Course: ART101: Introduction to Art (Online)

Bowling Green State University

Instructor: Anthony Fontana

Contemporary Artist Exhibition

Description:

Each student will investigate a practicing artist in order to collaboratively curate an exhibition of art in Second Life.

Assignment:

1. Explore the Internet or Second Life to find a practicing artist that can be contacted by IM, email, phone, or other means. From information that is publicly attainable (on their website or at their SL gallery), create 5 interview questions that investigate their work in further detail.
2. Contact the artist. Ask 5 questions. Forward the email response to me.
• I recommend you explaining that this is for an Intro to Art class project that investigates practicing artists. Also, give them a date when these answers are needed by.
• I recommend that you email more than one artist in order to obtain responses on time (in case one doesn’t work out)
3. Obtain permission to use at least 1 image(s) of their work in Second Life for our exhibition.
• I recommend you make this clear in your initial email, so that you don’t get thru the questions then find out you can’t use their work.
4. Upload their image to Second Life (Instructor will provide Lindens needed for this; $10L). Working with the other students, decide:
• What are the similarities or differences between the artists?
• Are these similarities or differences based on mediums, themes or concepts, or something else?
5. Collaboratively consider:
• How should the gallery be organized? What signage is needed for viewers to navigate the gallery coherently?
6. A Second Life script will be given out so that each artwork will read the artist’s name and title of the work in local chat when clicked. Each student must modify the script and put it into their work.
7. Finally, there will be a public opening of the exhibition at which each student will present his or her artist.

EXTRA CREDIT:

Students may complete one of the following for extra credit:

• Create a postcard for the show opening. Must include title of exhibit, date, and time of opening
• 1 image, 1024x512 pixels
• Create a poster for the exhibition on the BGSU Virtual Campus. Must include the title of the exhibit and location (BGSU Collaboration Island)
• 1 image, 512x512 pixels

This Assignment will be graded as follows:

• Quality of questions asked of the artist
• Presentation of information at final critique
• Knowledge of the artist working methodology, thematic or conceptual  interests, exhibition venues, etc.
• Participation in collaborative organization of exhibition
• Attendance and preparedness for class

• Completion of EXTRA CREDIT will result in an added 10% credit for this assignment.

The total sum of these points equals 30% of your overall grade.