area of the subject of the courses and that they have a good over all view of the context. Student is able to use basic determinations and vocabulary of the subject. Student knows principles and practices of artistic research. The artistic project made in the course shows critical thinking and the project has been made successfully.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Excellent quality in all tasks, all tasks delivered, active participation.
At least 80 % attendance in contact lessons. Student can articulate their visions and opinions with a clear structure. Student shows that they have an excellent knowledge in the area of the subject of the course and that they have a good over all view of the context. Student uses fluently determinations and vocabulary of the subject. Student knows principles and practices of artistic methods and practices. The artistic project made in the course shows profound thinking and the expression is finessed in detail. Student shows great activity and initiativity in team works and in real life work projects.