Course: Theory and Practice of Art Activities 2

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Course title Theory and Practice of Art Activities 2
Course code KPD/TPV2
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Filip Michal, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Mediation of visual art and its specifics in leisure-time and non-formal education. The artwork, the viewer and the facilitator; perception, interpretation and the plurality of meanings of an artwork. Artworks in public, gallery and sacred spaces. Specific features of sacred art, its functions, symbolism and possibilities of mediation for different groups of participants. Basic orientation in the history of visual art and the main stylistic periods as a basis for the interpretation and mediation of artworks, with particular emphasis on sacred art. Principles and methods of art mediation and animation. Formulation of the thematic focus and educational objectives, characteristics of the target group, selection of appropriate methods of motivation, explanation, dialogue, practical art activities and final reflection. The relationship between professional content, interpretation of the artwork and the participants' own creative activity. Preparation, methodological development, implementation and reflection of an art mediation programme focused on a selected sacred artwork or monument. Practical testing of individual mediation methods and analysis of implemented activities. Basics of visual and photographic documentation of artworks and mediation activities for the purposes of project preparation, presentation and reflection. Basic editing of visual material in a digital environment. Introduction to the activities of galleries, museums and other institutions involved in the mediation of visual art, including examples of their educational and art mediation programmes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Semestral paper - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course builds on Theory and Practice of Art Activities 1, ie the Basics of Visual Art. It develops theoretical and practical knowledge of students in the field of leisure time activities. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire competences for self-management of leisure time activities.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. Attendance at seminars (minimum 70%) and completion of the assigned tasks. 2. Successful completion of a visual recognition test assessing students' orientation in the main artistic styles and their ability to identify and provide a basic interpretation of selected works of visual art. 3. Preparation and implementation of an art mediation activity focused on a sacred work of art or monument (church, chapel, painting, sculpture, etc.) based on the prescribed methodological structure. The project will be submitted in written form as a methodological worksheet and presented at the final colloquium. Structure of the art mediation project focused on a sacred work of art or monument: * thematic focus and educational objective of the activity * age, professional and social composition of the participant group * spatial and technical conditions * total duration of the activity * individual competences and dispositions of the facilitator * brief theoretical introduction * discussion with participants * practical activity * final explanation, reflection or group discussion * photographic documentation of the completed activity
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