SPRING 2015
Course Schedule (tentative)
| Week (Date) | Topic | Session Activities & Exhibition Production Plans |
| Week 1: (Jan 28) | Introduction – Course Overview & Expectations | Discuss student skills & interests, exhibit Kickstarter Campaign, Case Studies of Guatemalan artists, and student artistic investigations from Fall Seminar |
| Week 2: (Feb 4) | Guatemala Historical Memory + Concepts in Curatorial Practices | Discussion of readings on Guatemala & Curating
>> Students review case studies on selected artists for the exhibit |
| Week 3: (Feb 11) | Understanding Artistic & Curatorial Practices in Guatemala | Guest: Pablo Jose Ramirez, Guatemalan Curator
>> Students present curatorial research & design concepts for selected artist works in exhibit |
| Week 4: (Feb 18) | Digital Collections and New Media Practices for Emerging Exhibitions | Review Digital Collection Platforms & New Media
>> Students examine museum digital collections & design user interface & content for Guatemala project |
| Week 5: (Feb 25) | Examining Exhibition Design Concepts and Social Practices | Guest: Prof. Brenda Cowan, Exhibit Design, SUNY/FIT
>> Students present case studies of exhibitions hosted at the New School, New York City and global contexts |
| Week 6: (Mar 4) | Engaging Publics through Creative & Educational Programming | Guest: Jessica Kaire, Guatemalan Artist, NuMu founder
>> Students examine case studies of public programs that engage diverse publics & propose April program |
| Week 7: (Mar 11) | Midterm: Presentation of Exhibit Design & Digital Collection Concepts | >> Students present completed design proposals for exhibit design and digital collection for peer-review |
| Week 8: (Mar 18) | Refining Concepts and Preparing Exhibit, Digital and Public Program | Preparation of Final Exhibit Design Specifications for SJDC + Digital materials in Collection & Public Program |
| Week 9: (Mar 25) | Spring Break – No Class | |
| Week 10: (Apr 1) | Planning work for Exhibition Opening & Digital Collection Launch | Review of all updated exhibit materials, website and artists works + planning for exhibit installation |
| Week 11: (Apr 8) | Working Production Session at SJDC for Exhibit Opening on April 9th | Installation of the Guatemala Después exhibition at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) |
| Week 12: (Apr 15) | Public Programming I at The New School (at SJDC or other venues) | Running the 1st set of Public Programs (including panels, screenings, gallery tour and performance) |
| Week 13: (Apr 22) | Public Programming II at The New School (at SJDC or other venues) | Running the 2nd set of Public Programs (including panels, screenings, gallery tour and performance) |
| Week 14: (Apr 29) | Closing of Exhibit at SJDC + Review of Exhibit Outcomes | De-installation of the Guatemala Después exhibition at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) |
| Week 15: (May 6) | Presentation of Final Projects | Write-up critical mixed-media essays on experiences on design and curation of exhibit/program |
| Week 16: (May 13) | Course Reflections and Future Work for Guatemala Exhibition in June | Course Reflections, Ongoing Research Interests + Planning for Design of the exhibit in Guatemala |
FALL 2014
Overall Course Schedule
| Week (Date) | Topic of Class Session (Thursdays) | Potential Readings, Films, Site Visits or Invited Guests |
| Part I: Artistic Practices – Then & Now | ||
| Week 1: (Aug 28) | Introduction: Art, Media and ConflictCourse overview and creative directions | Intro by Prof. Nitin Sawhney + discussing interests of class participants |
| Week 2: (Sept 4) | Overview of Artistic & Curatorial Practices in Guatemala + Recap of Guatemala Biennale 2014 | Guest: Pablo Jose Ramirez, Curator, Ciudad de la Imaginatión, Talk by Pablo at ICI 6:30pm: To Think the Impossible |
| Week 3: (Sept 11) | Indigenous Art Practices in Guatemala and Central/Latin America | ** Students Investigate and Present Reading Responses in Class |
| Week 4: (Sept 18) | Contemporary Art Practices in Guatemala and Central/Latin America | Invited Guest: Jessica Kaire (Artist and Co-founder, Proyectos Ultravioleta) |
| Week 5: (Sept 25) | Rosh Hashanah Holiday – NO CLASS | Visit to Guggenheim Museum on Friday, Sept 26th for exhibit: Under the Same Sun: Latin American Art (meet 2pm in lobby) |
| Part II: Film, Performance & Artistic Interventions in Public Space | ||
| Week 6: (Oct 2) | Contemporary Art Practices focusing on specific artists (presented by students) | ** Students Investigate and Present Contemporary Practices in Class |
| Week 7: (Oct 9) | Sexual and Gender Dissidence and Political Practices | Invited Guest: Carlos Motta (Parsons) Readings + Gender Talents Film by Carlos |
| Week 8: (Oct 16) | Midterm Project Concept Presentations with Peer Review and External Crits | Invited Guest Crits: Jessica Kaire and Yasmin Hage |
| Week 9: (Oct 23) | Role of Documentary Film: When the Mountains Tremble and Granito | Invited Guest: Pamela Yates (Filmmaker, Skylight) |
| Week 10: (Oct 30) | Designing and Curating in the Public Domain | Invited Guest: Radhika Subramanian (Parsons) |
| Week 11: (Nov 6) | Designing the Guatemala Después Exhibition | Discussion of the exhibition project, curatorial concepts, and artistic proposals |
| Part III: Production of Digital Archive & Exhibition Concepts | ||
| Week 12: (Nov 13) | The role of Digital Archives for Artistic Meaning Making | Invited Guest: Shannon Mattern (Media Studies) |
| Week 13: (Nov 20) | Examining Digital Archive Platforms and Practices for use in Guatemala Project | Discussion of the Scalar Platform and creating content online |
| Week 13: (Nov 25) | Presenting sample project modules on Digital Archive | Students should prepare a module for the digital platform |
| Week 14: (Nov 28) | Thanksgiving Holiday – NO CLASS | Students are expected to work on their projects |
| Week 15: (Dec 4) | Discussion of projects and progress | Submission of Working Drafts for Peer Review (Dec 8) |
| Week 16: (Dec 11) | Presentation of Final Projects with Peer Review and External Crits | ** Submission of Final Papers (Dec 15) Hard deadline – no extensions granted |
